Topic: Saturday 3pm games on live TV

[mr_awol]

Does anyone know what this is all about?  Apparently a pub a few miles from me showed the Spurs v Liverpool match live with the help of a gigantic sky dish and a £50 per month subscription to some dodgy foreign channel.

Not that i agree with it you see, but was wondering how hard it's be to get the same thing at my house - and it's not like the pub are gonna tell me is it?

This is UK by the way - i know some overseas reds are able to pick up all sorts

[besidavi]

Do you live in a small village that you can't leave? Games have been shown on foreign satellite in pubs for years!

[leonmc0708]

Mork calling Orson, come in Orson.

As stated, been happening for moons.

It is possible to get a motorised satellite dish which you can angle depending on what channel you wanna watch.

[DaveLFC]

It is possible although not really allowed. I watched the spurs game live (cough) in the comfort of my recliner.

A more important point is why don't sky cash in on this and sell live games at 3pm. I know the premiership won't alow it but surely they are missing out big time. Even if they just sold the games to pubs it would be a huge income bringer and allow the legions of fans that can't get tickets or travel to away games to see their side legally.

The point is pubs are already doing it, albeit illegally so why not just do it and take the cash themselves?

[Hanson]

It is possible although not really allowed. I watched the spurs game live (cough) in the comfort of my recliner.

A more important point is why don't sky cash in on this and sell live games at 3pm. I know the premiership won't alow it but surely they are missing out big time. Even if they just sold the games to pubs it would be a huge income bringer and allow the legions of fans that can't get tickets or travel to away games to see their side legally.

The point is pubs are already doing it, albeit illegally so why not just do it and take the cash themselves?

Its UEFA rules that prevent games being shown live at 3pm, they say it would have a detrimental affect on attendences.

[inky2]

its also an infringement of sky's copyright which is why places keep getting shut down and fined and why the names of pubd that do show it shouldnt be mentioned in open forum.

feck sky btw. keep watching lads !!!

[beardsley4ever]

Its UEFA rules that prevent games being shown live at 3pm, they say it would have a detrimental affect on attendences.

I agree.  It would especially hurt attendance at lower league matches.  I quite like the fact that 3pm matches aren't shown live.

[azer]

i know that it was possible to see all last seasons matches live on a few various channels. Its all good.

[cornelius]

its also an infringement of sky's copyright which is why places keep getting shut down and fined and why the names of pubd that do show it shouldnt be mentioned in open forum.

There's only one pub left in my town that still shows the dodgy footy because Sky threatened all the pubs with taking Sky off 'em. Luckily this one pub which isn't particularly busy just said 'fucking take it back then!' so Sky did.

As a result this pub is probably far better off financially. They don't have the extortionate cost of Sky for pubs and now on a Saturday their takings are probably up ten-fold.

[Joe C]

There's only one pub left in my town that still shows the dodgy footy because Sky threatened all the pubs with taking Sky off 'em. Luckily this one pub which isn't particularly busy just said 'fucking take it back then! so Sky did.

As a result this pub is probably far better off financially. They don't have the extortionate cost of Sky for pubs and now on a Saturday their takings are probably up ten-fold.

can you IM me with the name. 

[Hightown Phil]

Our local just fucked SKY off. £10k they wanted for a year's subscription. So he told them where to go.

[wilo in berlin]

Sky Italia had a chosen game on Saturday at three last season.  This seems to have improved because last Saturday they had the manc derby on sky one...but then in the sky clacio channels they put 5 other games you could choose from. This seems to be happening for this weekend as well.

You can get uk sky in italy with a 1m dish and an unused uk bought receiver.  you order the card at a uk address and then ask them to activate it with the serial number of the box.  so....in theory you could do the reverse for sky italia.

Have a look at sites like digital spy (can't remember the URL) for technical stuff.

