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Jan 2, 2010
World Cup woes
<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> WE HAVE half a year to go before the curtain rises in South Africa�for the biggest sporting event of the year - World Cup 2010. Yet there is a chance it might not even on TV screens here in Singapore, as SingTel and Starhub have yet to reach an agreement with world football governing body, Fifa. Time is running out. Football fans here want to know - should they start booking flights to catch the matches overseas. Or should they play the sit-and-wait game as the two Telcos dangle the football shaped carrot in front of their eyes? Some fans are calling out for the World Cup to be back on free-to-air television since many other countries are having the matches broadcast nationally.
'The government should step in and say, we're making money off your licensing so here you go. They have the money but the government doesn't see this as a worthwhile investment,' said football fanatic Ben Thomas.
Check out Razor TV for more reactions from Singaporeans, on the thought of not having the World Cup matches televised here.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jan 2, 2010
World Cup woes
<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> WE HAVE half a year to go before the curtain rises in South Africa�for the biggest sporting event of the year - World Cup 2010. Yet there is a chance it might not even on TV screens here in Singapore, as SingTel and Starhub have yet to reach an agreement with world football governing body, Fifa. Time is running out. Football fans here want to know - should they start booking flights to catch the matches overseas. Or should they play the sit-and-wait game as the two Telcos dangle the football shaped carrot in front of their eyes? Some fans are calling out for the World Cup to be back on free-to-air television since many other countries are having the matches broadcast nationally.
'The government should step in and say, we're making money off your licensing so here you go. They have the money but the government doesn't see this as a worthwhile investment,' said football fanatic Ben Thomas.
Check out Razor TV for more reactions from Singaporeans, on the thought of not having the World Cup matches televised here.
