Neal M Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Anyone else receive an email like this today? I haven’t contacted them, let alone requested a cancellation. 2 I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Yes I wrote to them already They said don’t worry, renewal info will come out soon and no risk to the rest of the season access 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umeeksk Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Yup. Got the same. TBH - I can't remember if I have it set to auto renew or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Clemente Owl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Yes, got the same email. I think its was sent to all subscribers as I follow will no longer be available for domestic users as of next season. International subscribers will still be able to get the season pass through ifollow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 12 minutes ago, San Clemente Owl said: Yes, got the same email. I think its was sent to all subscribers as I follow will no longer be available for domestic users as of next season. International subscribers will still be able to get the season pass through ifollow. I might be wrong but my understanding is/was that with the new TV deal iFollow is no more. Internationally or otherwise. Which is a bit of a kick in the balls for overseas EFL supporters. There will be more games shown on TV internationally. But streaming is coming to an end. That’s the impression I got from Kieran McGuide and the PoF pod a couple of weeks back. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-price-of-football/id1482886394?i=1000648292810 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Maybe I’m wrong as that suggests not https://www.efl.com/news/2023/may/efl-and-sky-sports-broadcast-rights-agreement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 6 minutes ago, MotherGoose said: Maybe I’m wrong as that suggests not https://www.efl.com/news/2023/may/efl-and-sky-sports-broadcast-rights-agreement/ International coverage stays as-is, but they cut the domestic one. I assume they are basically ended all subscriptions in order to then restart under this new set up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthing_owl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I was a bit surprised I got the same e-mail even though I don't auto renew but hadn't specifically said I wanted to cancel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoyBeevers Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Something to watch out for for us overseas Owls is the renewal price. Games selected for domestic TV coverage are usually then picked up internationally too, meaning iFollow can’t broadcast those matches to overseas fans either. So a flat renewal price might mean much weaker value for money if my understanding is right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthsideOwl3940 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Got the same email out here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal M Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 Good to know I’m not alone! TBH - I might wait and see whether it makes sense to resubscribe. I have ESPN+, so if a lot more of our games are going to be shown that way, having ifollow for the remainder won’t be worth it. I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I got it too, was about to start a thread on it but thought I'd check first! Glad I did, saved me from making myself look a right pillock (as per usual)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecap Owl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Got it as well (I get this every year around this time)... Since last season they now charge in $CDN instead of UK pounds (no exchange rate fluctuation anymore). They usually charge my card on or around July 1st... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-Sole14 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Got it as well. Also thinking about binning it. Too much effort watching games at 2am for most of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal M Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, R-Sole14 said: Got it as well. Also thinking about binning it. Too much effort watching games at 2am for most of the season. That’s another concern. If we do end up with lots of 12 noon (GMT) kick offs, that’s 5am here. I’m ok with those on ESPN+, as I can wake up when I want, then log on to watch without seeing the score first. Just like I did for the Blackburn game. But with ifollow, I’m invariably told the score before I can watch the game on catch up. I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-Sole14 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 8 minutes ago, Neal M said: That’s another concern. If we do end up with lots of 12 noon (GMT) kick offs, that’s 5am here. I’m ok with those on ESPN+, as I can wake up when I want, then log on to watch without seeing the score first. Just like I did for the Blackburn game. But with ifollow, I’m invariably told the score before I can watch the game on catch up. I’d renew if you could catch up on a game without knowing the score. Ive spent most of the season dreading that next season will be League 1. Being up at 2am to watch Morecombe park the bus for 90 minutes is extremely off putting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 A once semi-decent service is becoming a rip off. I expect the price to increase more next year. Come and join the dodgy firestick brigade guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 26 minutes ago, Orlando_Trustful said: A once semi-decent service is becoming a rip off. I expect the price to increase more next year. Come and join the dodgy firestick brigade guys. Even that might not be so easy pal. I'm hearing some over here, using certain internet providers are having access blocked. Mines ok at the moment, but it's a concern. On a different note. Does the change refered to in the op mean sky now have complete control of the EFL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, R-Sole14 said: I’d renew if you could catch up on a game without knowing the score. Ive spent most of the season dreading that next season will be League 1. Being up at 2am to watch Morecombe park the bus for 90 minutes is extremely off putting. I watch the odd game, these days. However even at midnight/1am it's becoming difficult. I've zero idea how folks manage it supporting EPL teams with kick offs all over the place. If they start moving kick offs to 5pm UK time is going to get pretty impossible to watch games my end. Depends on the timing really. I'd agree a service that you could watch the game immediately after kick off, without knowing be the score would be beneficial. Although I really don't want to stick money in DC's pocket for the service. Edited April 23 by Maddogbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Plonk said: On a different note. Does the change refered to in the op mean sky now have complete control of the EFL? Ultimately yes with the new tv deal. So supporters in the UK will see kick off's moved around for tv/streaming live. I'm unsure if games from the same division/different divisions will be played at the same time though? So you could see games kicking off randomly throughout Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Monday if they follow the EPL model. Could cause problems for season ticket holders imho. Edited April 23 by Maddogbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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