[Liverbird 2010]

Ive got a Dreambox  and a motorised dish, I can get The TPS, Sky UK and Italy, Canal+ Nederland and the spanish one Deporte which we are always on, plus Galaxie sports and loads of others

[BSBW]

Ive got a Dreambox  and a motorised dish, I can get The TPS, Sky UK and Italy, Canal+ Nederland and the spanish one Deporte which we are always on, plus Galaxie sports and loads of others

You failed to mention your Frankie Vaughan channels there I see

[Liverbird 2010]

You failed to mention your Frankie Vaughan channels there I see

Ive got loads of them aswell But I dont watch them 

[BSBW]

Ive got loads of them aswell But I dont watch them 

We believe ya!

[cornelius]

Ive got a Dreambox 

Now I could be really vulgar but I won't!

[ElSheak]

MotD is the only thing that makes Saturday night slightly entertaining. Could you face watching anymore sh!te on TV on a Sat night if MotD stopped and all games were shown at 3pm?? Thats a reason for not watching the illegals.

Saying that I was gutted when my local burnt down and they stopped showing the illegals

I don't think that it would affect attendances. As for lower league teams. They are only supported by die-hards. If pubs did have live games on at 3pm then the price of a pint would prob rocket and can you imagine everyone boozed up on a Sat afternoon every week? The Councils and Plod wouldn't have it.

[BazC]

Thing that pisses me off about MOTD- is that more often than not, Liverpool have 2-3 mins of highlights... If I couldn't watch the match live- I'd like to watch at least 45 mins of highlights... the match choice thing is good- however, we have ntl digital, and so can't access the game choice...

[Ferg]

Our local just fucked SKY off. £10k they wanted for a year's subscription. So he told them where to go.

Yeah,same as my local.
They got a foreign satellite mainly to watch west brom matches but luckily enough,they had the match against spurs on last saturday .
Albion fans wasnt very happy but i was happy as a pig in shit
And apparently,its cheaper than sky.

[Hightown Phil]

Funniest though was the Carling Cup Final.

As extra time started so did a German Second Division Game.

[Liverbird 2010]

Funniest though was the Carling Cup Final.

As extra time started so did a German Second Division Game.

  Yes I know it was on DSF I wanted to smash me telly 

[Cruiser]

It really pisses me off that we miss the weekend games and have to wait for web updates and then stupid highlights. Sky do show full games later but its not the same excitement watching a game live.

The only way around this problem is if LFC set up their own TV channel on SKY like Man U TV and Chelsea TV. That way we can watch ALL the games! And there would be no shortage of subscribers.

Why don't we all lobby for one?

[RI-Red]

There are plenty of sites around the net that show Live football every Saturday. Some free and some PPV! But much cheaper than Sky.

Also there was a thread about PPLive on the forum last Saturday with loads of good info for people to watch the Asian stream of our games!

[SwedenRed]

Here in Sweden, we use Canal+. We have a choice of games at 3pm  Saturday afternoon. They also show exactly the same games as Sky, including the ones on Prem+, and many extra games during the week that Sky dont show. I pay about £15 for the service, which is well worth it. But dont forget that Canal+ pay Sky for the rights to show these games. Canal+ is on either Sirius or Thor Satelites.

[BazC]

It really pisses me off that we miss the weekend games and have to wait for web updates and then stupid highlights. Sky do show full games later but its not the same excitement watching a game live.

The only way around this problem is if LFC set up their own TV channel on SKY like Man U TV and Chelsea TV. That way we can watch ALL the games! And there would be no shortage of subscribers.

Why don't we all lobby for one?

Yeah that wouldn't work. ChelseaTV or MANUTV don't actually show their games live. Only Sky can do that (legally) in this country.

[Carra23]

It really pisses me off that we miss the weekend games and have to wait for web updates and then stupid highlights. Sky do show full games later but its not the same excitement watching a game live.

The only way around this problem is if LFC set up their own TV channel on SKY like Man U TV and Chelsea TV. That way we can watch ALL the games! And there would be no shortage of subscribers.

Why don't we all lobby for one?

Because the running costs would be huge.

[dehawk666]

If anyone has any idea how to get the game in the US please PM me , I am in nothern California and am so depressed to think i will miss it.

Thanks in advance
YNWA

[Alf]

Pubs showing Saturday 3pm games in the last decade show that their is definitely a market for it. IMO its only a matter of time till Sky do the same. Lower league teams should be compensated if attendances fall and given the option of kicking off at another time or day.

