Link?
Fast food for league name? Oh god.. I thought SM-Liiga tried to improve their image to compete with KHL-narrit.
Yeah, Subway is such a horrible brand to be associated with...
http://www.rankingthebrands.com/Brand-detail.aspx?brandID=92
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbad...nd-target-are-top-brands-for-social-currency/
http://www.mmb580.com/news/subway-1-most-positive-brand-buzz-for-3rd-consecutive-year/
But still, fast food.. seriously?
Many international sports organizations(IOC, UEFA, FIFA, The FA etc.), leagues(NHL, NFL, NBA, CHL etc.), clubs(Bruins, Canadiens, Patriots etc.) and athletes(Michael Phelps etc.) have fast-food chains as major partners.
Like I said, Subway should be a great partner for Liiga; they are massive, absolutely everywhere these days and have a great, fresh brand image.
I mean, the alcohol industry/breweries are by far the biggest sponsors of Finnish hockey at the moment, and you have a problem with Liiga teaming up with a fast-food chain...?
Iltasanomat still keeps calling it SM-liiga
Iltasanomat still keeps calling it SM-liiga
At least YLE and the "other medias" seems to be using combination of both names.So does YLE and other medias.
Kölli nyt turpa kiinni... He talks over tiki all the time. They have tikkanen in the studio and that guy talks all the time.
Not yet possible to subscribe.
This is going to be where to subscribe: http://www.nelonenpro.fi/smliiga/ruutu.html
19,90/month will give you all games on HD and also, NBA, movies and stuff like that. Also possible to subscribe one month at a time, but then its 29,90€/month.
Not sure if this will work outside of Finland. They will have the SM-Liiga rights but if NBA ect is included, I will place my bet on the "no" answer. But let's hope for the best!
There are also going to be better streams than we are used to because of HD, but you never are sure what game is going to be streamed or are they at all.
Now that this Ruutu subscriber service has launched in September can any Finnish poster tell me if the FAQ or anything on the website says it's exclusively for Finnish and/or European ISP subscribers? Google's translation can only go so far in what I imagine I already read as a mangling of the Finnish language, lol. Also, if anyone has subscribed or did the trial can you tell me if the SM-liiga games are archived for on-demand viewing or is it watch in real-time only?
No matter what, this is a HUGE, almost online "Center Ice" type development IMO. Even if it is Finland-exclusive it's still only a matter of using a proxy ISP or ISP cloaker I'd imagine.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Thanks so much QnebO! Much appreciate you answering my questions and also sending Ruutu an email.
The watch on-demand function is the key decider in these types of services IMO so it's great to know it's available.
I will keep checking this thread to see if they ever give you a response about if the service officially works outside of Finland.