Exactly. The lists set out what you must have access to in order to watch every game, not alternative access points for some games.
MLS and Apple Broadcasting Deal
- Thread starter Fantazma
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The spoiler thing seems to be an Apple problem, though as some of the comments note the separate F1TV product is also prone to spoilers in race thumbnails, if perhaps less often than Apple.
Relatedly, I've noticed the F1 coverage has not changed at all after the move to Apple. Pre-Apple, you had 2 choices to watch F1 in the States: buy the standalone F1TV product which had its own production or have a cable/satellite package with all the ABC and ESPN channels to watch the Sky Sports coverage. Now, AppleTV gives you access to both with nothing changed, lost or added. It really clarifies that for both F1 and MLS Apple is simply a distribution provider. The limitations of MLS coverage before, during and after games is an MLS issue. Though this has been known since the Apple deal started many people still discuss the Apple production. The issue is MLS went away from a model where ESPN and Fox paid for production (at least on national games) to one where MLS pays, and MLS is only paying so much. Compared to the old local/regional broadcasts, I'm pretty sure it's a mixed bag. Lots of fanbases loved their local coverage but a substantial number seemed to hate them.
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