I haven’t been around for a while with other commitments, mainly
wedding stuff, and as there hasn’t been much happening in the world of the
National Basketball League I didn’t have much to say but about a week and a
half ago there was some amazing news that I just couldn’t resist. That’s right, NBL.tv.
Like many NBA fans I bought the League Pass subscription service
last season and it was a blast. Every
game from every team whenever I wanted.
I could go home from work for some lunch and watch the Knicks play
Sacramento or Charlotte face off against the Warriors and it was awesome. For a basketball fan to have every single NBA
game available in high definition was a dream come true and I will definitely
be purchasing it again this season.
Now just imagine this service for the NBL, oh wait you don’t have
to imagine because it is actually happening with NBL.tv! As the article says on the NBL’s website “every NBL game will be broadcast live via an NBL.TV
subscription service for mobile, tablets, PCs and IPTV”, which means no more
waiting for One HD, no more sitting in front of a computer refreshing box
scores this is truly a fantastic decision by the league. If my memory is correct this is the first
ever live online broadcasting service for sports in Australia, ever. In before the money bag sports like the AFL
and NRL as well as the A-League and the various cricket competitions.
The only downside would be the quality of the
broadcasting but it is too early to tell what kind of picture the customers will
be getting from the games. If it can
delivery different levels of quality that uses different levels of bandwidth so
people that don’t have massive download levels on their internet provider can
still enjoy this service it’s a big tick in my book. I just hope that there is a high definition
quality so I can hook my laptop up to my television and sit back on a Friday night
with a great game of basketball.
The best news is that a full season will only
cost $79. That’s right, even if you only
watch your favourite team it comes out to only $2.82 per game and that doesn’t
include all the other games that you will most likely watch. The even better news is if you pre-register
before September 23rd (which is two and a half weeks away) you get
$20 off the price, lowering it to only $59!
What a bargain. Please, please if
you enjoy the NBL get aboard this train so the league sees that there is a
demand for stuff like this and hopefully they will embrace the online section
of the world. Go to http://www.nbl.tv/earlyRegister to
pre-register and get $20 off.
This post sure sounds like a massive advertisement for
NBL.tv and it kind of is, I’m that excited about this idea. If they can pull off something similar to the
NBA’s League Pass I will be a very happy camper and One HD will not be seen on
my TV screen.
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