This means the end of Charlton TV/ifollow which is a shame... means itll be impossible to watch the games we aren't picked for

Addicktion said:

This means the end of Charlton TV/ifollow which is a shame... means itll be impossible to watch the games we aren't picked for

Why? For one, it's the Premier League that's said this, so won't affect us for a while, and secondly if the 3pm blackout still exists then Charlton TV will still exist, as the blackout is only in the UK (which is why there's so many streams of UK football as everyone outside the UK gets all the games)

The rumour is that every game that's not a 3pm kickoff will be on TV, so any EFL game that's midweek or at any other time will be available to watch on Sky/TNT wherever wins the rights. That's a bigger deal because it will impact ticket sales (especially if it's far easier to watch us on TV than spend 45 mins looking for a parking spot 2 miles away from The Valley)

clive said:

EFL announces landmark broadcasting deal with Sky Sports

Each season, Sky Sports will broadcast a minimum of:  

• 328 Sky Bet Championship matches 
• 248 Sky Bet League One matches 
• 248 Sky Bet League Two matches 
• All 15 Play-Off matches
• All 93 Carabao Cup matches
• All 127 EFL Trophy matches 

Each League weekend fixture round will see 10 live EFL fixtures shown. Five matches will be shown from the Sky Bet Championship and supporters of Sky Bet League One and League Two teams will now benefit from greater coverage than ever before with five of their games being broadcast live. For the first time ever, fans will be also able to watch every match from the Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy. 

All opening, final day, and midweek fixtures in the Sky Bet EFL will be shown live as will all games played on Bank Holidays including Easter, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day alongside the matches played in Sky Bet League One & Two during international breaks. 

https://www.efl.com/news/2023/may/efl-announces-landmark-broadcasting-deal-with-sky-sports/

"All live on Sky Sports' dedicated channels:

Sky Sports Premier League
Sky Sports Football
Sky Sports Wrexham"

BigRedEvil said:

No one wants/needs to see 248 league one games on TV. 

I don't even want to see one more wanky League One Charlton fixture never mind the rest of this shit , we've all overdosed on this crapness, a lifetimes worth of shit in 15 seasons of crap

Addicktion said:

Q&A: EFL & Sky Sports broadcast rights agreement - The English Football League

This is towards the bottom of the above article. Not sure if i have interpreted it wrong?

CHANGES TO CURRENT WAYS OF WATCHING

Will matches still be available to watch via iFollow, or Clubs’ alternative streaming services?

• From the 2024/25 season onward, this new deal with Sky Sports will effectively replace the EFL’s domestic video streaming option provided via iFollow and club streaming services
• Audio services will remain alongside existing audio-visual arrangements for international audiences.

Yes you’ve missed the key word “domestic” in there.

You know how sometimes (midweek) they’ll say that games are available to stream worldwide? But 3pm kick offs are only available outside of the U.K. and Ireland?

Well from 2024-25 onwards, every game will be available only outside of the U.K. and Ireland. The option to watch those midweek games domestically will be removed.

But if you’re connecting to the internet in Spain for example (wink wink) you’ll be unaffected. Charlton TV may be stripped back by next season but that’ll be a commercial decision made by the club, not due to EFL broadcasting rules.

Addicktion said:

Ahh okay thanks for clearing that up

No worries. I'd very disappointed as a genuine overseas fan if iFollow as a whole was taken away after now having it available now for 5 odd years.

Callumcafc said:

Addicktion said:

Ahh okay thanks for clearing that up

No worries. I'd very disappointed as a genuine overseas fan if iFollow as a whole was taken away after now having it available now for 5 odd years.

It would be a huge kick in the teeth, I’m not sure how I would deal with going back to audio only.

charente addick said:

Stu_of_Kunming said:

Callumcafc said:

Addicktion said:

Ahh okay thanks for clearing that up

No worries. I'd very disappointed as a genuine overseas fan if iFollow as a whole was taken away after now having it available now for 5 odd years.

It would be a huge kick in the teeth, I’m not sure how I would deal with going back to audio only.

Indeed, audio not even close to watching the match live. I would imagine the CAFC TV production (if they choose to continue it) will be hugely scaled back for 'international' viewers - should that be the case I would hope the price would be adjusted down to reflect any reduced quality.

I’d be happy paying the same price, I think it’s very reasonable and as far as I can remember there was no increase in price when CAFCTV was beefed up. 

Looks like those who don't pay is starting to be noticed by clubs in our division 

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/3pm-blackout-scrapped-premier-league-tv-shakeup/blt17f821fdfb7c5fec#cs3d14f3b846f3c125 - the Premier League's 3pm blackout could finally be axed in a new broadcasting deal, after 60 years of it being in place. The 3pm blackout in place for Premier League and EFL games could be scrapped within the next five years under the terms of a new broadcasting deal. There is a fresh four-year broadcasting deal beginning next year, and that does not include the option for the blackout to be removed. It will end upon the conclusion of the 2028-29 season, which could then see the blackout removed.

Am yet to meet any lower league supporters who would decide not to go to the game as Fulham v Bournemouth is on at 3pm

I know the game was shit last night but one incentive for me not to go last night was that it was live on sky.

That was the deal breaker to be fair - I would have normally attended

The sparse attendances at last nights televised EFL games (which followed a recent pattern) show that put the game on the telly and attendances will dwindle enormously .. it's very dispiriting watching EFL games played in front of empty stands, BUT there you go, I speak as an armchair spectator, one who gets to only a few games a season nowadays. 

Lincsaddick said:

eaststandmike said:

Can’t we get the EFL to blackout all our games 

then how would I be able to monitor our descent into oblivion when I am so far from the Valley (of Hope or Despair)

Log in here to find out, there is enough misery to wallow in