[LM24 Race] Le Mans 24 - Online and Streaming Viewing

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Any online sites for viewing 24 Hours of Le Mans coverage from North America? Thanks!

[gregtummer]

Speed usually shows coverage online during their TV breaks. I think they are covering 22 hours this year, so 2 hours should be online.

Audi and Corvette usually have onboard streams at their websites. Links will be posted in the Le Mans 24 race thread when it goes up.

If you have SPEED Channel though on your TV package, that is the best way to watch in North America.

[aneesh99]

You should be able to find some 'non-official' feeds but I can't endorse that on the forum

If you want radio coverage, Radio Le Mans is the place to be

[deggis]

This should probably become the general streaming thread then. Links will get lost in the race thread anyway.

Ideally, there there would be the official WEC Dailymotion stream, but I don't expect that... since the tv rights are probably separate from WEC rights and this is the race that actually has broadcast demand.

Audi has a countdown (in Silverstone & Spa it was the WEC Dailymotion stream, but now for LM24 it could be just the onboard feed(s)):

http://www.audi-liveracing.com/desktop/index.jsp

Any Australians here? Does Tensport still have the rights like it did last year and also streamed the whole race? Below link will be geo-blocked, but that can be stupidly easily bypassed with a simple browser extension (with Chrome, can post instructions later, this is completely legal if someone is concerned about that):

http://tensport.com.au/motorsport-live-streaming.htm

[Steptoe]

Originally Posted by deggis

Any Australians here? Does Tensport still have the rights like it did last year and also streamed the whole race? Below link will be geo-blocked, but that can be stupidly easily bypassed with a simple browser extension (with Chrome, can post instructions later, this is completely legal if someone is concerned about that):

http://tensport.com.au/motorsport-live-streaming.htm

The ten commentary team have mentioned Le Mans but have not confirmed what the schedule will be. They usually show it through most of our night (start of race for about 1st 6 hours) then normal programmes and show the finish later in the day. That said that was on TV, their online stream could show it all? Not sure what they did last year as I was trackside in France.

[porsche91722]

Originally Posted by Steptoe

The ten commentary team have mentioned Le Mans but have not confirmed what the schedule will be. They usually show it through most of our night (start of race for about 1st 6 hours) then normal programmes and show the finish later in the day. That said that was on TV, their online stream could show it all? Not sure what they did last year as I was trackside in France.

Greg Rust tweeted a week or so ago -"We are streaming it live on the TenSport website."
They streamed it last year and it was great for the whole race, so fingers crossed, they will be doing the same again this year. (plus RLM of course)

[deggis]

If I remember correctly... it was a nonstop no-commentary feed or then nonstop but used Eurosport's commentary.

[Flem]

I'm on holiday in North America during the race, don't think I'm going to be able to keep up with the race so might have to wait until I get back and then get the Radio Lemans podcast and catch up that way

Next year I'm planning my holidays a lot better!

[deggis]

Nismotv will have some coverage (probably a pitlane camera or something):

http://www.youtube.com/user/nismotv2013

Promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE35lUUnhzw

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by deggis

Nismotv will have some coverage (probably a pitlane camera or something):

http://www.youtube.com/user/nismotv2013

Promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE35lUUnhzw

Didn't they have a dedicated onboard channel in the FIA GT/Blancpain races? If they did, then they might have a dedicated onboard from the 42 Zytek.

[Adam43]

Eurosport will have coverage and that can be viewed online, or view an app. Did it last year and it was very good.

[deggis]

Actually that was not yet mentioned in this thread... in other words: Eurosport Player, this works only in Europe and 1-month subscription costs 5.90 eur:

http://www.eurosportplayer.com

I didn't use it last year. Is it still using Microsoft Silverlight (and not Flash)? What's the best quality option (Megabits)?

So far, either this or the Tensport stream (with the geoblock-bypassing instructions I posted earlier) is the most guaranteed way to watch. The not so legal links will of course start popping up once the sessions start.

[jsTrecu]

Originally Posted by deggis

Actually that was not yet mentioned in this thread... in other words: Eurosport Player, this works only in Europe and 1-month subscription costs 5.90 eur:

http://www.eurosportplayer.com

I didn't use it last year. Is it still using Microsoft Silverlight (and not Flash)? What's the best quality option (Megabits)?

