World Cup TV bid rejected, again

• ahtansh

  26 Mar 10, 09:57

  Another Bid another failure! Are we really going to miss watching World Cup games "live"?!

  World Cup TV bid rejected, again 
   
  Irene Tham
  Fri, Mar 26, 2010
  The Straits Times  
  LOCAL telcos SingTel and StarHub still cannot meet the asking price for rights to broadcast the 2010 World Cup.

  The Straits Times understands that the latest joint bid by the telcos was rejected recently by Fifa.

  A person familiar with discussions, but who did not want to be named, said: 'The bids have not been accepted.

  Shouldn't FAS, Mediacorp, Sports Council, MDA, Starhub, Singtel and Government agencies all come together to solve this problem?

  Without a Singapore soccer team in the World Cup by 2010, I can understand but cannot even watch the Games "live" in Singapore - Isn't it a Joke. Singapore - World Class! My Singapore, Uniquely Singapore.

   

• BaByBoY

  26 Mar 10, 10:28

  just watch online lohz..

  who cares abt the gov who don care for us?

  wanna push the GDP high high, now other ppl wanna charge us high high also, thinking the nation is rich.. what bull sheet is our gov getting us into, i don blame singtel or starhub, since the bid price is already so high.. u tink WC stupid enuff to let a rich nation get the broadcast rights cheaply??? they`re already preparing their butcher knife already..

  be prepared for no WC singapore.

• BJK

  26 Mar 10, 10:55

  You can still watch the matches as we can switch to RTM, TV 3 or Indonesia channel but you have to use HDB antenna or but another antenna for about $80/ from hardware shops. For TV3 and Indonesia channel, the picture quality will depend on the area and height of your flats. Those flats at Marine Parade and certain areas of Bedok have no problem viewing those channels.
• Taygg

  26 Mar 10, 10:58

  It is just Football, won't die without watching it.

• Fallen-Angel

  26 Mar 10, 12:17

  Why spend so much to watch people kicking balls? Don't give in to them. They are charging us too much =.=

• Dondontan

  26 Mar 10, 12:18

  Originally posted by Fallen-Angel:

  Why spend so much to watch people kicking balls? Don't give in to them. They are charging us too much =.=

  
  How?  Learn from Google -- give up?

• Bo|2eDtoDeath

  26 Mar 10, 12:54

  Ya lor.

  Stop bidding la.

  I would rather not watch soccer then see our country get bullied by Fifa.

• Dondontan

  26 Mar 10, 12:55

  Watch Malaysia Channel.  

  World Cup is a must watch for me.

• Fallen-Angel

  26 Mar 10, 13:50

  Bo bian de. If give in, next time they will only increase the price.

• iwanplaeplae

  27 Mar 10, 02:04

  if cant watch wc den watch s league lor :) its still few man going crazy over a ball ma :)

• ahtansh

  14 Apr 10, 11:51

  World Cup is just 58 days away and still no confirmation of a 'Live' broadcast! Businesses need the confirmation for their marketing plans.

  Wait till Last minute, How can?!

• Kuali Baba

  14 Apr 10, 11:54

  It's not something that we can't do without. Get over it.