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Why no football commentary online?

If you're wondering why you've logged onto BBC Lancashire to listen in to the football - read on to find out why we are unable to stream our commentary on Listen Live...

It is a rights issue. We negotiate with all our clubs to secure the rights to broadcast commentary on their games.

Like everything else in football, there is a price to pay, but the clubs prefer to offer internet commentary rights as a separate package. The chairmen of all the Premiership and League clubs decided to sell all their internet rights to the one bidder so we've never really had a look in.

Obviously they look to make a profit from this which is why they all offer a subscription package to internet commentary on their official club sites.

Because we only have the rights to carry our commentary within our radio station's broadcast area, we have to 'blob' it out from the internet feed which is why you get the nice lady telling you that the service is not available while the match is on.

The good news, however, is that the BBC does have the rights to FA cup matches, so UK residents can log on to hear games featuring our local sides when that competition gets up and running.

last updated: 11/08/2008 at 15:31
created: 08/09/2006

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james mcmullan
yet more greed from the football clubs we cant all afford subscriptions internet listening should be free it cost enough just to go online. very annoyed preston fan

Carl Giles
I have only recently moved to ontario, Canada from Lancashire.Ican not believe that i will not be able to listen to P N E matches live for free.Iwill have to come back to England.

darren rosenquest
this could be the begining of the end for football as we know it working class fans have been systematically priced out of football 1st ticket prices then sky sports then pay per view now no radio i fear the worst

James
I've just got my home internet connected up and really looking forward to listening to the football (live too far away for radio signal) - and I've just spent the entire 90 mins in disbeleif as I franticly searched the web for commentary. Quite frankly you can stick PPV for radio - it's absolutely ridiculous!

Ken Travis
The Chairmen are not in the real world ! There is no way I will pay to listen to a match on radio !!! It's a rip off price on TV - but Radio ! - must be a joke - no chance here ! I will listen to old fashioned steam radio for free ! Regards Ken

david hughes
its a disgrace that we cant listen to live commentary on the air,clubs are only interested in one thing ,'MONEY' no wonder so many fans are disillusioned.

BIG MAC
IT,S RICH OR POOR GAME AGAIN.SOON YOU,LL BE CHARGED TO WALK OUTSIDE THE GROUND NEVER MIND WATCHING THE MATCH.HOW MUCH WILL IT TAKE BEFORE IT BURSTS,AND WHO WILL BE AROUND TO PICK UP THE PIECES: FORGET WHY BOTHER ANY MORE. ITS ALL MONEY AND NOT THE PEOPLE OR THE FANS, JUST DIRTY MONEY. YOU CAN KEEP IT, IM SICK OF IT.

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