Originally published at: Apple Announces MLS Season Pass Launch for February 2023 - TidBITS
Starting in February 2023, the MLS Season pass will give soccer fans access to every Major League Soccer match, the entire playoffs, and the Leagues Cup.
I pay Peacock just so I can watch Premier League games, and I pay much less than Apple plans to charge for MLS (1/3 the price, IIRC), an inferior league. And I know ESPN+ has other leagues, again for quite a bit less than this. I wish them well, but I know I’ll pass on this one.
I suppose their coverage will be similar to baseball games where you have to watch in-progress games live. I’m not a fan of that approach. With MVB.tv I can start watching a game about an hour after it starts and skip commercials, pause for bathroom breaks, etc.
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Apple is offering on demand replays.
“ MLS Season Pass
An unprecedented subscription service available to fans in over 100 countries and regions featuring live broadcasts and replays of:
- Every MLS regular season match
- Every MLS playoff and MLS Cup match
- Every Leagues Cup match**
Plus the most expansive and accessible programming lineup ever:
- Matches will feature English and Spanish broadcast crews, and a club’s home radio broadcast
- Hundreds of live MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT matches
- An exclusive live match whip-around show so fans never miss an exciting goal or save
- Game replays, highlights, analysis, and other original programming”
Yes, but I think that means you can’t start rewatching the game until after it’s over. With a 7pm baseball game, that would mean I can’t start watching until after 10pm.
You can watch it the next day, or another day after that.