2014 WEC Livestream - Page 11

Azy · 18 Apr 2014, 21:14 (Ref:3394692)

Oh, so to watch le mans I have to pay another €19,99...
Then I hope EuroSport will transmitted le mans.

NelisB · 18 Apr 2014, 21:20 (Ref:3394693)

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Originally Posted by Azy

Oh, so to watch le mans I have to pay another €19,99...
Then I hope EuroSport will transmitted le mans.

Le mans is another 10 if i remember correctly.

Gingers4Justice · 18 Apr 2014, 21:22 (Ref:3394694)

Eve Hewitt on the MWM Listener's Collective:

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Press conference was somewhere between slightly hostile and nonplussed

Can't see this thing lasting two seasons. But it makes you wonder...how detached from reality do you have to be to not anticipate a backlash to this?

Bandicoot17 · 18 Apr 2014, 21:23 (Ref:3394696)

Just got an app update which gave me access to the free version of live timing. Basically what we had all of last year on the website. Not buying on the phone but I'll probably by the PC access in time for Spa.

J Jay · 18 Apr 2014, 21:45 (Ref:3394701)

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Originally Posted by NelisB

Le mans is another 10 if i remember correctly.

A 1-month subscription to Eurosport player is £5.99 (€7.26), so even that is cheaper if you just want to watch Le Mans. But that account from Eve Hewitt is most worrying (even taking subjectiveness into account) as it suggests that the fans are expected to like it or lump it.

Livininthinair · 18 Apr 2014, 21:47 (Ref:3394702)

Sorry guys I am at work - press conference? Is this just the FIA/WEC Silverstone press conference?

deggis · 18 Apr 2014, 21:48 (Ref:3394703)

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Originally Posted by Azy

Oh, so to watch le mans I have to pay another €19,99...
Then I hope EuroSport will transmitted le mans.

Eurosport deal was renewed last year, so they will.

deggis · 18 Apr 2014, 21:51 (Ref:3394704)

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Originally Posted by NelisB

I think it should be possible to just use the package for the pc to use on a mobilephone. The stream shouldn't be that different. I'm going to buy the PC package and then see if I can find out if it works. The livetiming worked pretty good on my mobile this afternoon. It's not really scaling but it's useable.

Are you talking about simply using moblie browser to access the pc platform?

Very likely uses Flash.

aneesh99 · 18 Apr 2014, 22:25 (Ref:3394709)

This is a fairly accurate comment by Declan from RLM...

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So earlier this year, the ACO was telling fans, via social media, that streaming and T&S would be available free via www.fiawec.com. Fast forward to today and it is charging for rudimentary T&S live streaming with no VoD option and on top of that the service needs to be purchased separately for each operating system. I'm sorry but what the F**K! This morning I noticed you can't even adjust/edit the classes on T&S you can look at one or all of them. The idea that you're out of luck if you are in the wrong time zone is just extraordinary. There is no live TV for the series in the USA (other than Le Mans & CoTA) so basically every US fan has to watch in real time. Isn't that the type of nonsense we left behind in the digital age?

Honestly, their decision is somewhere between moronic and freaking lunancy. Well played WEC, well played...

I'll post it again as the post earlier by someone else may have been buried in the thread, visit /r/WEC on reddit, there's some info pertaining to this situation

Rodger Davies · 18 Apr 2014, 22:50 (Ref:3394714)

I'm done with this rubbish - I have seen some swindles in my time but I can't believe the lies they have been spouting.

The final straw for me will be if the respected media outlets (DSC, Racer.com etc) do not go to town on this one like they did at Sebring.

The money is token (although the 'per device' rule makes it less so, Spotify is one account and works fine), but I don't like being told one thing by an organisation for several months and years and then for them to backtrack and try to scheme their way out of it.

The decision makes no sense, but that's not important. What is important is trust. They have lost that a million times over with me and will have to do plenty before I will give them a penny.

Who on earth made this decision at such short notice and why, why was it not communicated in advance?

FordCosworthPanoz · 18 Apr 2014, 23:13 (Ref:3394717)

Good news is my wife will be happy to hear I'll be spending a lot more time with her after the early morning Chinese Grand Prix and before Game of Thrones that night on Easter Sunday.

This news combined with the timing of the announcement is such a joke and I can't believe they are so deluded to think 200,000 people will be duped into buying the app by the end of the year when their FREE live streams last year only got 5-10k viewers. I'm done with the series, such a shame because it has some of the best racing and most professional teams in the world. Hopefully the series and their teams/sponsors end up paying dearly for this grave mistake.

I could easily afford it, I have a Credit card, but Im not going to give a cent of my well-earned money to these hucksters.

