Where to WATCH EUROBASKET "legally" online

[Gyroscope]

I remember that in previous tournaments you could buy the right to watch via Internet a specific match (or even the whole tournament), through the official site of the games.

But I was unable to find anything of the sort on eurobasket2009.org

I would gladly pay for the ability to watch the games - not only is it morally right, but it offers far superior image & sound quality

EDIT:
I think the quotes in the title ("legally") are totally misplaced

[auris1]

I remember that in previous tournaments you could buy the right to watch via Internet a specific match (or even the whole tournament), through the official site of the games.

But I was unable to find anything of the sort on eurobasket2009.org

I would gladly pay for the ability to watch the games - not only is it morally right, but it offers far superior image & sound quality

EDIT:
I think the quotes in the title ("legally") are totally misplaced

fibatv.com
I have paid around 30 British pounds for a year’s subscription (inclusive of all other fiba events)

https://secure-fibatv.premiumtv.co.uk/page/secure/loginOrBuy/0,,12805,00.html?target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fibatv.com%2Fpage%2Fsub%2FfibaLive%2F0%2C%2C12805%2C00.html%3F&schemeAndHost=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fibatv.com

Edit
30 Euros
But check this page if your country is eligible for live feed

http://www.fibatv.com/page/faqs/0,,12805,00.html

Plus you get an archive of all games to watch any time you want afterwards
Live and Video on Demand Coverage
2009/2011 FIBA EuroBasket Championships (Men)
No live or delayed streaming of any kind:
Japan
USA
Denmark
Finland
France
Israel
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Poland
Russia
Sweden
Turkey
Pan-Arab Region


so no luck for you,i am affraid

[Gyroscope]

so no luck for you,i am affraid

Dear God...It's funny how you WANT to pay them and they don't let you

*whistles nonchalantly and has other plans in mind*

[Picek]

fibatv.com
I have paid around 30 British pounds for a year’s subscription (inclusive of all other fiba events)

I did the same, by mistake though..
but it turned out to be my best investment this year..

[ip84]

How do you pay by mistake?
What did you think when they asked for your Visa number?

In Israel all the issue of sport broadcast rights is very annoying. From time to time another sport channel is established and starts to buy rights for some of the sport events that where supposed to be at the previous one (and of course they are not free). And the most annoying part is that they make TV-channel suppliers to block the foreign channels if they broadcast the same thing, and probably the same case is here.

[Picek]

How do you pay by mistake?

I thought I was paying 30 € only for U-19 world championship..
it turned out to be a payment for the whole year ..

[ip84]

I thought I was paying 30 € only for U-19 world championship..
it turned out to be a payment for the whole year ..

LOL.
Btw, a Croatian guy who will be at Poznan (from facebook eurobasket group) promised me to bring me games of your young PG there... Toni something
So I guess that he really worth watching...

[Picek]

Toni something

Prostran

So I guess that he really worth watching...

he is good... hopefully he will be given more minutes at his club this year..

[HIGHLANDER]

So Greece is eligible?

[chrisfiss]

sounds cool, so with 30 euros we can watch all eurobasket 2009 and world championship 2010!
A question for those who have used this service? is the reliable or it disconnects all the time? are all the matches available to watch live? lastly are the matches broadcasted with the natural sound from the stadium or there is someone commenting on the game?

edit: its actually 22 euros!

[Lewis]

fibatv

[fasoulaki]

sounds cool, so with 30 euros we can watch all eurobasket 2009 and world championship 2010!
A question for those who have used this service? is the reliable or it disconnects all the time? are all the matches available to watch live? lastly are the matches broadcasted with the natural sound from the stadium or there is someone commenting on the game?

edit: its actually 22 euros!

I watched the games of the EC 2005 & WC 2006 by this service and the quality was quite good.

Games in the group phase were without comments. but you could hear some trash talk under the baskets and the coaches speaking during time out.

In the final stages there was an English native speaker commenting the games but still you could here a lot of interesting things from the players on the field and during time out.

I remember for example that in the WC 2006 final I heared Gianniakis shouting to this player during a time out in the 2nd quarter that they will watch together the videos after the game to see how the team gave away this game. So for Giannakis the final was lost already in the 2nd quarter.

[Marble]

sounds cool, so with 30 euros we can watch all eurobasket 2009 and world championship 2010!
A question for those who have used this service? is the reliable or it disconnects all the time? are all the matches available to watch live? lastly are the matches broadcasted with the natural sound from the stadium or there is someone commenting on the game?

edit: its actually 22 euros!

I don't think so.. It is 22 Euros indeed, but only for the upcoming European Championship and some other competitions until August 2010. So the WC 2010 is not included. They'll ask for more money then..

[inaminute23]

If you live in the UK it is on bbc online

[chrisfiss]

If you live in the UK it is on bbc online

I only know of the iplayer and the bbc news stream. Is there any other stream that broadcasts sports??? Can you give the URL please?!