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[stgeorge1966]

At least 24 CCFC games of the championship season will be available to watch on Sky Sports

Sky Sports Plus launches in August to give more choice to fans via live streams, app and new channel

Customers can enjoy more than 50% more live sport this year at no extra cost; the scale of Sky Sports+ to be evident on the opening weekend of the 2024/25 season, with every game from the Championship, League One and League Two streamed live

www.skysports.com

 

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[Macca1987]

A I right in thinking that means no Saturday 3pm games for the first weekend of the season

 

[Winny the Bish]

A I right in thinking that means no Saturday 3pm games for the first weekend of the season

I believe there just won't be a blackout for opening weekend. Don't think it means no games at 3.

 

[Winny the Bish]

5 Championship games every weekend will be shown on TV in current broadcasting slots. 10 EFL matches in total, 6 of which will be at 12:30pm on Saturday.

I think that means:
1x Friday 7:45/8pm
1x Saturday 12:30pm
1x Saturday 7:45pm
1x Sunday 12:30pm

The 5th game will alternate between Friday night and Sunday lunchtime.

 

[Macca1987]

I believe there just won't be a blackout for opening weekend. Don't think it means no games at 3.

Thought those were the rules, however Sky seem to get what they want

 

[Winny the Bish]

Thought those were the rules, however Sky seem to get what they want

Seems to be because there's no Premier League games that weekend.

The blackout applies when 50 per cent of Premier League and Championship matches are scheduled. Because the Premier League season will not have started on the weekend of August 9-11, games can be shown at 3pm.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

More importantly for match-going fans, scheduling will be decided months in advance according to The Athletic. Obviously there'll still be fewer Saturday 3pm games but at least you can plan ahead (bar the last month of the season).


"Sky Sports are planning to announce scheduled English Football League (EFL) TV picks from August up until the third round of the FA Cup in January before the start of the 2024-25 season.

The broadcaster, who will also show every game from all three EFL divisions on the opening day of the new campaign, are taking this action to avoid any potential fan disruption.

By November, Sky plan to announce TV picks for January to March, and the rest of the season will follow a ‘traditional’ notice period as they keep up with main storylines."

 

[chiefdave]

Seems to be because there's no Premier League games that weekend.

Where have they got that from, they've not shown Saturday 3pm games in the past when there's been no Prem fixtures have they? L1 and L2 play during the international breaks and I don't remember it happening then.

This sounds like something they've just decided for themselves, if they can do that why can't they stream all Saturday 3pm games? There's not exactly a lot of Prem games left that kick off then even if its a full round of fixtures.

 

[Martw]

5 Championship games every weekend will be shown on TV in current broadcasting slots. 10 EFL matches in total, 6 of which will be at 12:30pm on Saturday.

I think that means:
1x Friday 7:45/8pm
1x Saturday 12:30pm
1x Saturday 7:45pm
1x Sunday 12:30pm

The 5th game will alternate between Friday night and Sunday lunchtime.

Help me with this as I am struggling to understand - did you mean 6 matches would be at 3.00pm not 12.30pm or am I as per normal just not reading it correctly?

 

[Ccfcsj]

Hopefully it will be available on Virgin - the press release doesn't mention that platform. I wouldn't put it past Sky to not allow that and use it as a leverage to get more customers at an overinflated price

 

[lord_garrincha]

Looks like there will be an element of certainty... Us & Leeds (if they do not go up) will probably have a better schedule than last season.

Have cancelled ifollow season ticket, and pick & choose ordering on Saturday away games I don't go to.

 

[Mr Dave]

Hopefully it will be available on Virgin - the press release doesn't mention that platform. I wouldn't put it past Sky to not allow that and use it as a leverage to get more customers at an overinflated price

Hopefully virgin customers will be able to watch the games through the sky sports app, as that gives you the option of logging in with a virgin account. I’m less optimistic that there will be a way to watch through the set box though, but we’ll see.

 

[Winny the Bish]

Help me with this as I am struggling to understand - did you mean 6 matches would be at 3.00pm not 12.30pm or am I as per normal just not reading it correctly?