Pandamasque · 18 Apr 2014, 23:14 (Ref:3394718)

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Originally Posted by Azy

@deggis It's not, I have to contact them "manually".

Somebody should have done this right at the press conference

Couldn't resist. The funniest thing is that there's not even any kind of free trial and they're expecting to "reach fans worldwide, young fans and new fans."

Good luck with that.

Stahler · 18 Apr 2014, 23:31 (Ref:3394723)

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Originally Posted by Azy

Oh, so to watch le mans I have to pay another €19,99...
Then I hope EuroSport will transmitted le mans.

Eurosport will broadcast even the tomorrow's race, although only two hours overall... The race begins at 1 PM CET and the Eurosport broadcast is:

2 PM - 3 PM ... Eurosport 2
6 PM - 7 PM ... Eurosport 1
(for the UK times subtract one hour)

...BUT they could stream the whole race on the Eurosport Player - I'm not sure about this... but it would be great for those with Eurosport Player subscription.

FordCosworthPanoz · 18 Apr 2014, 23:37 (Ref:3394726)

Seems like Eurosport player is the best option for those willing to pay up to follow the series.

In Europe that is, no Eurosport player here and I assume no Eurosport player anywhere outside of Western Europe.

Hingo · 19 Apr 2014, 00:02 (Ref:3394732)

I am what they call a new fan. I signed up on my PC last night in preparation for following this new series. First thing, it wouldn't accept my password that I used to register. Did a password recovery and now I have a random password that I cannot change. Oh well...

This morning I load the iPad app and realise that it requires a separate purchase because I can't enter in my premium account details anywhere. Fork out another $30 aud...

Not the best experience but not all is lost, I'll be giving the PC registration to my Dad who is also keen on following this series.

TF110 · 19 Apr 2014, 01:09 (Ref:3394736)

Someone somewhere will stream the race on a free site. I do it for SuperGT, so Ill (try to) do it with this as well. I suggest doing the PC version if someone is paying for it. Just use your mobile phone's browser. Chrome should work. If not "UC Browser" works well with flash.

Pandamasque · 19 Apr 2014, 01:10 (Ref:3394737)

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Originally Posted by FordCosworthPanoz

In Europe that is, no Eurosport player here and I assume no Eurosport player anywhere outside of Western Europe.

Worked for me here, I got a month's worth of subscription just to watch LM24 last year, since the TV channel itself didn't prolong the contract with the cable provider. So I assume Eurosport covers at least all of Europe. It should be on their website anyway.

aneesh99 · 19 Apr 2014, 01:30 (Ref:3394741)

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Originally Posted by TF110

Someone somewhere will stream the race on a free site. I do it for SuperGT, so Ill (try to) do it with this as well. I suggest doing the PC version if someone is paying for it. Just use your mobile phone's browser. Chrome should work. If not "UC Browser" works well with flash.

One of the mods from the reddit is doing it, which everyone can access by going to /r/wec. I don't want to post a direct link to annoy any of the vehement anti-streaming crew.

Also another shameless plug, said site also streams Le Mans season reviews

TF110 · 19 Apr 2014, 01:36 (Ref:3394742)

That will be my first stop. Hope they have qualifying streamed as well! Ill have to test that streaming to see if Im compatible though.

JHamilton · 19 Apr 2014, 01:59 (Ref:3394750)

I'm going to support those providing coverage of the race for free. I will drink a beer, mow the lawn and listen to RLM.

I am allowed to do that, right?

rich07 · 19 Apr 2014, 02:14 (Ref:3394751)

Wonder how the likes of Audi and Nissan will feel when they see how many people refuse to pay for the live streaming??

Ah the good old days when Audi had their own free stream from the Audi TV site. So much love for Audi that year. You can't buy that amount of goodwill

deggis · 19 Apr 2014, 02:43 (Ref:3394754)

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Originally Posted by rich07

Ah the good old days when Audi had their own free stream from the Audi TV site. So much love for Audi that year. You can't buy that amount of goodwill

iirc it was either onboard only or then just copy of the official WEC stream.

deggis · 19 Apr 2014, 02:47 (Ref:3394755)

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Originally Posted by aneesh99

One of the mods from the reddit is doing it, which everyone can access by going to /r/wec. I don't want to post a direct link to annoy any of the vehement anti-streaming crew.

Also another shameless plug, said site also streams Le Mans season reviews

http://sportscarstreams.com

nasdriv87 · 19 Apr 2014, 02:58 (Ref:3394760)

here is the old one from dailymotion

http://dai.ly/xpg7wv

deggis · 19 Apr 2014, 03:18 (Ref:3394764)

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Originally Posted by nasdriv87

here is the old one from dailymotion

http://dai.ly/xpg7wv

Showing Bahrain teaser...

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