Willow.tv announces monthly subscription at $15/mo

[SaiSrini]

Not sure if this should go into 'Cricket Discussion' but anyways posting here. Willow.tv, who have the official rights to the streaming of most international matches, have announced monthly subscription to their site. It costs $14.99 per month, and you should get most of the international matches that are streamed on Willow.tv through this subscription.

Sounds like an amazing plan. If this gets extended to Dish Network/DirecTV and if we can get a cricket channel on either of these providers for $15/month and watch all cricket in that package, it would be amazing. Even $20/month would be fine if we can get all cricket under the satellite provider and can watch it on standard definition TV. I will now unsubscribe from my current illegal provider (paying $10/month) and get this subscription.

 

[pcfan123]

sold

 

[shravi]

What do you mean by "most"?

 

[pcfan123]

Fixtures-Archive :: Willow TV

Tue Aug 10 04:00 CDT 2010 1st ODI - India v New Zealand. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Fri Aug 13 04:00 CDT 2010 2nd ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Mon Aug 16 04:00 CDT 2010 3rd ODI - Sri Lanka v India. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Wed Aug 18 05:00 CDT 2010 3rd Test - England v Pakistan. Kennington Oval. London
Thu Aug 19 04:00 CDT 2010 4th ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Sun Aug 22 04:00 CDT 2010 5th ODI - Sri Lanka v India. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Wed Aug 25 04:00 CDT 2010 6th ODI - India v New Zealand. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Wed Aug 25 04:00 CDT 2010 Final - TBC v TBC. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Thu Aug 26 05:00 CDT 2010 4th Test - England v Pakistan. Lords. London
Sun Sep 5 09:30 CDT 2010 1st T20I - England v Pakistan. Sophia Gardens. Cardiff
Tue Sep 7 12:00 CDT 2010 2nd T20I - England v Pakistan. Sophia Gardens. Cardiff
Fri Sep 10 04:15 CDT 2010 1st ODI - England v Pakistan. Riverside Ground. Chester-le-Street
Fri Sep 10 10:30 CDT 2010 1st T20. Group B - Mumbai Indians v Lions. New Wanderers Stadium. Johannesburg
Sat Sep 11 06:30 CDT 2010 2nd T20. Group A - Warriors v Wayamba. St Georges Park. Port Elizabeth
Sat Sep 11 10:30 CDT 2010 3rd T20. Group A - Central Districts v Chennai Super Kings. Kingsmead. Durban
Sun Sep 12 04:15 CDT 2010 2nd ODI - England v Pakistan. Headingley. Leeds
Sun Sep 12 06:30 CDT 2010 4th T20 Group B - Lions v South Australia SuperSport Park Centurion
Sun Sep 12 10:30 CDT 2010 5th T20 Group B - Royal Challengers Bangalore v TBC SuperSport Park. Centurion
Mon Sep 13 10:30 CDT 2010 6th T20, Group A - Victoria v Warriors St Georges Park. Port Elizabeth
Tue Sep 14 10:30 CDT 2010 7th T20 Group A - Mumbai Indians v South Australia Kingsmead Durban
Wed Sep 15 06:30 CDT 2010 8th T20, Group A - Central Districts v Victoria SuperSport Park,
Wed Sep 15 10:30 CDT 2010 9th T20, Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Wayamba SuperSport Park. Centurion
Thu Sep 16 10:30 CDT 2010 10th T20 Group B - Mumbai Indians v TBC Kingsmead Durban
Fri Sep 17 04:15 CDT 2010 3rd ODI - England v Pakistan. Kennington Oval. London
Fri Sep 17 10:30 CDT 2010 11th T20 Group B - Royal Challengers Bangalore v South Australia Kingsmead Durban
Sat Sep 18 06:30 CDT 2010 12th T20 Group A - Central Districts v Warriors St Georges Park Port Elizabeth
Sat Sep 18 10:30 CDT 2010 13th T20 Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Victoria St Georges Park Port Elizabeth
Sun Sep 19 06:30 CDT 2010 14th T20 Group B - Lions v TBC New Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg
Sun Sep 19 10:30 CDT 2010 15th T20 Group B - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore Kingsmead Durban
Mon Sep 20 08:30 CDT 2010 4th ODI - England v Pakistan. Lords. London
Mon Sep 20 10:30 CDT 2010 16th T20 Group A - Victoria v Wayamba SuperSport Park Centurion
Tue Sep 21 06:30 CDT 2010 17th T20 Group B - South Australia v TBC New Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg
Tue Sep 21 10:30 CDT 2010 18th T20, Group B - Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore New Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg
Wed Sep 22 06:30 CDT 2010 19th T20 Group A - Central Districts v Wayamba St Georges Park Port Elizabeth
Wed Sep 22 09:30 CDT 2010 5th ODI - England v Pakistan. The Rose Bowl. Southampton
Wed Sep 22 10:30 CDT 2010 20th T20 Group A - Chennai Super Kings v Warriors St Georges Park Port Elizabeth
Fri Sep 24 10:30 CDT 2010 1st semi-final - TBC v TBC Kingsmead, Durban
Sat Sep 25 10:30 CDT 2010 2nd semi-final - TBC v TBC SuperSport Park, Centurion
Sun Sep 26 10:30 CDT 2010 Final - TBC v TBC New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Sun Sep 26 19:00 CDT 2010 Reserve
Sun Sep 26 19:00 CDT 2010 Reserve
Wed Nov 24 17:59 CST 2010 1st Test - Australia v England. Brisbane Cricket Ground. Woolloongabba. Brisbane
Thu Dec 2 17:30 CST 2010 2nd Test - Australia v England. Adelaide Oval
Wed Dec 15 20:30 CST 2010 3rd Test - Australia v England. Western Australia Cricket Association Ground. Perth
Sat Dec 25 17:59 CST 2010 4th Test - Australia v England. Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sun Jan 2 18:00 CST 2011 5th Test - Australia v England

