Spark Sport
-
Well I was pissed off. Been waiting for that match for 4 years and had to wait an extra hour (didn't know it was on Duke). It was a tense hour around the house. The cat left, the dog hid under the bed, the wife wanted to leave but was chained up in the kitchen.
What I really don't like about streaming is trying to fast forward or rewind. It's clunky and hard to find what you are looking for. Time isn't that easy to use as a guide, pictures are. I rewind a lot during a match so that I can criticise referees with "facts" later.
I haven't lost Sky for ages due to "rain fade" - I do have shit internet though and Spark was not good. Netflix and lightbox work fine. It is no surprise that people are annoyed. I signed up early due to not being scared of "new and scary". I just don't like paying for stuff that is shit.
-
@dogmeat said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
10 "free" SKY sports channels
I agree with what your saying about Spark's competition suddenly leading to Sky introducing extra channels and offering more content, but free? Nope, I pay for them.
@Snowy said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
What I really don't like about streaming is trying to fast forward or rewind. It's clunky and hard to find what you are looking for. Time isn't that easy to use as a guide, pictures are. I rewind a lot during a match so that I can criticise referees with "facts" later.
This! I missed the beginning of the Wales v Georgia game and tried to go back 5 - 10 minutes to see the game from the beginning without watching the long chit-chat from the studio panel before it. I couldn't find the beginning of the game and ended up missing most of the first half because of it.
-
All good on Fox Sports so far
Except for the make up of the studio panel obviously
-
@mariner4life said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
All good on Fox Sports so far
Except for the make up of the studio panel obviously
Your mate Kearns?
-
@Snowy said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@mariner4life said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
All good on Fox Sports so far
Except for the make up of the studio panel obviously
Your mate Kearns?
the short fat Barnes is adding fuck all as well.
Last night they had the dude from Sky News leading the panel? The fuck?
Gregan's really good though.
-
@nzzp said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@dogmeat said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
OK I accept my POV is coloured by the fact I had no issues on Saturday night but I do think there's been a massive over-reaction to Sparks problems.
I mean anytime there's any fucking drizzle about there's a high probability you'll lose your Sky feed. Spark also did have a Plan B in place and initiated it although it seems that they have communicated this better.
Yep - it's a perspective thing. New and Scary means anything less than perfect has the media frothing at the mouth ... while Sky dropping out from time to time is just part of the service.
The fail where I was on Saturday was annoying but not consequential -we didn't lose any of the game, just paused for 2-3 seconds and then dropped quality.
You are and will see the same thing with driverless cars. They get held to a way higher standard even though they are already far safer than the average idiot behind the wheel.
-
@dogmeat said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
SKY have been treating their customers with arrogant disdain for decades. Spark have introduced some competition and oh shit all of a sudden there's 10 "free" SKY sports channels.
I do have enormous sympathy for anyone who can't or couldn't get to see the game live and wanted to but I'm fully supportive of Spark upsetting the cosy monopoly Sky enjoyed and think there's been a predictable response from the media whipping up hysteria.
I get "880,00 Spark viewers really happy" isn't going to grab the headlines but I do think Sky have played the MSM.
Thanks for your sympathy, Dogmeat.
Actually, it hasn't been too bad so far - the main thing I miss is having the TV running in the background or flicking across to see how the game is going for most of the minnow games. The Oz/Fiji game was something I would have liked to have the option to start paying more attention to.There's a relatively small handful of pool games I'm actually interested to watch from start to finish (Scotland/Ireland was one and I got it for free).
I watched Argentina-France at my bros place and drove home to watch the ABs game on delay. He was complaining about the app being clunky to rewind and messing about with it.
In some ways, that's a more significant fail than a bit of picture break-up, which they'll presumably manage to fix in time.
The real question for streaming is how will they make it better than conventional TV over time? At the moment, seems like the consensus is that it's a slightly worse experience (much worse if you live where you don't have adequate infrastructure). What are they going to be able to add over the next 10 years that will make it better than conventional TV?
Because if it's just driving somewhere in a diesel vs a petrol car then it's a somewhat pointless advance. And even if it offers more competition in the marketplace, that's not necessarily going to help me much if it makes it any more difficult than Sky's push button remote for me to watch rugby, cricket cycling and the Olympics - which is pretty much the sport I want to watch and I'm not particularly worried by the amount Sky charges me to watch it.
However, if someone wants to battle through all the IP issues and set themselves up as the sort of Trivago of sports streaming, I'd imagine you'll eventually make a few billion - in which case flick me a percentage point of the cash for the suggestion.
-
@Chris-B said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
Because if it's just driving somewhere in a diesel vs a petrol car then it's a somewhat pointless advance.