So far, either this or the Tensport stream (with the geoblock-bypassing instructions I posted earlier) is the most guaranteed way to watch. The not so legal links will of course start popping up once the sessions start.

It still uses Silverlight, about the bitrate I'm not sure, and can't check right now. If you really want to know I can tell you tomorrow, I think it was 3000kbits but can't confirm.
Just renewed my suscription for a month a couple of days ago to watch LM, watched some tennis and quality was good.

[Nick Woodbury]

Hehe. I remember Rob Nock's 24 Minutes in 2011. He seemed incredibly uncomfortable in front of the camera and unsuited for a television show.

[jsTrecu]

Originally Posted by jsTrecu

It still uses Silverlight, about the bitrate I'm not sure, and can't check right now. If you really want to know I can tell you tomorrow, I think it was 3000kbits but can't confirm.
Just renewed my suscription for a month a couple of days ago to watch LM, watched some tennis and quality was good.

Well, I was wrong with the Eurosport quality, it's only 1800kbps
In my 21" monitor it looks good, but just tried on my 24" and it's pretty bad if you are close (desk). No HD anymore on their player, just SD, which is no worth a 6€ suscription IMO, it's about the same quality as the WEC free stream. I'm a little bit disappointed...

[Grasshopper 6]

Originally Posted by jsTrecu

Well, I was wrong with the Eurosport quality, it's only 1800kbps
In my 21" monitor it looks good, but just tried on my 24" and it's pretty bad if you are close (desk). No HD anymore on their player, just SD, which is no worth a 6€ suscription IMO, it's about the same quality as the WEC free stream. I'm a little bit disappointed...

I have just subscribed to Eurosport to watch the race today but am unable
to locate anything to do with Le Mans.

Could you possibly advise please ?
Grasshopper 6

[deggis]

Originally Posted by jsTrecu

Well, I was wrong with the Eurosport quality, it's only 1800kbps
In my 21" monitor it looks good, but just tried on my 24" and it's pretty bad if you are close (desk). No HD anymore on their player, just SD, which is no worth a 6€ suscription IMO, it's about the same quality as the WEC free stream. I'm a little bit disappointed...

Thanks. Is there going to be a standalone stream for Le Mans anyway? This was the case when I last time used it (2011). Also if I remember correctly the HD feed option varies locally?

6e isn't much imho, when you divide it by the hours (and not only the race hours, plus other sessions).

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by jsTrecu

Well, I was wrong with the Eurosport quality, it's only 1800kbps
In my 21" monitor it looks good, but just tried on my 24" and it's pretty bad if you are close (desk). No HD anymore on their player, just SD, which is no worth a 6€ suscription IMO, it's about the same quality as the WEC free stream. I'm a little bit disappointed...

Will there be a WEC stream. It was OK for Spa.

[Adam43]

Last year I just got the iPad app and it was decent quality. Seems to be £2.99 for a months subscription through iTunes. I will get at some point over the weekend, I don't use it at any other point in the year so only get it for Le Mans. I know it seems a bit odd buying it for something you go to, but it is cheap and will probably get a little watch during practice on the way down.

[crooky]

I'm ready. Thanks Eurosport!

[deggis]

That magazine... 24 Facepalm-worthy Minutes of Robbie Knock.

Worst thing is of course that they air it while a session or even a RACE is going on (altough according to the Eurosport schedule(s) the race seems to then always move to ES2).

[Lagunaseca_4life]

hmm looks like im going to have to work from hour three to hour 8 of the race, would i be able to stream from wec.com or audi.tv like always?thanks

[sublimao]

Last year I watched the great race on Sportlemon.tv
which is on http://www.frombar.com/ motorsport section of course
hope this helps.

[deggis]

Originally Posted by Lagunaseca_4life

hmm looks like im going to have to work from hour three to hour 8 of the race, would i be able to stream from wec.com or audi.tv like always?thanks

No proof of official fiawec.com streaming, Audi TV might be just onboards. So alternative would be this:

http://tensport.com.au/motorsport-live-streaming.htm
(or http://tensport.com.au/lemans-live-streaming.htm)

Instructions: http://tentenths.com/forum/showpost....26&postcount=9

^ Might be smart to do that trick for example right now, and not about 2½ minutes before the race.

[Adam43]

Thanks for the info. I would probably have Eurosport anyway to double my chances, but now I know I have to!