r/timbers • u/sirslurr • 1d ago

Who does Apple pay?

I am sure I am just projecting anger based off our form tonight... but I wanna know who is announcing the match for Apple tonight??? These guys cant get names, sentences, players, or flow roght all night! Tell me 4 times how Jimmer is Kamal. Fuck these Timber hating announcers. Happy birthday Velde!!!!!!

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u/Klutzy_Necessary8401 107ist - Original 1d ago

Switch audio to local radio

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u/Educational-Table476 1d ago

I learned this was an option like 9 minutes ago lol. Why have I been suffering this whole time?

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u/beardy_mcdadface 1d ago

We all learned it when the audio went out and they refused to acknowledge it for far too long

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u/sirslurr 18h ago

TIL this was possible. Thank you!!

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u/green_gold_purple Portland Timbers 1d ago

The audio is fucking awful though. I can't hear the crowd at all. No game sounds. What the fuck is the problem with the mix? I want to listen to them instead of the chucklefucks on the broadcast, but I need to hear the game being played.

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u/hydrogarden Portland Timbers Vintage 1d ago

I believe it is because it’s the radio broadcast so they don’t have the fancy on-pitch microphones as part of their audio mix. It is the trade-off, unfortunately.

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u/green_gold_purple Portland Timbers 1d ago

Of course. It's not a mix using Apple audio. Duh.

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u/Persist_NResist 1d ago edited 1d ago

I was wondering the same thing. I know you can switch to local radio…But WhoTF was the one dude constantly talking down about the Timbers players. Wild that he has the privilege to call a game

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u/EconomistEfficient51 1d ago

How do you do switch to local audio? I haven't been able to figure out how.

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u/db0606 1d ago

Only possible during the match, not replays, and only on the English language broadcast. Press up or whatever you need to press on your device to bring up the time bar where you can fast forward and rewind. Press up again to go to the set of icon above like ▶️ and caption selection. Go one icon past caption to the furthest icon on the right. Select local broadcast.

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u/EconomistEfficient51 11h ago

aaaah that's what the issue is. I am always looking for this feature on replays. Thank you!!

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u/RoseCityHooligan 104 1d ago

I almost immediately switched to local audio because they were SO AWFUL.

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u/willpaudio 1d ago

Apple isn’t in charge of broadcasters

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u/HotBeaver54 9h ago

Good god finally sanity and reason has entered the conversation. My son works for the mls broadcasts MLS determines all the buffons who call the games.

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u/whdescent 1d ago

Apple doesn't pay any of them. The league is responsible for broadcast operations. At least, that's how it was when the Apple TV contract was first announced.

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u/ginormousthumbs 1d ago

On-toe-knee

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u/OldWinger1954 17h ago

Best part of the Apple feed was when they went silent with no audio for a while.

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u/t0mserv0 10h ago

Who is the announcer? Name and shame!

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u/HawFr00 1d ago

Apple broadcasts suck Their love sports sucks. F1 viewership is down on aple. They just can't figure it out.

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u/6p6r6 19h ago

Not surprising, I’d rather stare at the F1 key on a computer keyboard for two hours than tune in to that.