ISU-TV

[victorskid]

I see that the ISU appears to have a new initiative where they are charging to view the 2025 World Synchro Championships rather than putting them up on the YouTube channel:

https://isutv.isu-skating.com/isu

This is being done in cooperation with SolidSport, the same group that has been providing fee-based video of some of the international competitions.

One wonders if there will be a "season pass" possibility for next season...

 

[HaNguyen]

That would be great! If they can just keep the videos alive for longer than Peacock!

 

[Miezekatze]

I’d happily pay for an offer from the ISU where you pay a fee and can reliably see everything from everywhere...

My friend and I spent 45 hours in a hotel room in Sweden to get a live stream to work due to geoblocking, in the end I paid a whole month for a VPN to see the German stream.

 

[Karen-W]

That would be great! If they can just keep the videos alive for longer than Peacock!

Well, on YT, with a VPN, you can still access past competitions that are geo-blocked here in the US. Last night I re-watched the entire women's final flight from Friday.

But, I wouldn't mind seeing all the Challengers available through one subscription on SolidSport rather than paying a hefty fee each time & not having a stream every time.

 

[Skate Talker]

So what's to say the subscription fee will provide any more coverage than we were able to get for free this year? Some events could still be geo-blocked in some countries. This may just be a way to gain some revenue from the rest that had been free.

(ETA - boy I'm really leaning toward potential negatives in my posts today )