I will sign up and charge a nominal fee to use my credentials.
If I charge a pound a month and have 20,000 people signed up.....
Nick
From: Nigel Sykes <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [LU] IFollow
*sigh* Ireland not included. Like we can pop along to games easier than people
in other European countries...
Nigel
(the disappointed Dublin one)
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From: Leedslist [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
{broken-address} Nicholas Armit
Sent: 03 May 2017 19:36
To: Nicholas Armit; [email protected]; {broken-address};
[email protected]
Subject: Re: [LU] IFollow
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
> Things are looking up for ex-pats next season: Within the next six
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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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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