Where to watch 2024 CFL preseason games

[blue_gold_84]

https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/09/where-to-watch-2024-cfl-preseason-games/

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

https://www.cfl.ca/2024/05/09/where-to-watch-2024-cfl-preseason-games/

Half the games are streamed, it would be nice to see all their games streamed so I could dump TSN for good.

[theaardvark]

Half the games are streamed, it would be nice to see all their games streamed so I could dump TSN for good.

Looks like they are all streamed for US/Int customers... maybe a US VPN?

[TecnoGenius]

Are you kidding?  I want all the games on TSN.  Streaming is lame as I have to be present at that moment and watch straight through.  I never watch games that way, except maybe WPG ones.  I have a family to look after and feed and a sm. business to run, I can't watch a 3 hour stream straight through.

Now, if they were to make the games available to stream after the fact, that I could go for, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't that way last year.

[TecnoGenius]

From the chart: am I to understand there is only 2 TSN pre-season games being broadcast this year??  Usually half the games are on TSN.  What the heck is that?

And what hoops am I going to have to jump through (or pay) to get access to "CFL+" streams?  Whatever that is...  Since I already pay TSN dearly all year, I really don't want to start paying for some CFL+...

[theaardvark]

Replays of the 1999 Briar make more money than preseason CFL broadcasts, I guess.

To make a TSN quality product, the number of staff and cameras will be much higher than the in-stadium video crews and local announcers that will be doing the streaming.

Why bother broadcasting any preseason games at all if you are not doing them all.

Just make streaming better, and more available.

[TBURGESS]

CFL+ is the home for live streaming CFL games and events where you can watch LIVE from your desktop, mobile, or tablet device. It's free; no account required!
How to stream:

• Sign up by clicking on the event you want to watch below and completing the form. You will not be asked to sign up again if you continue to watch on the same device.
• The stream will start no later than five minutes prior to kickoff. You will not be able to pause, rewind or fast forward during the stream.
• All CFL events and select preseason games are available to our Canadian, U.S., and International fans.

Everyone can watch the pre-season games!

[TecnoGenius]

Replays of the 1999 Briar make more money than preseason CFL broadcasts, I guess.
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Just make streaming better, and more available.

Hehe, ya or 4 channels all with the same event on it instead of putting one aside for CFL.  Groan.

And, thanks (for realz) TB, so it's basically the same as last year.  I just didn't know it was branded "CFL+" as I always thought that was the for-pay USA offering.

And just like last year, no pause, rewind, no later-viewing.  Do they know how hard it is for an autist like me to not be able to pause and slow-mo and rewind and zoom in on every snap looking for 2 tenths of a second IP?!?!     

[TecnoGenius]

Anyone going to make the trek to Mosaic for our 1st game??  Tix should be very cheap as half the STH dump theirs.  I always think about going, but then I remember "pre-season" and it's like meh... but I still am tempted.  Call me crazy, but I always like taking in a Bombers game @Mosaic.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Looks like they are all streamed for US/Int customers... maybe a US VPN?

Yep, guess I'm signing up for Nord VPN again at least for the first month or two, Tried that route last year but all games weren't streamed so eventually signed up with TSN Go to get access to the replays. Yare TV appears to have dropped their CFL streaming service.

[Blueforlife]

https://3downnation.com/2024/05/10/cfl-adds-on-demand-playback-airplay-compatibility-to-free-preseason-streaming-option/

[TecnoGenius]

https://3downnation.com/2024/05/10/cfl-adds-on-demand-playback-airplay-compatibility-to-free-preseason-streaming-option/

Yay!  Now that's awesome.  48-hours to watch delayed/replay.  Not perfect, but pretty darn near good enough.

Thanks CFL!

Thanks BforL for notifying us.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Yay!  Now that's awesome.  48-hours to watch delayed/replay.  Not perfect, but pretty darn near good enough.

Thanks CFL!

Thanks BforL for notifying us.

That feature has always been there, if anything TSN is cutting it back by limiting playback to 48 hrs.

[TecnoGenius]

That feature has always been there, if anything TSN is cutting it back by limiting playback to 48 hrs.

This is CFL, not TSN.  TSN has had delayed/replay, but CFL for last pre-season did not.  Don't worry, I got them confused at first, also, as for me "CFL on TV" == TSN.  But apparently not for the pre-season, and foreign market.

Just to be clear, TSN is having nothing at all to do with the PS games, except for the 2 they are airing.

It does make me wonder, though, if that means the camera crews for the non-TSN games are amateurs/CFL-provided instead of the TSN guys, or maybe the TSN guys contract with CFL just for those?  Surely they aren't just going to have 1-cam, the all-24?  Someone's still gotta be in the "truck" calling camera switches...

[ichabod_crane]

I am going over to Europe for a month starting mid September. The CFL site quickly answered all my questions at this weblink. Regular season CFL games will be available to all International fans! Will be some crazy early morning times though unless afternoon games here in Canada.

https://www.cfl.ca/plus/