Ozzie_the_parrot Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 We don't know the details of the deals between CanPL, Mediapro and the sponsors but somebody is definitely demanding the maximum bang for their buck to the detriment of the subscriber base. My guess would be mainly Mediapro given they are probably not in the best shape financially after the Ligue 1 fiasco. Guess it can be put down to the unusual circumstances of playing in a bubble format for now but if it continues for the remainder of the season it's going to become a major issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 59 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Gosh I get this with Eurocup here in Barcelona, so irritating. I think the bars who get the games might have a slightly earlier feed than us at home, not sure. In any case, I'm watching Spain put in a long centre in an attack and cheering bursts out from the bars in my neighbourhood. Then they score. Thing is, it is hard to mute my neighbourhood. It reminds me of when I worked at The Score for a bit, including during the 2012 Euros. We had TVs on the walls playing sports all the time, but for some reason the TV on the other side of the room was a bit ahead of the TV in front of my desk when they were on TSN. It worked out well because I could work and then I hear that something happened on the "future" TV I could look up at my "3 second delay" TV and get a super-instant replay of what happened. Luckily for me if I wasn't working and instead just watching the game, the future TV was still in view, I just had to turn my head a bit. johnyb and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 8:21 AM, Kent said: It reminds me of when I worked at The Score for a bit, including during the 2012 Euros. We had TVs on the walls playing sports all the time, but for some reason the TV on the other side of the room was a bit ahead of the TV in front of my desk when they were on TSN. It worked out well because I could work and then I hear that something happened on the "future" TV I could look up at my "3 second delay" TV and get a super-instant replay of what happened. Luckily for me if I wasn't working and instead just watching the game, the future TV was still in view, I just had to turn my head a bit. There's a good 3-second or more delay right now with what's on TSN through Rogers Cable, to the same (Euro) game on Channel 9 using an antenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 These constant replays, shots of players close up, the linesman..when there is play going on elsewhere on the pitch is beginning to do my nut in. How about you use those annoying split screen add windows for that so we don't miss a ton of the action or be completely confused we are now playing at the opposite end of the pitch to 10 seconds ago when we last saw it. Literally you have the technology. Save the big replay full screen shots for when you actually have time. Camera work has got much worse this year imo. Needlessly. Yes. I'm off to get a snickers. narduch and Kent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 16 hours ago, toontownman said: These constant replays, shots of players close up, the linesman..when there is play going on elsewhere on the pitch is beginning to do my nut in. How about you use those annoying split screen add windows for that so we don't miss a ton of the action or be completely confused we are now playing at the opposite end of the pitch to 10 seconds ago when we last saw it. Literally you have the technology. Save the big replay full screen shots for when you actually have time. Camera work has got much worse this year imo. Needlessly. Yes. I'm off to get a snickers. Yesterday during the York United vs Edmonton game, York United was lining up a free kick, the ref blows his whistle to allow play to start AND THEY SHOW A CLOSE UP OF JIM BRENNAN! You can't even see half his face because he's got a mask on of course, what's the point of that? Luckily it was just for 1 or 2 seconds and they were back in time for the kick, but that upset me and had me worried I could miss a pivotal part of the game. There are times when they are showing the minutes added clock while the game is going on and I am squinting to see the play on the far side of the field behind the official. I don't remember it being like this the last couple years, although even in bigger matches on bigger networks there are times when they do a close up of a player after they have done something and the play is still going that annoys me. narduch, toontownman and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 58 minutes ago, Kent said: I don't remember it being like this the last couple years, although even in bigger matches on bigger networks there are times when they do a close up of a player after they have done something and the play is still going that annoys me. I think it happens on most bigger networks because they're brining in a camera crew from a different sport, and they're not used the flow/pace of soccer. On a dedicated network like OneSoccer, that shouldn't be happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 This is kind of cool to see the announcer's set up for calling games: Trois Reds, Kent, CDNFootballer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Idk if this has been touched on, but the virtual stadium looks SO MUCH better than it did in the first few matches. It was a bit of an eye sore early on, but now it's just static and I barely notice it at all. Kudos to OneSoccer for making those improvements. johnyb, toontownman, m-g-williams and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Agree, it looks better now. But ever since people have pointed out here that the reason everything is so small is because they are zoomed back to show the ads, the stadium is making me more mad than when it was glitchy. narduch and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 My Collective membership expired yesterday, I just paid for a year which I think is not too bad when I break down how many MNT and Forge matches I will watch, hell I pay 7 pounds per match to watch a mostly mediocre QPR every Saturday! dyslexic nam, rkomar and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I forget which thread it was where I commented that I miss the comments section on MLSsoccer.com because it's the only place I interacted with American fans. I also miss being able to point out to the writers that there are Canadian teams in their league so they should keep that audience in mind when writing things like this article without mentioning OneSoccer.ca. