Singaporean might not get to watch World Cup
Singaporean might not get to watch World Cup. What happen?
Both SingTel and StarHub are unwilling to meet the $100m price set by Fifa to grant them broadcasting rights to telecast the 64 World Cup matches played in South Africa. They reasoned that subscribers would have to pay $150, nearly three times as much as what they did for the 2006 World Cup package.
If SingTel and StarHub’s bid to broadcast World Cup soccer matches fails, Singapore will face a total television blackout on the matches from South Africa. The 4 matches, the opening game between host South Africa and Mexico on June 11, the semi-finals on July 6 and 7, and the final on July 11, which are free-to-air, will not be shown here if the telcos fail to secure the rights from Fifa.
Together with news that Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) will be encrypting its satellite signal source so as to ensure only Malaysian viewers get to watch their free-to-air World Cup matches.
So, does that means No World Cup for Singaporean? No, I believe you can watch it online.
