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@rotated said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
Oh and now that Sumo is gone from Sky can we please, please, please get TJ back hosting the weekly panel show.
If that gets TJ away from the commentator's mic then I'm all for it. However, Sky seems to be using Wilson more as the studio host.
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@chimoaus I was thinking of joining this - but my NBN has been down for over 24 hours now, which gives me pause about using a streaming only service. Plus, I get Telstra rewards (cheap movies) with my Foxtel ... I might use the threat of going to Kayo to lower my monthly rate.
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Sumo is a superbly talented presenter, commentator, interviewer and writer. The good news here is that he is staying in NZ when a host of overseas media outfits would have gladly signed him up
I dislike his used of nicknames when interviewing All Blacks as if he is one of them. Hope TVNZ and spark insist he calls players by their names.
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@sparky said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
Sumo is a superbly talented presenter, commentator, interviewer and writer. The good news here is that he is staying in NZ when a host of overseas media outfits would have gladly signed him up
Sparky how long have you been representing Sumo?
I reckon Craig Cumming has more of a chance parlaying the Dilmah Tea Party into a US late night network talk show than Scotty attracting overseas attention.
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Really good article here about the business and complexities of sports streaming.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12191816
Good point made about iOS updates likely to coincide with RWC.
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@Stargazer said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
For all Aussie based Ferners:
Good, I don't have to fluff around getting something else.
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@Stargazer I’m pretty bloody happy with that, Kayo works well and knowing I have access to all the games is great.
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@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Stargazer I’m pretty bloody happy with that, Kayo works well and knowing I have access to all the games is great.
Am I the only one having issues with Kayo? As I said on another thread I have not gotten through an evening of rugby without it cutting out.
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@Nepia said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Stargazer I’m pretty bloody happy with that, Kayo works well and knowing I have access to all the games is great.
Am I the only one having issues with Kayo? As I said on another thread I have not gotten through an evening of rugby without it cutting out.
Seems to work ok for me, occasionally I will get buffering but I'm not sure if thats my internet connection as I'm on wireless NBN. Have you tried different devices, like Computer, Ipad, phone etc?
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@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Nepia said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Stargazer I’m pretty bloody happy with that, Kayo works well and knowing I have access to all the games is great.
Am I the only one having issues with Kayo? As I said on another thread I have not gotten through an evening of rugby without it cutting out.
Seems to work ok for me, occasionally I will get buffering but I'm not sure if thats my internet connection as I'm on wireless NBN. Have you tried different devices, like Computer, Ipad, phone etc?
I've had cut outs on the computer and iPad, but I'm primarily going to use the iPad as I cast to the TV.
I get proper cut outs/re-starts but I don't often have buffering issues. I don't have issues with my other streaming services.
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@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Nepia I've never had a cut out of any sort. Might be worth sending a message to their support. I use chromecast and it works well. Hope you can get it sorted.
Yeah, I've sent them a message. I'll keep testing it until the end of March and if it doesn't improve I'll go back to Fox.
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@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Nepia said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Stargazer I’m pretty bloody happy with that, Kayo works well and knowing I have access to all the games is great.
Am I the only one having issues with Kayo? As I said on another thread I have not gotten through an evening of rugby without it cutting out.
Seems to work ok for me, occasionally I will get buffering but I'm not sure if thats my internet connection as I'm on wireless NBN. Have you tried different devices, like Computer, Ipad, phone etc?
I get less buffering if I play 15 secs behind live. But yes, for a streaming service there's a lot of buffering. And it's not like my internet is slow.
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@antipodean said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Nepia said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Stargazer I’m pretty bloody happy with that, Kayo works well and knowing I have access to all the games is great.
Am I the only one having issues with Kayo? As I said on another thread I have not gotten through an evening of rugby without it cutting out.
Seems to work ok for me, occasionally I will get buffering but I'm not sure if thats my internet connection as I'm on wireless NBN. Have you tried different devices, like Computer, Ipad, phone etc?
I get less buffering if I play 15 secs behind live. But yes, for a streaming service there's a lot of buffering. And it's not like my internet is slow.
I thought you lived in Australia...
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@ACT-Crusader said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@antipodean said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Nepia said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@chimoaus said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@Stargazer I’m pretty bloody happy with that, Kayo works well and knowing I have access to all the games is great.
Am I the only one having issues with Kayo? As I said on another thread I have not gotten through an evening of rugby without it cutting out.
Seems to work ok for me, occasionally I will get buffering but I'm not sure if thats my internet connection as I'm on wireless NBN. Have you tried different devices, like Computer, Ipad, phone etc?
I get less buffering if I play 15 secs behind live. But yes, for a streaming service there's a lot of buffering. And it's not like my internet is slow.
I thought you lived in Australia...
Touche, but mine's not too bad:
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Trying to switch to the Roosters v Souths game has pretty much confirmed for me that I'm going to give Kayo the boot.
Tried to stop the cast of the rugby and it wouldn't stop, even when I turned the iPad off and switched the tv over to Netflix. Was fobbed off by Kayo support and given no support and then when I managed to restart it by turning everything off and then on again was told "there you go" by the Kayo support person.
It's now been 4 weeks of Kayo and I've had an issue every week - and the second game I watch in a night always has issues and drops back down to less than 480p. Not worth the $15 a month saving.
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/111748619/spark-ceo-simon-moutter-resigns
Hope this isn't a case of leaving a sinking ship - before the shitstorm of a RWC disaster strikes.
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@Chris-B said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/111748619/spark-ceo-simon-moutter-resigns
Hope this isn't a case of leaving a sinking ship - before the shitstorm of a RWC disaster strikes.
Has he sold a bunch of shares lately?