6 EFL matches at 12:30 on a Saturday every week. 1 of them will be a Championship game. Probably a red button style situation for the others.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Isn't there something in place that stops them having a monoply don't they have to offer it to other companies maybe at a slightly inflated price.

 

[Potbellypig]

6 EFL matches at 12:30 on a Saturday every week. 1 of them will be a Championship game. Probably a red button style situation for the others.

Is that your opinion or has that been confirmed, because that makes absolutely no commercial sense.

 

[MusicDating]

Where have they got that from, they've not shown Saturday 3pm games in the past when there's been no Prem fixtures have they? L1 and L2 play during the international breaks and I don't remember it happening then.

This sounds like something they've just decided for themselves, if they can do that why can't they stream all Saturday 3pm games? There's not exactly a lot of Prem games left that kick off then even if its a full round of fixtures.

Looks to be just the Daily Mail atm. I wonder if Sky have persuaded them to tweak the blackout rules? -

Sky Sports to show EVERY opening EFL match

A new channel, SkySports+, will be at the forefront of the coverage, with eight cameras at each game. Matches will be streamed and fans will be able to pause and rewind.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Robinshio]

 

[It’sabatch87]

If your in Belgium, will the games still be able to watch on i follow?

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

I hope that everyone buys one of those magical things to watch the game on.

Fuck Sky.

 

[Johhny Blue]

A I right in thinking that means no Saturday 3pm games for the first weekend of the season

Or the rest of the season?

 

[Johhny Blue]

If your in Belgium, will the games still be able to watch on i follow?

Yes. Ifollow will stay the same for overseas

 

[clint van damme]

If your in Belgium, will the games still be able to watch on i follow?

Other VPN locations are available

 

[SkyBluePower]

I actually liked I Follow. A tenner to watch a night away game with Clive and Oggy commentary too.
I suppose it’s a better deal for the club with the Sky money but can’t get too excited.

 

[bigfatronssba]

Where have they got that from, they've not shown Saturday 3pm games in the past when there's been no Prem fixtures have they? L1 and L2 play during the international breaks and I don't remember it happening then.

This sounds like something they've just decided for themselves, if they can do that why can't they stream all Saturday 3pm games? There's not exactly a lot of Prem games left that kick off then even if its a full round of fixtures.

The way its worded here is that its an existing rule

 

[chiefdave]

The way its worded here is that its an existing rule

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Just done a bit of digging and that seems to be the rule and for this season UEFA actually list dates when showing games at 3pm on a Saturday would be allowed but I'm pretty sure that wasn't taken advantage of.

Couple of interesting points and potential wiggle room, although the general consensus seems to be the whole blackout concept is on borrowed time, possibly going when the new PL deal is negotiated as there will be pressure from broadcasters to make all games available.

The relevant authorities have to provide UEFA with the time for the blackout and the time should be when the majority of the games in the top 2 divisions are played but a lot of PL games already don't kick off at 3pm Saturday and with the new EFL deal an increasing number of championship games won't. The rules don't say what happens if there isn't a single time when the majority of games kick off.

The other interesting part is that pretty much fuck all is likely to happen if the rule isn't enforced. The only people who can even lodge a complaint are "any member association which has incurred damage as a result of the violation".

 

[CovLad94]

A I right in thinking that means no Saturday 3pm games for the first weekend of the season

What's one of them?

 

[Samo]

Where does this mean for Virgin customers?

 

[Ccfcsj]

They’re not getting it m8

I think we should be. If not it would be suicide for Virgin as a lot of football loving customers will move to the more expensive Sky

 

[Saddlebrains]

Mind boggling to me that people still pay Sky and Virgin

 

[Diogenes]

Where does this mean for Virgin customers?

They'll be getting free tokens to go up to hillfields and break their ducks.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Where does this mean for Virgin customers?

They'll get ripped off.

 

[SBT]

Mind boggling to me that people still pay Sky and Virgin

Is there anything you do pay for?!

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

They'll be getting free tokens to go up to hillfields and break their ducks.

Oooh you seem to know, is that how it works, no cash no crime.

 

[Sick Boy]

If your in Belgium, will the games still be able to watch on i follow?

Apparently but when I asked Ifollow a couple of weeks ago they said they knew nothing about it.