On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 22:00:14 -0400, Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:26:50 +0100
> Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > As usual the BBC can be relied on http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/
> >
> > It was a good match :-)
> > As it happens Italy would have gone through even if they lost since
> > Paraguay beat Croatia. Mexico looked quite impressive.
> >
> > derek
>
> Thanks, Derek. I've learned that FIFA has sold exclusive broadcast rights
> to 2002 World Cup to some company that, believe it or not, strictly
> prohibits the broadcast of real-time commentary via Internet. If only I
> had bought that world band radio like I always wanted :-(
>
> The coverage hear in the US has been pitiful. ESPN and ESPN2 should be
> ashamed. Or maybe it's the company that's restricting the broadcast rights
> that's to blame. You can pay $19.95 to see some lame video
> highlights--yeah, right! The day I have to pay extra to watch the Super
> Bowl is the day I buy a gun and start a revolution!
Coverage is great here in Australia. One free-to-air station (SBS - Special
Broadcasting Service) has almost dedicated itself entirely to the World Cup.
Best of all, it only shows advertising _between_ games. The high-profile games
have been bought by another free-to-air station, Channel 9, which unfortunately
messes things up a bit with commercials. I don't mind too much -- it's live and
it's all free :) One of the best things is that the time difference between
Japan and Sydney is only 30 minutes, so I don't have to stay up to watch games
early in the morning as I used to do with previous World Cups.
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