Category: 2014 World Cup
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World Cup Fever Clobbering “TV Everywhere” Authentication Servers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since the beginning of the World Cup 2014 game between USA and Germany (and again during USA-Belgium), we’ve seen people report issues with starting to stream the game on AppleTV and iOS. We were asked to re-verify our cable subscription before seeing USA-Ger on #WatchESPN. Did it happen to anybody else?…
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Watching the World Cup Online If You Are Outside of the United States
Reading Time: 2 minutes Operation Gadget is a U.S. website, and a lot of what we talk about is focused on the products and services that are available in the United States. But some of our readers are outside the United States and Canada. Therefore we try to present information relevant to international readers whenever…
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Watching the World Cup on the Univision Deportes App on iOS
Reading Time: 4 minutes For the 2014 World Cup games up to the Quarterfinal Round, the Univision Deportes app for iOS can be an alternative to paying for a cable television subscription to watch the World Cup on the networks of ESPN or the WatchESPN app. (Univision Deportes means “Univision Sports” in Spanish.) Operation Gadget…
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Watching The World Cup On-Line Using WatchESPN or Univision Deportes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Earlier today, I talked about the hidden features of WatchESPN that benefit U.S. soccer fans who want to watch the 2014 World Cup. Since then, people have been asking me questions like “Yea, but who gets to see WatchESPN, and can I see it if I’m a cord cutter?” Some of…
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Slingbox and WatchESPN Are Both Good for World Cup Watching, For Different Reasons
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Tuesday, Slingbox’s blog published an article Watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This article presents the major unique features of Slingbox that might benefit people interested in watching the World Cup: “No geographical restrictions when using a Slingbox as you have an internet connection wherever you happen to be”. True,…
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Apple TV Turned into a World Cup Highlight Machine by WatchESPN
Reading Time: 4 minutes I found some hidden features of the WatchESPN app on Apple TV that make it the best overall tool for U.S. cable and satellite TV subscribers who want to absorb as much of the sites and sounds of World Cup without actually being there. Most of the features highlighted in this…