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2021-concacaf-gold-cup-how-to-watch-and-stream-every-game Ftduck, gator, MtlMario and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 ^^ Nice to see Canada-USA on the main network FOX down south. MtlMario, johnyb and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Metro said: ^^ Nice to see Canada-USA on the main network FOX down south. Thanks for the heads up on that. May watch that game that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 7 hours ago, narduch said: Thanks for the heads up on that. May watch that game that way. Me too. Nothing like watching the American commentators cry when they get beat. Ruffian, MtlMario and narduch 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper1917 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Am I the only one that feels the dead air at halftime is brutal? Like cant they get a couple journalism students or something if cash is that tight? Can live without a pre and post game - but dead air at halftime? Awful. narduch, Kent and yothat2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, grasshopper1917 said: Am I the only one that feels the dead air at halftime is brutal? Like cant they get a couple journalism students or something if cash is that tight? Can live without a pre and post game - but dead air at halftime? Awful. Looks like after the opening weekend they really cheaped out on the broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 22 hours ago, grasshopper1917 said: Am I the only one that feels the dead air at halftime is brutal? Like cant they get a couple journalism students or something if cash is that tight? Can live without a pre and post game - but dead air at halftime? Awful. Even just a highlight package from the previous week's games or something would be better. Or play some old World Cup commercials throughout halftime, like the "Little Less Conversation" tournament one, or that one that had all the What If scenarios with Ronaldo getting a statue made or Wayne Rooney living in a trailer. Ruffian, grasshopper1917 and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Not sure if this is significant but saw it on twitter: johnyb, Red and White and toontownman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Media Pro has their hands in a lot of things in North America. Which is a good sign, imo. m-g-williams and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Assume that is similar to other streaming platforms where you can view things like team sheets and stats while you are watching the game? They must be getting a new hosting server and platform if that's that case, right? Seemed like they tried to add the rewind live streams feature but that was the day all their streams crashed and I never saw it again lol. Hopefully they stop cheaping out and get their shit together in terms or people organising their schedule etc. It is worth the investment with the amount of people that are now starting to get exposed to the platform. Imo. sstackho and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Apparently it's mainly about online betting overseas. toontownman and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Probably means that apps like Fotmob or livescore will have better in game stat updates. Which is great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) "Genius Sports’ data-driven marketing technology will also help to expand MEDIAPRO Canada’s domestic audience by driving OneSoccer subscriptions through personalized promotions and offers. Genius Sports has also been granted the exclusive worldwide rights to distribute live video streams for all CPL and Canadian Championship games, which will help reach new soccer fans worldwide and drive further in-game engagement. Sportsbooks can also access official data rights to Canadian soccer through Genius Sports’ existing partnership with CSB." https://news.geniussports.com/genius-sports-announces-strategic-partnership-with-mediapro-canada-to-accelerate-the-growth-of-canadian-soccer/ This sounds like it could help get a lot more eyes on the CPL and One Soccer. Looking at their website, they've entered into similar partnerships recently for football in Colombia and Argentina. Sounds like they know what they're doing when it comes to promoting footie. Edited July 15, 2021 by m-g-williams johnyb, CDNFootballer and toontownman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) Reflecting that footy fans are into streaming and/or cord cutters, the Euro Final on TSN was the most streamed event ever for them at 425k or about 12% of the total average viewing audience. More than their other marquee events like the Super Bowl, World Juniors, Brier & Grey Cup. https://www.tsn.ca/canadians-come-together-for-uefa-euro-2020-final-as-3-6m-watch-on-ctv-tsn-1.1667424 Edited July 15, 2021 by red card johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, red card said: Reflecting that footy fans are into streaming and/or cord cutters, the Euro Final on TSN was the most streamed event ever for them at 425k or about 12% of the total average viewing audience. More than their other marquee events like the Super Bowl, World Juniors, Brier & Grey Cup. https://www.tsn.ca/canadians-come-together-for-uefa-euro-2020-final-as-3-6m-watch-on-ctv-tsn-1.1667424 But at the same time, that means that 88% of their audience still watched it by traditional means of cable and that streaming remains a bit niche. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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