For me, the advantages of streaming are
- screen agnosticism - doesn't care about laptop, tablet, phone
- can take it exercising with me (take the sport to the rowing machine)
- don't have to record anything, as it's available on demand in HD
- one of the best things - can take it out of the house. Mates place, parents place, bach, whatever - can still watch as long as I have interent access. Massive shift from the old days
-
@nzzp Yeah - but, to be honest, watching sport on a phone doesn't really do it for me. I guess for rugby, it's marginally better than listening on the radio, when half the time the commentator is bellowing TRYYYYYYY and I'm thinking "who scored".
But, for cricket it won't ever be better than radio cricket for me. "Great days of summer....".
-
@Chris-B said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@nzzp Yeah - but, to be honest, watching sport on a phone doesn't really do it for me. I guess for rugby, it's marginally better than listening on the radio, when half the time the commentator is bellowing TRYYYYYYY and I'm thinking "who scored".
But, for cricket it won't ever be better than radio cricket for me. "Great days of summer....".
phone with casting >> phone without casting >> NO VIDYA TO WATCH
-
@nzzp ".....and now there's a paper bag blowing across the ground and it's just gone past Edgar, who's fielding on the cover boundary, and he tries to trap it with his foot, but fails.... > TV >>>> Phone.
I know exactly what that looks like!
-
@Chris-B my 6 year old boy has absolutely 0 interest in Sky or conventional TV as he's not able to just pick and choose what he watches and when. Unless it's sport he can't get his head around the idea of waiting for a TV programme to come on. The on-demand access without having to record everything is a significant point of difference, especially for the younger generation.
Also as @nzzp says screen agnosticism is a big plus too, especially for families who can't agree what to watch. I've often streamed the cricket on my Laptop while doing the BBQ while the family watches other uninteresting crap on TV.
-
@Chris-B said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@nzzp ".....and now there's a paper bag blowing across the ground and it's just gone past Edgar, who's fielding on the cover boundary, and he tries to trap it with his foot, but fails.... > TV >>>> Phone.
I know exactly what that looks like!
Coney and Waddle commentating boring Shell Trophy games, where it is more them talking shit and telling funny stories, with the odd "and Young has strokes that through cover for 4" was such a brilliant way to spend a summers day at the beach
sighs wistfully
-
@No-Quarter I guess I'm talking specifically about watching live sport, where you have to wait for it to be on - and I'm wondering what they're going to be able to add to the experience.
Perhaps it will be fern comments flashing into the game feed in real time?
-
@Chris-B said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@nzzp Yeah - but, to be honest, watching sport on a phone doesn't really do it for me.
That's me too. My preference is always to watch sport and movies/TV shows on a big screen. The only time I would use the iPad or computer is out of necessity, not because I want to. Fark watching a whole game on a phone.
-
@No-Quarter said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
You are and will see the same thing with driverless cars. They get held to a way higher standard even though they are already far safer than the average idiot behind the wheel.
Whilst that is true - the cars may actually work. Spark sport doesn't. I really don't want my car just randomly stopping to buffer, and if I want to reverse I want to see where I'm going not just be told that I have been doing it for 15 seconds.
-
@mariner4life the only sport I actually prefer listening to than watching live.
I loves me Test cricket but one day at the actual match is enough, but I'll gladly have the radio on for all 5.
-
@No-Quarter said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@nzzp said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@dogmeat said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
OK I accept my POV is coloured by the fact I had no issues on Saturday night but I do think there's been a massive over-reaction to Sparks problems.
I mean anytime there's any fucking drizzle about there's a high probability you'll lose your Sky feed. Spark also did have a Plan B in place and initiated it although it seems that they have communicated this better.
Yep - it's a perspective thing. New and Scary means anything less than perfect has the media frothing at the mouth ... while Sky dropping out from time to time is just part of the service.
The fail where I was on Saturday was annoying but not consequential -we didn't lose any of the game, just paused for 2-3 seconds and then dropped quality.
You are and will see the same thing with driverless cars. They get held to a way higher standard even though they are already far safer than the average idiot behind the wheel.
And they're waaay safer for suicide bombers!
-
@Chris-B said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@No-Quarter said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@nzzp said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@dogmeat said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
OK I accept my POV is coloured by the fact I had no issues on Saturday night but I do think there's been a massive over-reaction to Sparks problems.
I mean anytime there's any fucking drizzle about there's a high probability you'll lose your Sky feed. Spark also did have a Plan B in place and initiated it although it seems that they have communicated this better.
Yep - it's a perspective thing. New and Scary means anything less than perfect has the media frothing at the mouth ... while Sky dropping out from time to time is just part of the service.
The fail where I was on Saturday was annoying but not consequential -we didn't lose any of the game, just paused for 2-3 seconds and then dropped quality.
You are and will see the same thing with driverless cars. They get held to a way higher standard even though they are already far safer than the average idiot behind the wheel.
And they're waaay safer for suicide bombers!
and now we are on ANOTHER watch list
-
@mariner4life Just pointing out why they are a long way from ever becoming a thing.
