• Categories
Collapse

The Silver Fern

Spark Sport

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Sports Talk
786 Posts 70 Posters 42.6k Views
Spark Sport
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • BonesB Offline
    BonesB Offline
    Bones
    replied to Stargazer on last edited by
    #149

    @Stargazer what is fanpass?

    StargazerS 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • StargazerS Offline
    StargazerS Offline
    Stargazer
    replied to Bones on last edited by
    #150

    @Bones Sky Sport online sport streaming.

    Watch Live Sport | Sky Sport Now: The Home of Sport

    Watch Live Sport | Sky Sport Now: The Home of Sport
    BonesB 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • SmudgeS Do not disturb
    SmudgeS Do not disturb
    Smudge
    replied to Stargazer on last edited by
    #151

    @Stargazer said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

    Not really to do with the RWC, but I didn't know where else to post this.

    I was about to sign up to Fanpass but the very day I started the process, they whacked the price up to $99/month.

    I'll probably give the $38.99 package for 6 months min a go as a result of their price drop.

    1 Reply Last reply
    2
  • M Offline
    M Offline
    Machpants
    wrote on last edited by
    #152

    If they did full games available on replay, not their shit 10 mins build up, 10 mins post match, 5 mins highlights it might be coming close to worth it.

    I will stick with rugbypass which has pretty much every game on the planet, in full (or decent length highlights), for whenever I want to watch it, including a back catalogue of a year. For less.

    BonesB 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • BonesB Offline
    BonesB Offline
    Bones
    replied to Stargazer on last edited by
    #153

    @Stargazer cheers, thought it might be a worldwide one. Bugger.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • BonesB Offline
    BonesB Offline
    Bones
    replied to Machpants on last edited by
    #154

    @Machpants that sounds decent, might check it out ta!

    M 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • M Offline
    M Offline
    Machpants
    replied to Bones on last edited by Machpants
    #155

    @Bones You'll need a VPN, configure it for HK or the like, but such a good deal. Max 720P and via VPN (so live is a good 30 sec delayed) but soooooooooo much rugby. Owned by some kiwis ๐Ÿ™‚

    BonesB 1 Reply Last reply
    1
  • BonesB Offline
    BonesB Offline
    Bones
    replied to Machpants on last edited by
    #156

    @Machpants said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

    @Bones You'll need a VPN, configure it for HK or the like, but such a good deal. Max 720P and via VPN (so live is a good 30 sec delayed) but soooooooooo much rugby. Owned by some kiwis ๐Ÿ™‚

    Yeah I just had a quick look but it's really unclear what matches you might get and where. I'm off to oz for a few weeks so looking for something temporary and decent to keep up with super rugby.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • M Offline
    M Offline
    Machpants
    wrote on last edited by
    #157

    You get everything around the world, all tournaments, but you need a VPN Premiership, Top14, Pro 14, Super rugby, all the internationals. They haven't got RWC sadly. But you need a VPN, set it to HK or Singapore and you're good to go. When looking at the page get your VPN on, cos it doesn't give all the options if you're showing an NZ IP

    CanerbryC 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • CanerbryC Offline
    CanerbryC Offline
    Canerbry
    replied to Machpants on last edited by
    #158

    @Machpants said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

    You get everything around the world, all tournaments, but you need a VPN Premiership, Top14, Pro 14, Super rugby, all the internationals. They haven't got RWC sadly. But you need a VPN, set it to HK or Singapore and you're good to go. When looking at the page get your VPN on, cos it doesn't give all the options if you're showing an NZ IP

    I've, um, heard that a lot of the decent streams available to those rascals who might want to watch illegitimate coverage for free online come straight from Rugbypass. Quality is fine and the price is excellent for those scoundrels, apparently.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • M Offline
    M Offline
    Machpants
    wrote on last edited by
    #159

    Yeah I've tried free stands before, always shit, maybe just looking in the wrong place. Either way having pretty much every game for a year really available on back catalog is worth it

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • V Do not disturb
    V Do not disturb
    Virgil
    wrote on last edited by
    #160

    $60 of you sign up in May with Spark to see every RWC game live.
    Increases to $90 if you sign up just before kick off

    You can also watch games for free but all AB games will be delayed (except semi and final which at guaranteed live)

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • M Offline
    M Offline
    Machpants
    wrote on last edited by
    #161

    Pretty good deal when they were talking around a hundy

    nzzpN 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • nzzpN Offline
    nzzpN Offline
    nzzp
    replied to Machpants on last edited by
    #162

    @Machpants said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

    Pretty good deal when they were talking around a hundy

    chatting to a mate in that general industry (who used to work there) he said they're really keen to get into the sport business, and are investing heavily in the infrastructure. Reckons they'll take a bath on the $$$, but see it as an investment.

