The key points all uk resident non leeds based people are thinking.....
..... VPN ...android TV box .. streaming ..... possibilities????
Matthew Anderson
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> On 3 May 2017, at 19:35, {broken-address} Nicholas Armit
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> More info:
> The innovative new service will enable overseas EFL fans to follow their
> team’s entire 2017/18 season
> The EFL has today unveiled iFollow, an innovative digital live streaming and
> content platform that will revolutionise the way football fans overseas can
> follow their EFL teams.
>
> iFollow will, for the first time in English football, enable EFL fans based
> outside the UK and Ireland to watch their team during the regular EFL season.
> With an estimated 270,000 EFL fans based outside the UK, iFollow will allow
> clubs to enable their supporters to follow the action wherever they are in
> the world.
>
> Kicking off at the start of the 2017/18 EFL season, overseas subscribers will
> pay the equivalent of £110 per season for the service which will provide
> coverage of up to 46 live games per club. More than 1,500 matches will be
> available in HD quality, with iFollow showing every EFL league match live
> unless that match has been selected by the EFL’s overseas broadcast partners.
>
> Fans based in the UK and Ireland will still also have access to live audio
> commentary, highlights packages and exclusive content as part of the new
> offering, rebranded to replace the EFL’s existing PlayerHD platform.
>
> At launch, the vast majority of EFL clubs have opted in to utilise the
> iFollow platform and those who have not will have access to the same live
> streaming opportunity and will provide their fans with access through their
> own club digital services.
>
> Research commissioned by the EFL suggests that there is significant demand
> for a service like iFollow amongst fans based overseas. A survey of over
> 1,600 such fans showed that 73% would be very likely or quite likely to
> subscribe to a live match streaming service and almost half would be happy to
> pay an annual subscription fee to do so. The findings suggest over 55% of the
> EFL’s fans are located in the United States, Canada, Australia and New
> Zealand where the potential audience for the iFollow platform could reach
> into the hundreds of thousands.
>
> EFL Chief Executive Shaun Harvey commented: “The launch of iFollow is a
> notable development and will revolutionise the access thousands of overseas
> fans enjoy when following their EFL team.
>
> “The new iFollow platform represents a potentially significant new revenue
> stream for Clubs, while enabling enhanced engagement with existing fans now
> living abroad.
>
> “iFollow will also present the EFL with an important opportunity to stimulate
> the interest of new groups of supporters who follow our clubs overseas, which
> in turn will help support the growth of our competitions on the international
> stage.”
>
> The live streaming of matches will be available from the start of the 2017/18
> season in conjunction with a brand new digital presence for clubs via
> official websites and apps, together creating the largest sporting digital
> network in the world. US-based company NeuLion, a market leader in online
> video delivery, whose clients include the NFL, NBA and the Premier League,
> have developed the integrated streaming service alongside UK company Realise
> who have built the club websites. The two suppliers were appointed by the EFL
> in July 2016 following a competitive procurement process.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> On May 3, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Nicholas Armit <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> From the twitter link (my edits):
>>
>> Basically 148 games are presently sold overseas to various tv organizations
>> (BeIn here in the states) for EFL games but I assume that is mostly
>> Championship games.
>>
>> Next season that number will remain the same but the rest will be available
>> via a new video streaming service called iFollow that will be accessible via
>> the club's tv stations.
>>
>> Beyond that not much else there....
>>
>> Was delivered via Twitter by the enigmatic Shaun Harvey....
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>
>> From: {broken-address} Nicholas Armit <[email protected]>
>> To: {broken-address} <[email protected]>;
>> "[email protected]"
>> <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
>> <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 12:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [LU] IFollow
>>
>> It was a twitter link from someone but I found this which is part of a
>> thread on loads of other team's supporters email forums. I read on the
>> original twitter link that it will encompass 1500 games which is essentially
>> every game for the three leagues for next season. I just don't know if LUTV
>> use PlayerHD (and as a subscriber I have heard nothing):
>> Within the next six weeks your club will be launching a new website. This
>> website will feature a range of new features, including a new name for our
>> PlayerHD service which will become iFollow.
>>
>> The new iFollow service will continue to contain all the great features of
>> PlayerHD, and as a fan outside of the UK you will have the opportunity to
>> live stream full video coverage of selected games* played by your club from
>> the start of the 17/18 season. This is not available as part of any iFollow
>> subscription during the remaining period of the 2016/17 season.
>>
>> As a result of these changes, your club PlayerHD service will end at some
>> point between May the 9th and June the 6th 2017 and become iFollow. Below we
>> have outlined how this change will impact for your PlayerHD subscription:
>>
>> If you subscribe on a rolling monthly basis:
>>
>> - No further payment will be taken after May the 3rd 2017
>> - You will have 30 days of access from the date of your final payment,
>> including access to iFollow for any period after May the 3rd when your
>> subscription is still active.
>> - After 30 days from the last collection your subscription will end.
>> - From that point you will have the option of purchasing a new iFollow
>> package.
>> If you subscribe on an Annual basis:
>> - There will be no automatic renewal of your annual subscription
>> - You will have full access to PlayerHD (and iFollow at the point your club
>> site moves to the new platform) until June the 9th 2017.
>> - We will process a pro-rata refund of any subscription fee you have already
>> paid relating to the period after June the 9th 2017.
>> - From June 9th 2017 you will have the option of purchasing new iFollow
>> products.
>> - Your refund will be processed over the next few weeks, and in some cases
>> may have started already.
>>
>>
>> In both cases, the cost of iFollow will be an increase on PlayerHD, to
>> recognise the enhancements to the product. Most notably, the inclusion of
>> the live match streaming (above).
>>
>> The terms and conditions for any subscription you purchase to the new
>> iFollow service will be available for you to view on the new website and
>> when you register for iFollow.
>>
>> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our finance
>> team directly at [email protected].
>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> EFL Digital
>>
>>
>>
>> * Conditions apply, only selected Sky Bet EFL games in which the Club plays,
>> if any, will be available (i.e. no Carabao Cup, FA Cup or other games.) Some
>> Sky Bet EFL games will be unavailable if selected for broadcast. Further
>> details about the games available for live stream on iFollow will be set out
>> on the new Club website when launched on May the 9th, along with details of
>> available subscription packages. A full list of the available games will be
>> made available in due course.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Read more: iFollow replacing Gas Player | Bristol Rovers Independent Fans
>> Forum
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>> iFollow replacing Gas Player | Bristol Rovers Independent Fans Forum
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>> From: {broken-address} <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 11:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [LU] IFollow
>>
>> Got a link to that, Nick?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: {broken-address} Nicholas Armit <[email protected]>
>> To: leedslist <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tue, May 2, 2017 9:32 pm
>> Subject: [LU] IFollow
>>
>> Not sure if this has been discussed before but it appears there is a new EFL
>> sanctioned streaming service for nearly all EFL games next season for
>> overseas residents. Sounds like you would subscribe to your team's service
>> and have access to their games. Would be brilliant for us overseas listers.
>>
>> Nick
>>
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