Re: [newbie] OT - World Cup broadcasts
On Saturday 15 June 2002 03:00, Todd Slater 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! Shame... Its getting really good coverage here in the UK. Some of the games start at 7:30 am, but that is not stopping the pubs opening early, and everyone is missing work for the important games. The cable operators are broadcasting repeats of the games 18 hours a day on 3 channels without adverts, so we get to see several games a day :-) Today England play Denmark. So this afternoon will be devoted to footie . If you had been able to see the matches I think you would be proud of the USAs performance. While not actually having the skill of Portugal, their teamwork led them to a deserved victory. Mexico also have been impressive. Now they have to play each other.. derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - World Cup broadcasts
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. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "Ok, the guy who made the netfilter Makefile was probably on some really interesting and probably highly illegal drugs when he wrote it." -- Linus Torvalds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT - World Cup broadcasts
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 On Thursday 13 June 2002 14:04, Todd Slater wrote: > Sorry for the OT posting, but this is probably the most international > list I'm on :) > > I'm looking for live Internet radio broadcasts of World Cup matches. I > see that Mexico is beating Italy on Philips Matchcast, but it's not > quite the same as listening to it. I've searched all over but can't find > anything. Surely the sporting event with the most global appeal will be > on radio somewhere? I can listen to English or Spanish (perhaps > Portuguese). Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] OT - World Cup broadcasts
Sorry for the OT posting, but this is probably the most international list I'm on :) I'm looking for live Internet radio broadcasts of World Cup matches. I see that Mexico is beating Italy on Philips Matchcast, but it's not quite the same as listening to it. I've searched all over but can't find anything. Surely the sporting event with the most global appeal will be on radio somewhere? I can listen to English or Spanish (perhaps Portuguese). -- Todd Slater Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
