Ryman IPTV

[ronin]

I`ve read on a few forums that one of the subjects talked about at yesterdays AGM was selected Ryman games to be shown live on the internet, apparently the plan is to show 2 games a month plus a highlights show.

 

I guess it will be like Conference TV were you need broadband to watch the games but i doubt there will be a charge to watch. Safe bet that they will concentrate on the Premier clubs but we should get a look in at some stage and the highlights show would be worth watching.

 

I believe the Unibond League already do the same thing.

[Canvey Fan 1926]

sounds like a good idea, would be great if we could get some away games online so i can watch them when i cant make it

[Mini Goose]

reckon itll actually happen?

[Canvey Fan 1926]

hopefully, although it might just be a 'oh that sounds good' idea.

[ronin]

From the way people are talking about it on other forums it`s going to happen and will be announced soon.

[Canvey Fan 1926]

cool

[Mini Goose]

sweet!

[YELLOW]

Hope it does happen but I fear it will probably die a death because of lack of interest.

 

There's quite a few well supported teams playing in the Ryman leagues at the moment so hopefully it will be a success.

[Linneycifc]

posting the addy may help

 

[ronin]

It hasn`t launched yet!

[Mini Goose]

yeah linney!

[Linneycifc]

sorry

[ken]

it may work, I was getting about 800 people watch the highlights of us we were putting online. the trouble is that as grounds dont have to film the games and im assuning they wont send camera people to the clubs that dont (if they do someone can take my spot, so i can actually watch the game)

[Mini Goose]

will you be doing the highlights next season ken?

[ken]

i have some exciting plans for next season. i will have my new computer so reliability will be better and with learnign from some mistakes of this season a better service will be avalable. my only worry at the moment is how many games i will be able to get to as i have a new job (so if anyone fancies volenteering to do some filming let me know)

[Mini Goose]

ken your a legend you know that. do a good job with the highlights.

 

my only queery is the sound of you cheering in the hornchurch highlights

[ken]

you should hear some of the footage that doesnt make it onto the highlights, the dvd that John Batch gets has all sorts of comments, abuse towards officials, cheering, moaning, radio comunications, fans taking the pi$$, players taking the pi$$, other stewards taking the pi$$ and the odd ocasional phone conversation (well my half of it).

 

i never said i was a profesional

[YELLOW]

Originally Posted By: ken

you should hear some of the footage that doesnt make it onto the highlights, the dvd that John Batch gets has all sorts of comments, abuse towards officials, cheering, moaning, fans taking the pi$$,

Ahem, yes.

[Mini Goose]

ah well. i respect you alot for doing it in the first place

[ronin]

There`s a bit more about the proposed service here

 

- So live matches, care to elaborate?

At present it is aimed to show at least 2 games a month from the entire Ryman League. These games will be broadcast via broadband (in reality it is more than likely to be more than 2 games per month)

 

- OK live games, will this have any effect on KO times?

No fixture will be moved from its' original kick off time. Invision TV (the company behind the scheme) has identified that there is no live football on TV on Saturday at 3pm and that there is a market "space" at this time.

 

- So what is the cost?

Only the live games will be pay per view. They will cost £3-95. So, if a Hastings fan wants to see his game but he lives in Carlisle, he can watch it. It is also proposed to show all live fixtures in pubs and clubs within the Ryman region. This will drive income up. A pilot scheme in the Unibond last season was very successful in this respect. As mentioned earlier Invision TV believe there is a market for 3pm Saturday kick offs, so a sports bar in Hastings could in theory show a live Hastings game alongside the early/late premiership kick offs.

 

- How will these PPV games be filmed?

Invision TV will supply camera crew, technicians and match commentators for each game broadcast.

 

- Will there be any other programming?

There will be a Ryman Match of the Week show, 48 hours after games have been played. This will have professionally edited highlights of as many games as possible. There will also be a fans' films section on the site for those who get their own footage of their own club's games.

 

- Cost?

The highlight show will be entirely free to view but viewers will first have to register (for free) with the host site.

 

- So what if a club doesn’t want to get involved?

There is an opt out scenario for clubs but by doing so, they will not have any rights to publish or broadcast footage of Ryman League fixtures. By opting out, they will also negate whatsoever, any income generated from this scheme. The Image and broadcast rights of the Ryman league will belong to both the Ryman League and Invision TV. Individual clubs will be in breach of copyright if they infringe this rule.

 

- Going back to money, how would it be split?

With regards to live games, each participating club will receive £1 for every subscription received. In general monies generated by this project will be shared equally amongst the 66 member clubs (whether featured or not) so long as they opt in. There is significant sponsorship and advertising income from this scheme which will generate up to £75000 (total) in the first season.

 

- How will this be hosted?

The IPTV website will be linked through a revamped Ryman League website and all bandwidth issues will be the responsibility of Invision TV. Each club will be required to provide a prominent website link from their own sites to promote the venture.

 

For me the only part of interest is the highlights package, i really don`t think ppv Ryman games will take off, can you really see our local pubs showing a Ryman game instead of Soccer Saturday there would be riots