I agree. My son would love this but already paying $42.95 AUD for Premier One in Australia and the MLS addon is $19.99 sick of getting robbed on subscriptions in Australia. Even Disney+ is $139.99 over here now.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Launches MLS Season Pass on Apple TV App Starting at $12.99 per Month
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Not really considering every subscription these days is going up without offering anymore for the price rises. We will end up owning nothing in the end.
Surely you are better off hoping Apple buy the rights for the Championship?
Prices increase. Welcome to the global economy. Have you looked at your grocery bill?
Season ticket holders get free MLS pass with Apple TV, so you can watch all the away games.
I have season tix but will probably only make half of the games. Love that I can watch without blackouts! Now if I could get SportsNet LA without cable...
Forgive me if I've missed it, but has there been any mention of resolution for the streams? I got spoiled watching the World Cup in 4K, so it would be incredible if they're doing that. They're pretty much the pinnacle of visual quality among the streaming services from what I can tell, so hopefully they're carrying that over to sports.
Either way, I'm thrilled about this! Juggling how I was going to watch certain games last year was exhausting. Knowing for certain that I can watch every single match is a huge relief.
Either way, I'm thrilled about this! Juggling how I was going to watch certain games last year was exhausting. Knowing for certain that I can watch every single match is a huge relief.
Happy to know that it is available in many countries.
Would have paid $12.99 a month for NFL pass on apple tv...
MLS was already behind the ESPN+ paywall with blackouts. When you break this down, if you pay the yearly fee of $99, it is less than $3 per game. And when you add in that we also get the MLS cup and the Leagues Cup the cost per game goes down even lower. How is this a terrible price?
Of the smartest 20% of people in the US, I wonder how many of them watch NASCAR?
Because most games were available to the normal fan with basic cable last year, and now they're not. This will be worth it for me, but it's a total disaster for the sport. Young kids won't have access unless their parents are already fans. If I'm over at my buddy's house, I won't be able to flip on the game casually and watch it with him. It kills the growth by limiting access.
6 games a week are free. There's more free games through Apple than were ever available in previous years.
Last year, I could watch most (might've been all, but I am not sure) Union game in the Philadelphia area on basic cable or over the air. Now I can watch zero through that method.
The casual/potential fan now needs Apple TV to see anything. It is now more difficult for the casual fan (who is generally going to be interested in watching their home team) to watch the league.
Yes the Union were one of the only teams in the country that were available over the air. You are unlucky. Everyone else is benefitting.
Generally the games were not available via cable/OTA in my area. Some LAFC games were available OTA on a local station, but not all of them. I didn't get to watch any LA Galaxy games at all last year.
That's simply not true (assuming you're in the LA area). The majority of LA Galaxy last year were available on Spectrum Sportsnet last year.
LA Galaxy Announce 2022 Local Broadcast Schedule | LA Galaxy
LOS ANGELES (Friday, May 13, 2022) – The LA Galaxy today announced its local broadcast schedule, which officially kicks off Saturday, May 14 on Spectrum SportsNet, its local television home. LA Galaxy regular season games on SportsNet will be called by Joe Tutino alongside U.S. Men’s National...
www.lagalaxy.com
The majority of LAFC games were available OTA on KCOP 13. Most of the rest were available as a national feed (ESPN or FS1, both on cable). There were a few that were behind ESPN's paywall or only broadcast on Spanish language channels (not sure if you could change the language to present it in English), but that was the exception not the rule.
Last year, both teams had the majority of their games on cable/OTA. Both of these teams will now have zero games OTA or on cable.