Aussie fan update: we're blocked again.
I do not love ISU one little tiny bit
Aussie fan update: we're blocked again.
WHAT. WHAT. But... this might be the season that Yuzu lands the 4A... (knocks wood)... and we won't get to hear the BESP uncles gush about it!? :sad46: :sad14:
So I just rang SBS. Apparently there will be NO BROADCAST AT ALL due to rights issues.
And yet we're still geoblocked from the ISU stream.
Angry email will be sent and it just got furious.
What does it mean “due to rights issues”, did they just buy rights to show highlights?
I couldn't hear her very well, but she said something about struggling to get the video content so at this rate, there might not even be highlights.
And yet Skate Canada was totally unblocked - not that I'm complaining! but how are fans, let alone casula viewers, supposed to know what's going on?
Never thought it’d occur to me as Taiwan was not on the geo block list till yesterday. ELTA used to broadcast FS events past few years and it seems no deal was finalized and ELTA confirmed they don’t have plan this season. Suddenly ISU put Taiwan in the list and said the deal is done but ELTA said its still in mid of negotiation. Suddenly there’s no legal way for Taiwanese fans to watch these competitions
It sucks ((
AUSSIES! We're unblocked again!
I'm so sorry The ISU have utterly ballsed this up.
AUSSIES! We're unblocked again!
I'm so sorry The ISU have utterly ballsed this up.
Good for you. Maybe angry message to ISU might work?!
Time to send compliants to ISU!
Is something up with the ISU channel? It's publishing super strange videos...
But also:
Full broadcasts from 2018 Worlds and 2019 Worlds!
Full broadcasts from 2018 GPF! :shocked:
E.g....
2018 Worlds
Pairs SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=447sKye4v9M
Pairs FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRHFKUyvnTc
Ice Dance SD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kppfdflNElU
Ice Dance FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po2OirMbMx0
Mens SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_TV3DxQkEQ
Mens FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPJGSC2vTvY
Ladies FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCOO39_GVLc
Exhibition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGJWXzosl0o
Never thought it’d occur to me as Taiwan was not on the geo block list till yesterday. ELTA used to broadcast FS events in the past few years and it seems no deal was finalized and ELTA confirmed they don’t have plan this season. Suddenly ISU put Taiwan in the list and said the deal is done but ELTA said its still in mid of negotiation. It’s good to know there’s no legal way for Taiwanese fans to watch these competitions
It sucks
Last week, I watched Skate America in the days leading up to the Trophée de France. And I was annoyed that as you were scrolling through the videos to find the archived stream, you couldn't avoid seeing who finished in the Top 3 of each of the segments, because they were only cutting individual videos for the Top 3 finishers.
This week, I was trying to get watch Skate Canada watched in the days leading up to the Cup Of China (I didn't succeed, due to other things getting in the way). And despite it being only 2 weeks ago, it was a nightmare trying to find the archived streams. As well as the results giveaway videos, I was having to deal with speed skating videos as well. And then this morning when I went to watch the Pairs SP before the LIVE stuff from Chongqing came on, there were old videos to scroll past as well!
No, the ISU should be building an archive library on their own website rather than on YouTube. That way, it could be structured and everything properly organised. And it would have the benefit of not being under constant threat from the copyright police.
CaroLiza_fan