Ashes internet blackout

Gusto · Post by **Gusto** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:08 am

http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/ashes-in ... ntentSwap1

Cricket Australia has placed severe restrictions on online video coverage of the much-anticipated series between Australia and England, starting in Brisbane on Thursday.
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Only the BBC website - under a commercial deal with Cricket Australia - will be allowed to webcast Ashes matchplay. Australian fans are likely to be blocked from the BBC content.

Australian online media outlets - including Channel Nine's ninemsn - have been banned from placing any footage of matchplay online.

This sucks being in Japan... Even the paid online services have changed their plans to just highlights and no live footate. I'm planning to roam the live P2Ptv channels (with or without success) looking for it, unless someone here has a spare webcam and tv..? We'll have at least five people here in the apartment watching it if we get access..

nutty · Post by **nutty** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:55 am

Let me know how you go, ive been attempting to try and find a place to sell me a portable tv to watch while at work, but to no luck

Exar Kun · Post by **Exar Kun** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:35 am

My mate just signed up with 3 mobile so for $5 a month he gets TV coverage of the series on his phone. It's a pity my current contract doesn't run out until the end of january!

nutty · Post by **nutty** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:59 am

And my phone doesnt have 3g

Gusto · Post by **Gusto** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:54 pm

I forget who suggested it on msn (just installed it and it defaulted to not recording history), but we're using a paid site that is still showing online coverage

http://www.cricketon.tv us$89 for all 5 tests....

DarrenM · Post by **DarrenM** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:40 am

Any of the cable sports channels on pplive showing it?

Gusto · Post by **Gusto** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:13 pm

dont think so... but I could be wrong.

If you're looking for free coverage, try the shoutbox at http://www.tnlcricket.com/index.html maybe

DarrenM · Post by **DarrenM** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:53 pm

Ah cool, that led me to this page which has a few audio streams

http://www.kushil.net/Cricket.aspx

pixelboy · Post by **pixelboy** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:14 am

Try this...

http://www.cricketaustralia.tv/page/Hom ... 77,00.html

try my login... pixelboy/pixelboy