Mark added 0 Minutes and 20 Seconds later...

Its got the Ashes!

 

[sohum]

Umm... I'm so in.

 

[pcfan123]

Bought this last night

Finally, decent quality and no more Indian ads! I'll never go back to watching on Indian channels again. Not sure how you guys deal with those ads, 200 a minute and usually for "whitening" cream :laugh

 

[Sureshot]

As in teeth whitening?

 

[pcfan123]

Nope, skin whitening, I thought it was just a one off but almost every 3rd commercial is for "fairness cream" or skin whitening. Its quite sickening

 

[SaiSrini]

What do you mean by "most"?

I mean, not all games might be available on Willow.tv. Certain games could go to ESPN360 or some other provider and Willow might not get access to it. But Willow.tv is the primary provider of 'most' international cricket and so for North American subscribers, this will be a boon.

I just hope they dont introduce the restriction as in 'Dish Network Zee Sports America' where you cant unsubscribe at anytime you want (you have to be subscribed for a year). I guess the illegal sites will now be forced to reduce their monthly price and close shop.

SaiSrini added 2 Minutes and 7 Seconds later...

Bought this last night

Finally, decent quality and no more Indian ads! I'll never go back to watching on Indian channels again. Not sure how you guys deal with those ads, 200 a minute and usually for "whitening" cream :laugh

Now that they are providing it on monthly subscription, I fear that ads could come in so that they recover enough money for themselves and for paying off to the source providers.

 

[pcfan123]

I don't think Willow can put their own ads, anyways none so far. Will let you know if that changes.

The quality is notably improved on Willow though since the Ashes.

 

[pcfan123]

The feed is delayed compared to cricinfo commentary. It's delayed by exactly 1 ball! Its kind of fun to read the description then see the action unwind.

 

[nightprowler10]

Wow! Sweet deal. Too bad we suck.

 

[SaiSrini]

The feed is delayed compared to cricinfo commentary. It's delayed by exactly 1 ball! Its kind of fun to read the description then see the action unwind.

That should be OK. When the game goes on, I dont use Cricinfo and dont let anyone at home use it and tell me the scores.

 

[pcfan123]

Id say its damn close to SD television. Also full replays and highlights of all series and the interactive scorecard is awesome.

Very sweet deal.

 

[sohum]

Bought this the first day it was announced. Managed to catch a bit of the India-Sri Lanka 3rd Test.