davenportram Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 ts (3)DERBY County are looking into the possibility of beaming back one of their Championship away fixtures.Rams chief operating officer John Vicars said: "We are going to try to do a reciprocal beam back with another Championship club this season which would mean watching an away game at the iPro Stadium."Also, Vicars and chief executive Sam Rush are to feature in a Q&A at the Flower Pot, Derby, next month.A date has yet to be confirmed.Read more: http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-County-looking-possibly-beaming/story-22715355-detail/story.html#ixzz3AMvPeTG5Read more at http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-County-looking-possibly-beaming/story-22715355-detail/story.html#FJOOKiBtHYCtFxk7.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSC Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The match is Bournemouth, in February. http://www.football-league.co.uk/footballleaguenews/20140814/away-fans-to-get-new-opportunities-to-watch-matches_2293334_4073508 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 The match is Bournemouth, in February.http://www.football-league.co.uk/footballleaguenews/20140814/away-fans-to-get-new-opportunities-to-watch-matches_2293334_4073508Lazy linker Fans of AFC Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Derby County will be among the first supporters to be offered the opportunity to watch coverage of their club playing away from home during midweek as part of a new broadcasting initiative by The Football League. Following the installation of a fibre-optic network that will eventually link all club stadiums, matches can now be beamed back to grounds, live in HD, at a fraction of the previous cost. As a result, clubs may now enter into agreements that will enable the away club to broadcast the match for the benefit of its own fans. Currently, this opportunity is open to clubs in the Championship, with League 1 clubs being connected to the fibre-optic network during the course of the current season and League 2 clubs during 2015/16. The first set of confirmed matches that will be broadcast (at the away club's ground) will be: Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion - Tues 19th August (7:45pm) Derby County v AFC Bournemouth - Tues 30th September (7:45pm) AFC Bournemouth v Derby County - Tues 10th February (7:45pm) The Football League's Chief Executive, Shaun Harvey, said: "While our overriding priority will always be to get as many people as possible to attend matches in person, we also have to recognise that a huge number of fans are simply unable to make long journeys during midweek to watch their team."Thanks to the new fibre-optic network, the cost of broadcasting an away match to a club's ground is vastly reduced, making this initiative economically viable for the first time. It will now give clubs the ability to cater for the significant number of supporters that would like to watch the match had they the opportunity."It will be up to the clubs involved in each match to determine whether it can be broadcast in this way and I would largely expect to see them entering into such arrangements in instances where they are playing a significant distance away from home during midweek or at matches where the away allocation is likely to sell out. "Clubs will only be permitted to broadcast matches played at 3.00pm on Saturday in exceptional circumstances, as they fall within the 'blocked hours' under UEFA regulations.Football League clubs are being connected to ADI's Live Venue fibre network and through its SportsHub operations centre, live match feeds are distributed to global broadcasters, football clubs, and other stakeholders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 It says they are the first confirmed fixtures. We could get Leeds and Forest possibly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sounds pretty interesting.How costly an endeavor would this be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sounds like it will kill off what's left of midweek away fans eventually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Would their be streams of these games online somehow?Or is it simply watched at the stadium only?Not that technically savvy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I'll be at the matches anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sounds like it will kill off what's left of midweek away fans eventually? Yep, not sure this will be a success? I can now imagine about 12 exiled Rams at Bournemouth with a couple of hundred watching on a screen at the iPro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 If you look at the selected games so far - its because there is 150 miles plus to these grounds. I imagine there will be some kind of rule in there about distance. I think this is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Think you could be right this is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 If you look at the selected games so far - its because there is 150 miles plus to these grounds. I imagine there will be some kind of rule in there about distance. I think this is great. That and sell outs i would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaave Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 There is, I believe, a system in the US where NFL games aren't put on local TV networks if a certain % of the tickets are unsold. A similar rule for this could work well to prevent the complete demise of the away fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Re Bournemouth away, I'm still going (long weekend already booked with work). Where I can see it working is in association with the "Twenty's Plenty" campaign to reduce prices for away fans - otherwise, as has been said, it could completely kill off away attendances midweek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys' Handbag Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sounds like it will kill off what's left of midweek away fans eventually? I reckon you're right, but I think I have the answer! Don't just beam the games to the away supporters ground, have cameras on the away supporters and beam the away support back to a big screen and speakers located in the away area of the home ground. Come on, think of all that virtual banter! I'm glad we're at home, I'm glad we're at ho..ome, Bournemouth's a sh1thole, I'm glad we're at home. OK suit yourself .... beam me up Scottie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 There is, I believe, a system in the US where NFL games aren't put on local TV networks if a certain % of the tickets are unsold. A similar rule for this could work well to prevent the complete demise of the away fan. Yes, local blackouts. Should do the same for 3pm kick offs for Prem. On TV if basically sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I reckon you're right, but I think I have the answer! Don't just beam the games to the away supporters ground, have cameras on the away supporters and beam the away support back to a big screen and speakers located in the away area of the home ground. Come on, think of all that virtual banter! I'm glad we're at home, I'm glad we're at ho..ome, Bournemouth's a sh1thole, I'm glad we're at home. OK suit yourself .... beam me up back Scottie. Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaave Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Yes, local blackouts. Should do the same for 3pm kick offs for Prem. On TV if basically sold out. Agreed, always been envious of the way sport is covered in the US. Sports bars over there are just something else, every game that's on is available on one screen or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 As long as us season ticket holders get looked after as per. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Derby should use the income to subsidise the coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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