[fintanm]

The fella that owns The Albert told me he got rid of Sky coz they were asking for 8-9 k last season to show matches.

What a rip off - loads of pubs would struggle to pay that.

[Tommypig]

Does anyone know what this is all about?  Apparently a pub a few miles from me showed the Spurs v Liverpool match live with the help of a gigantic sky dish and a £50 per month subscription to some dodgy foreign channel.

Not that i agree with it you see, but was wondering how hard it's be to get the same thing at my house - and it's not like the pub are gonna tell me is it?

This is UK by the way - i know some overseas reds are able to pick up all sorts

Okay to put in a decent motorised system will set you back circa £500.  plus instalation You then have a choice of tracking the sat scene and making your own cards the cost does add up with the the various encryptions changing every few months.  Or you can buy a legitamate 6 month subscription for anywhere between £70 & £120 for a foreign channel that will give you all the games sky show plus saturday 3 oclocks .   
Much better option than having sky at home and you get some film and educational channels as a bonus

[scouse-greg]

A cry for help.

I live in Bristol now and I've never found a pub here that shows the matches live on a Saturday. Loads of pubs in Liverpool do it and loads in London do it, but none here. There is electricity here so I know it's possible.

Can anyone help?

[jrewing]

This isn't illegal. It's not illegal to pick up tv channels that are being broadcast. It doesn't matter if they are foreign or not.

What IS illegal is a pub with a Sky entertainment licence - the one that costs £10,000 per year, showing non sky channels as this contravenes their contract with Sky. Sky would be perfectly within their rights to revoke their licence.

Nothing wrong with doing it at home though.

[inky2]

There's only one pub left in my town that still shows the dodgy footy because Sky threatened all the pubs with taking Sky off 'em. Luckily this one pub which isn't particularly busy just said 'fucking take it back then!' so Sky did.

As a result this pub is probably far better off financially. They don't have the extortionate cost of Sky for pubs and now on a Saturday their takings are probably up ten-fold.

dont spread it arpund too much. they're still infringing copyright

[inky2]

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Saying that I was gutted when my local burnt down and they stopped showing the illegals

fickin ell i thought they were just bein fined !!



















 

[kop1311]

what about the old analog bskyb dishes? can you still pick up the foreign channels with these? there must be a few hanging around waiting to be [picked up cheap if you can get the channels

[Smicer7]

In Spain, they get to watch any La Liga games they want, and their attendances are hardly low now are they? You can get motorised systems on ebay for about £200, so you just need someone on top of that to install, which will be around £100-150. I don't see why Sky don't put more pressure on the premier league to get the 3pms, afterall, whats to stop sky from paying considerably less for the tv rights next time since no one else is in a position to come close to their current offer. From what I understand, uefa have a rule whereby the prem league can have a time window where no matches can be publically screened, and obviously they exercise this right for the 3 pm k.o.'s - obviously nothing is wrong with screening them in your own home for private use  via foreign satellites etc

[durbanboy]

I used to live in South Africa till I was 20 yrs old and when i was around 15 onwards there were always games showing at 3pm, when I moved over here (with my parents who are british) I was so shocked to find no games at 3pm.... I don't thimk it will bring the attendences down at all. People still want to see the mighty reds play at anfield.

[jammy tart]

If you want footy games on a Saturday in the comfort of your own home you can't go wrong looking at these sites for more information on satellite systems:

www.satellitesuperstore.com

www.satelliteonline.co.uk

www.satalogue.com

On the other hand, if you can't be arsed with all that expense you can watch live streams of the matches on your PC for FREE (plus get the most out of your broadband subscription). Admittedly the quality is like watching a 1970's broadcast of Liverpool in Europe (and you have to fiddle around with BBC Radio 5 Live commentary on Real Player for 5 mins at the beginning of the stream to get the audio to match the video, as its slightly delayed coming from HongKong), but as long as you've got at least a 1.5meg broadband connection, all you have to do is sit back (with a Carlsberg in your hand) and feel smug as you watch LFC smash the opposition on a Saturday afternoon  .

Here's the best place to look for help on doing this:

www.fbtz.com