MillionDollarDream
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 27 Jun 2013
- Messages
- 2,891
Maldeika said:supercrystal7 said:I know that a winter break is no guarantee of weather and it seems weather patterns are changing a bit, but I guess it is a general guide.Maldeika said:It is not really like this. But you can still see much football for free. A summary of the Saturday matches is shown between 18:30 and 20:00 on Saturday on free TV. A lot still hear the radio broadcasts.
The real big football fans have Sky what broadcasts really all Bundesliga matches and all CL and Cup matches. The Bundesliga matches are in a Bundesliga package - the CL and Cup matches are in the "sports package" that includes formula 1 and other sports, too. The Bundesliga package costs me about 30 EUR each month. I do not have the sports package - it would cost me an additional 12 EUR each months and I am really only interested most in the Bayern matches. And the 3 group matches that are not shown on free TV I can stream somehow (and get a download later to watch them again) - and in the later stages I might buy a single ticket for the CL day (that costs 15 EUR) or stream, too. Depends how import the match is for me. Last year I streamed the Arsenal match but bought the single tickets for Juve and Barcelona.
The formula one is broadcasted in free TV, too.
One of the Wednesday CL matches is broadcasted in free TV. Usually it is Bayern if it is on Wednesday as they have the most fans. The Moskow match might not be as it starts earlier.
You mean - 3 teams make the quarter finals in the CL. Last year it was two teams in the semi final - and the first match between Bayern-Barcelona was not broadcasted in open German TV as well as the second match between Real and Dortmund. You need to have Sky to watch that.
-------------
The winter break does not guarantee that you have nice weather with the matches. You cannot plan weather - it might be colder some years in November or February. With the break you somehow play 4 or five weeks less in that colder period.
Good seeing how TV works there.
Still makes me laugh you saying you can get a CL ticket for 15 euros. I remember paying 30quid for Palace matches in the championship.
That single CL ticket is just for Sky customners without Sport package. You get all matches from Tuesday and Wednesday - so it is actually a two-day-package.
It is inconvinient to go into the stadium at temperatures less than 10 degrees. You cannot do a longer break than Germany does and it is best to take it in January then. And it has its advantages. Italy and Spain make holidays around Xmas and New Years, too - but just about 2 weeks - they do not have a football at Xmas tradition like in England, too. Maybe it has to do with being more religious in that countries, too - atleast with being catholic...
We do not have different PayTV packages in Germany. It is Sky or free TV - and the free TV parts into public and private TV stations. The public TV stations can only send advertisings in the preevening programme. About 3.5 million households in Germany get Sky. The average household size in Germany is 2.01 - so about 7 million of 80 million Germans watch PayTV - the most probably because of sports.
Five to 6 million Germans watch the Bundesliga Highlight show in public TV every Saturday.
I wish Bundesliga put their highlight show on their official YouTube channel like Ligue 1 does. I believe Bundesliga still only comes on GolTv here in the states.