View Full Version : MLB, Fox, Turner Team On Playoffs Web Video


PSound
10-06-09, 03:53 PM
MLB.com is partnering with Fox Sports and Turner Sports, the rights holders to postseason baseball games, to deliver a new web and mobile video product, Postseason.TV.

Postseason.TV is a subscription product, costing $9.95 for the entire playoffs, with the three companies sharing revenue. Owners of the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch that already purchased the MLB.com At Bat 2009 application get the postseason package at no extra cost.

The product offers 10 stationary camera angles from every playoff game, letting users choose which camera to watch the game from, or watching it through up to four cameras simultaneously. Feeds from TBS HotCorner and Fox will provide video highlights, with real time play-by-play, stats and Twitter updates incorporated into the product. There are no media blackouts.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/356910-MLB_Fox_Turner_Team_On_Playoffs_Web_Video.php

gonzo90017
10-07-09, 01:35 AM
I signed up. And so far i'm dissapointed.

Even though my computer is up to the task and my bandwidth is 5055 kbps according to there bandwidth test (http://mlb.mlb.com/tools/bandwidthdetect/index.html), I had a lot of stuttering.

The audio is about half a second ahead of the video. So you basically hear what's about to happen.

They also tell you, you can watch the game with up to four cameras at the same time. The only problem is that they are not in sync! In one window the player is barely coming up to bat in another he's already gotten a hit! Which makes to whole thing worthless and unwatchable.

And if you were planning to watch the playoffs using Boxee and it's MLB.tv application guess what? It's only available through Boxee if you have a MLB.tv Premium account.
So if you paid for the $9.99 Postseason.TV subscription like I did you're out of luck.

And no access to the HD feed either. You need to pay extra for that.