2024 Europeans Where Are You Watching?

[Pink Peril]

Well, it doesn’t look as if we’ll be watching it here in New Zealand. After our broadcaster gave up all skating rights, we spent a year geo-blocked despite no broadcaster showing it. Luckily, this season, the ISU lifted the Geo block and we were able to watch the Grand Prix series on the ISU YouTube channel. Obviously I was expecting the Europeans to be on there, but nothing is showing up whatsoever and there’s only about an hour before the start. So looks like we have been geo-blocked in New Zealand again.
It doesn’t matter how many times you write to the ISU, or complain to them About the fact that you have no broadcaster and yet they are geoblocking you. They just ignore all communications.

 

[throw_triple_flip]

I do have concerns about Worlds though... the BBC only ever show the final group of the free programmes as a highlights thing.

That's not true. They show the entire free skates on red button/iplayer as well as the highlights show. The Red Button Channel is still available on tv if you don't have a smart tv (601 on freeview i think) or other access to iplayer.

 

[Winnie_20]

So my mom (!) just accidentally discovered that the Dutch public broadcaster NOS will be livestreaming from their website/app.
Like, whu?! I am Shocked.

Edit: might be an option for those with VPN.

 

[icewhite]

Well, it doesn’t look as if we’ll be watching it here in New Zealand. After our broadcaster gave up all skating rights, we spent a year geo-blocked despite no broadcaster showing it. Luckily, this season, the ISU lifted the Geo block and we were able to watch the Grand Prix series on the ISU YouTube channel. Obviously I was expecting the Europeans to be on there, but nothing is showing up whatsoever and there’s only about an hour before the start. So looks like we have been geo-blocked in New Zealand again.
It doesn’t matter how many times you write to the ISU, or complain to them About the fact that you have no broadcaster and yet they are geoblocking you. They just ignore all communications.

It only starts tomorrow, though?

 

[throw_triple_flip]

Well, it doesn’t look as if we’ll be watching it here in New Zealand. After our broadcaster gave up all skating rights, we spent a year geo-blocked despite no broadcaster showing it. Luckily, this season, the ISU lifted the Geo block and we were able to watch the Grand Prix series on the ISU YouTube channel. Obviously I was expecting the Europeans to be on there, but nothing is showing up whatsoever and there’s only about an hour before the start. So looks like we have been geo-blocked in New Zealand again.
It doesn’t matter how many times you write to the ISU, or complain to them About the fact that you have no broadcaster and yet they are geoblocking you. They just ignore all communications.

I don't think they've put anything on the ISU youtube at all just yet.

 

[ladyjane]

I've found a link to a small 'last years competetitors' link with a reference to the EC championships coming up on FB:
https://www.facebook.com/isufigureskating/videos/1027597498539995.
I don't get why it's so late on the isu-youtube channel.

 

[ladyjane]

So my mom (!) just accidentally discovered that the Dutch public broadcaster NOS will be livestreaming from their website/app.
Like, whu?! I am Shocked.

Edit: might be an option for those with VPN.

But will we also be able to look back? It says it's upcoming live (in real time), and I am working from wednesday to friday. I definitely can't watch then (I can follow the live scoring but that's not the same). And there's also Canadians (which will be archived, which is very helpful).

 

[Rikku]

For Germany, it'll be sportschau that's doing livestreams.

Wednesday
Pairs short: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-kurzprogramm-paare-112.html

Men's short: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-kurzprogramm-maenner-102.html

Thursday
Women's short: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-kurzprogramm-frauen-106.html

Pairs free: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-kuer-paare-104.html

Friday
Dance rhythm: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-rhythmustanz-paare-100.html

Men's free: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-kuer-maenner-100.html

Saturday
Women's free: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-kuer-frauen-100.html

Dance free: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-eistanzen-kuer--paare-100.html


Sunday
Gala: https://www.sportschau.de/wintersport/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-em-schaulaufen-livestream-100.html

 

[ladyjane]

Well the little video I posted above, is now also to be found on the ISU you tube channel. I presume the streams for the competitions will now follow soon!

The best European Skaters face off in Kaunas | #EuroFigure

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www.youtube.com

 

[Winnie_20]

But will we also be able to look back?

Not a clue.
I’ll just play the livestreams in the background and maybe actually watch some of it.

 

[Pink Peril]

It only starts tomorrow, though?

You’re right, of course, we are a day ahead here in NZ.. Keeping my fingers crossed that it does pop up on the YouTube channel.

 

[Pink Peril]

I don't think they've put anything on the ISU youtube at all just yet.

No they haven’t which is why I’m getting worried that they’ve Geo blocked it in NZ again after finally being able to watch the Grand Prix series. Sky Sport dropped the skating two years ago. Just going to keep my fingers crossed that it pops up soon.

 

[Pink Peril]

Well the little video I posted above, is now also to be found on the ISU you tube channel. I presume the streams for the competitions will now follow soon!

The best European Skaters face off in Kaunas | #EuroFigure

To license ISU footage: https://bit.ly/3M7bcaFSUBSCRIBE to our channel:https://www.youtube.com/SkatingISU?sub_confirmation=1LIKE us on Facebook:https://www.f...

www.youtube.com

 

[Jumping_Bean]

No they haven’t which is why I’m getting worried that they’ve Geo blocked it in NZ again after finally being able to watch the Grand Prix series. Sky Sport dropped the skating two years ago. Just going to keep my fingers crossed that it pops up soon.

No, they mean that the ISU hasn't put the live streams up at all yet, which has nothing to do with Geo-blocking.

I went through multiple countries that should not be geo-blocked and there are no scheduled streams up on the ISU YT channel for any of these countries.

 

[meliaren]

But will we also be able to look back? It says it's upcoming live (in real time), and I am working from wednesday to friday. I definitely can't watch then (I can follow the live scoring but that's not the same). And there's also Canadians (which will be archived, which is very helpful).

No, NOS livestreams are always “real time” only.

 

[meliaren]

I’ll be watching from Zalgirio Arena itself! It’s probably more than ten years ago that I attended Euros, so very excited for this one.

 

[el henry]

I’ll be watching from Zalgirio Arena itself! It’s probably more than ten years ago that I attended Euros, so very excited for this one.

Welcome to Golden Skate Have a great time, and please share your thoughts from the arena when you can!

 

[meliaren]

Welcome to Golden Skate Have a great time, and please share your thoughts from the arena when you can!

Thank you! I’m skipping the gala, but will be there for everything else.

 

[ladyjane]

Well. Although the ISU has never been so slow before in announcing where to watch, they did put up a feature-article on the EC:
https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...pean-championships-in-kaunas?templateParam=15.
I am looking forward to it, and also to @meliaren's reports (at least I hope you'll supply us with some info).

 

[Winnie_20]

Well. Although the ISU has never been so slow before in announcing where to watch, they did put up a feature-article on the EC:
https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/...pean-championships-in-kaunas?templateParam=15.
I am looking forward to it, and also to @meliaren's reports (at least I hope you'll supply us with some info).

I’m officially Confused now. It says Eurosport for the Netherlands. I thought Eurosport didn’t have the FS anymore. So what, we get Eurosport, NOS and ISU youtube? That seems a bit… superfluous!

Edit: looks like Eurosport shows FS in the UK, too. Life is strange…