To stream or not to stream

23 Nov 2009

The average working man is being priced out of going to watch football. Whereas once the price of a ticket was the equivalent of a trip to the cinema, it can now cost up to ten times that amount. Factor in travel expenses, food, drink and a programme and a family day out could end up costing far more than most can reasonably afford.

Luckily whilst the live game has become less accessible, the amount of football available for the average fan to watch has grown dramatically. Not that long ago fans were limited to two or three highlights packages from the top flight plus a live game on a Sunday. Now Sky and ESPN show 138 live Premier league games each year and also show League football all the way down to the conference plus the German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish leagues. The cost of subtraction to these channels is significantly less than going to a Premier League ground every other week but they are not cheap and they do not allow a fan to watch his or her own team every week.

There is a way that fans can watch all the live games shown by Sky and ESPN as well as all of their favourite teams matches, pay per view boxing events and hundreds of other sporting events from table tennis to judo. The arrival of broadband has meant it is now possible to watch or "stream" live sports directly on to your P.C.

Simply by visiting sites such as Justin.tv and UStream.tv will give you a large choice of past present and live sporting events currently being streamed, these include Premier League football, UFC, cricket and many others. Unfortunately because these websites don't support illegal streaming of sports the streams are often taken down at the copywriter's request. The quality of Flash streams used by these websites is often quite poor and they struggle to deal with large numbers. You can also get live streaming through some of the online bookmakers including Bet365 check them out at

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One grade up from the simple Flash streaming of Justin.tv and its ilk is peer-to-peer streaming. Known simply as P2P, it requires a software installation e.g. Sopcast, TVU player or TVAnts. P2P streaming is usually of a higher quality and can handle much greater traffic, also because most of these applications are developed and maintained in China it is virtually impossible for copyright owners to prevent them from running. My P2P.eu is an incredible site through which fans can gain access to just about any sporting event being filmed. Again because of the illegality of streaming without permission streams are not guaranteed and often have slight time delays or will go down without warning.

The final alternative seems to provide the best of both worlds. Legal sites such as LiveOnlineFooty and Livesoccertv stream all Premier League games, Pay per view boxing and much more. The streams are 100% guaranteed and are always of a good quality if not quite in HD. LiveOnlineFooty will even do it's best to stream viewers requests. The catch is of course that these sites are not free but at less than the price of a pint of beer for a months subscription they do represent fantastic value.

The average working man may not be able to watch live football any more but he can watch more sport than he ever thought possible and at a price he can easily afford!

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whichsportsbook.co.uk's Carolyn M Jones explains the different live streaming options available, and points out there is a legal implication when watching live sport through streaming. Carolyn advises to always check the validity of any live streaming site first.

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	To stream or not to stream 23 Nov 2009 The average working man is being priced out of going to watch football. Whereas once the price of a ticket was the equivalent of a trip to the cinema, it can now cost up to ten times that amount. Factor in travel expenses, food, drink and a programme and a family day out could end up costing far more than most can reasonably afford. Luckily whilst the live game has become less accessible, the amount of football available for the average fan to watch has grown dramatically. Not that long ago fans were limited to two or three highlights packages from the top flight plus a live game on a Sunday. Now Sky and ESPN show 138 live Premier league games each year and also show League football all the way down to the conference plus the German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish leagues. The cost of subtraction to these channels is significantly less than going to a Premier League ground every other week but they are not cheap and they do not allow a fan to watch his or her own team every week. There is a way that fans can watch all the live games shown by Sky and ESPN as well as all of their favourite teams matches, pay per view boxing events and hundreds of other sporting events from table tennis to judo. The arrival of broadband has meant it is now possible to watch or "stream" live sports directly on to your P.C. Simply by visiting sites such as Justin.tv and UStream.tv will give you a large choice of past present and live sporting events currently being streamed, these include Premier League football, UFC, cricket and many others. Unfortunately because these websites don't support illegal streaming of sports the streams are often taken down at the copywriter's request. The quality of Flash streams used by these websites is often quite poor and they struggle to deal with large numbers. You can also get live streaming through some of the online bookmakers including Bet365 check them out at If you'd like to try your hand at novelty which sports book. One grade up from the simple Flash streaming of Justin.tv and its ilk is peer-to-peer streaming. Known simply as P2P, it requires a software installation e.g. Sopcast, TVU player or TVAnts. P2P streaming is usually of a higher quality and can handle much greater traffic, also because most of these applications are developed and maintained in China it is virtually impossible for copyright owners to prevent them from running. My P2P.eu is an incredible site through which fans can gain access to just about any sporting event being filmed. Again because of the illegality of streaming without permission streams are not guaranteed and often have slight time delays or will go down without warning. The final alternative seems to provide the best of both worlds. Legal sites such as LiveOnlineFooty and Livesoccertv stream all Premier League games, Pay per view boxing and much more. The streams are 100% guaranteed and are always of a good quality if not quite in HD. LiveOnlineFooty will even do it's best to stream viewers requests. The catch is of course that these sites are not free but at less than the price of a pint of beer for a months subscription they do represent fantastic value. The average working man may not be able to watch live football any more but he can watch more sport than he ever thought possible and at a price he can easily afford! ------------------------------ whichsportsbook.co.uk's Carolyn M Jones explains the different live streaming options available, and points out there is a legal implication when watching live sport through streaming. Carolyn advises to always check the validity of any live streaming site first.