    Makes some sense. Sky is at its weakest at the moment, and once streaming works for folk, the only differentiator will be an outside broadcasting unit.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • StargazerS Offline
    StargazerS Offline
    Stargazer
    wrote on last edited by
    #163
    People will be able to watch the entire Rugby World Cup on Spark Sport for $59.99 if they take advantage of a "super early bird special" that will go on sale next month, Spark has announced.
    
    More games than previously signalled will also be available free-to-air on TVNZ.
    
    The price to watch all 48 matches live and "on-demand" on Spark Sport increases to $79.99 if rugby fans leave buying a pass until June, and Spark will bump the price up to $89.99 during the nine days before the tournament starts on September 20.
    
    The pricing is designed to encourage fans to sign up to watch the RWC on Spark Sport early, its head Jeff Latch said.
    
    But all the prices are below the $100 that managing director Simon Moutter suggested the event could cost when Spark first confirmed it had won the rights to the tournament a year ago.
    
    As an alternative to buying a pass, people will be able to pay $24.99 to watch individual matches online once the tournament starts.
    
    Twelve matches including all All Blacks' pool games and its quarter-final โ€“ assuming the team qualifies โ€“ as well as the semifinals and final will also be broadcast free-to-air on TVNZ 1.  
    
    The semifinals and final and four other games will be shown live by TVNZ, with the other five "free" matches, including the All Blacks' pool games and a potential quarterfinal screening with a one-hour delay.  
    
    Those 12 matches plus two others will also be available free online through Spark Sport.  
    
    There had been concerns tens of thousands of homes without high-speed broadband might not otherwise be able to watch the All Blacks play at the tournament in Japan. 
    
    As well as being able to watch matches live and on-demand, RWC pass-holders will also be able to watch replays and highlights for 30 days following each match.
    
    Internet users do not need to have their broadband with Spark to use Spark Sport.
    
    Spark said most commercial premises, which include bars, would be able to buy access to the RWC at the same price as consumers, describing that as "a special one-off offer".
    
    Spark said it could also switch any other matches live to TVNZ's Duke channel "at a few minutes' notice" if there was a "widespread and significant issue" streaming them through Spark Sport.  
    
    While Spark was not expecting problems, it was better to have a back-up plan, Latch said. 
    
    Latch said people who bought Spark Sport RWC passes once they went on sale in May would get immediate access to content such as matches from past tournaments so they could "relive the excitement of previous years". 
    
    FREE GAMES ON TVNZ
    
    20 September, Japan v Russia: Live
    
    21 September, NZ v South Africa: Delayed by 1 hour 
    
    28 September, Tonga v Argentina: Live
    
    2 October, NZ v Canada: Delayed by 1 hour 
    
    4 October, South Africa v Italy: Live 
    
    6 October, NZ v Namibia: Delayed by 1 hour  
    
    9 October, Fiji v Wales: Live
    
    12 October, NZ v Italy: Delayed by 1 hour 
    
    One quarter final: TBC, but will be the NZ match, assuming the team progress past the pool stage: Delayed by 1 hour 
    
    26 October, semi-final: Live
    
    27 October, semi-final: Live
    
    2 November, final: Live 
    

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/111932929/5999-to-watch-rugby-world-cup-on-spark-sport

    1 Reply Last reply
    1
  • V Do not disturb
    V Do not disturb
    Virgil
    wrote on last edited by
    #164

    Damian McKenzie will no doubt be taking this offer up now..

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • canefanC Offline
    canefanC Offline
    canefan
    wrote on last edited by
    #165

    All of the ABs matches free to air on tvnz. This doesn't mean Quinn and McBeth does it? ๐Ÿคจ

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • No QuarterN Online
    No QuarterN Online
    No Quarter
    wrote on last edited by
    #166

    Fair enough, will jump on the early bird package. The only thing I care about is if it actually bloody works - good to hear they've been investing heavily. Something Sky could learn from with regards to online streaming.

    M DuluthD 2 Replies Last reply
    1
  • M Offline
    M Offline
    Machpants
    replied to No Quarter on last edited by
    #167

    @No-Quarter Sky seem to be still really slow on 'today's consumer's viewing preferences' (TM). Fanpass still has only the, really shitty and short, highlights package available if you can't watch live - utterly sucks.

    1 Reply Last reply
    2
  • Chris B.C Online
    Chris B.C Online
    Chris B.
    wrote on last edited by
    #168

    Those one hour delays on TVNZ are quite a good solution by Spark for those of us who have severe doubts about streaming capacity.

    As is the Duke fallback plan.

    1 Reply Last reply
    1

Spark Sport
Sports Talk
  • Login

  • Don't have an account? Register

  • Login or register to search.
  • First post
    Last post
0
  • Categories
  • Login

  • Don't have an account? Register

  • Login or register to search.