AFC Asian Cup 2019 online Broadcasting info?

[Tehranto]

Broadcasting rights per country, maybe you have access to one of them.

[taha]

Rumours, i repeat rumours, that this YouTube channel will stream it all on YouTube. I think this was the case the last AC as well?

https://www.youtube.com/user/theafcasiancup

I have no source btw, just what seems to be being chatted about on a few intl football forums and betting sites.

[_Navid_]

^^ No. It was only showing the highlights last AC. It is impossible for them to broadcast the games on YouTube due to copyrights.

[taha]

^^ No. It was only showing the highlights last AC. It is impossible for them to broadcast the games on YouTube due to copyrights.

Oh well - illegal stream it is!

[taha]

^^ No. It was only showing the highlights last AC. It is impossible for them to broadcast the games on YouTube due to copyrights.

The more I think about it, I'm almost certain i watched the last AC live on youtube...

[Keano]

The more I think about it, I'm almost certain i watched the last AC live on youtube...

If I am not mistaken, we watched it via AFC Hub channel!?

[taha]

If I am not mistaken, we watched it via AFC Hub channel!?

Rings a bell. Could possibly be shown on that again?

[Nokhodi]

The games were not shown on YouTube.

[Tehranto]

If I am not mistaken, we watched it via AFC Hub channel!?

The last Asian Cup games were NOT shown on YouTube. I am 100% certain about this. I remember buying a stream that is no longer available (One World Sports) to watch the Asian Cup. Each region and country has networks that pay for their rights, being shown on YouTube undermines this, so they will not do this. Again, refer to the chart I posted above.

What you remember is that some of the earlier World Cup qualifiers were shown on YouTube, however i.e. Iran vs. Qatar in Tehran, Iran vs. Uzbekistan in Tashken. The reason we were able to watch it was because no one in North America paid for the rights to broadcast the game.

[taha]

Nokhodi, Tehranto, Navid - thanks for the clarification.

I just can't fathom the fact that there is no broadcast of the games in Europe. I'm sure if a small broadcaster charged £30 for a month pass, they would make an absolute killing - total madness! Personally, I would've been willing to pay a three figure sum if they guaranteed an uninterrupted HD stream. Khak too sareshoon!

[Leicester City]

Be carefull not to sign up for a monthly subscription, these can be a pain in the koon sometimes to cancel.

Abtin, do you still use this? And if so does it have beIN Sports? (The Arabic beIN Sports)

[Damavand]

Abtin, do you still use this? And if so does it have beIN Sports? (The Arabic beIN Sports)

I used to own one just like that. That is a standard Android box and usually does not come with any legitimate or 3rd party applications. You would have to install it manually.

[Abtin]

Nokhodi, Tehranto, Navid - thanks for the clarification.

I just can't fathom the fact that there is no broadcast of the games in Europe. I'm sure if a small broadcaster charged £30 for a month pass, they would make an absolute killing - total madness! Personally, I would've been willing to pay a three figure sum if they guaranteed an uninterrupted HD stream. Khak too sareshoon!

bro its like the issue with nobody wants to sponsor our clothing. They could sell tons of shirts, but nobody is doing it.

[Abtin]

Abtin, do you still use this? And if so does it have beIN Sports? (The Arabic beIN Sports)

It's at my parents place, but I'm sure it would work, I had all the beIN sport channels on it in really good quality.
But as Damavand says, you need to install the addons yourself, but once you get into it, its really easy. There are some really good ones for sport.

[taha]

bro its like the issue with nobody wants to sponsor our clothing. They could sell tons of shirts, but nobody is doing it.

Abtin agha, I think it is a completely different kettle of fish altogether. The primary reason for the lack of kit sponsorship is due to Iran having no respect for international copyright and imitation laws so can't safeguard against knock off kit being sold, secondly because only a small % of Iranian people would be willing to pay £65+ for a shirt, and lastly because Iran is a pariah state without any predictability or political stability (sanctions, social uprisings etc.).

The issue surrounding TV broadcasting is unfathomable and different because we are speaking about a western audience and not only aimed at the Iranian diaspora but the 32 Asian nations represented (the inclusion of India alone will be huge for viewing numbers). The number of second and third gen 'Asians' in these countries is vast and I'm sure they'd be able to make decent profit if they provided the service. Then again, what do I know, the existence of KODI and illegal streams has maybe destroyed the market!

As far as the UK is concerned I'm stunned Eleven Sports, or Amazon that are making tiny strides into taking more football away from Sky/BT haven't used this as an opportunity.