Hub of Competence World cup Willies

[david44]

With a day to go the excitement builds,Like extra time as Germany slots the last penalty shoot out there are still chnces everything will be free National reconciliation,rationed fun or no Soccer at all,yes they've got it down to the wire the barkeeps whove lashed out thousands are going to be the least of the regimes worries if no footie.

World Cup matches face possible 'black screen' Published: 10 Jun 2014 at 19.52 |

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With only two days to go before the World Cup kicks off, RS Plc, the broadcast rights holder for the much-awaited global sporting event, on Tuesday threatened to cancel broadcasting all 64 matches on all.

Let's hope there's never nuclear watse management on large scale here where guys need to think millenia ahead

[xanax]

Much the same happened last time, four years to sort it out and it's no different.

[david44]

nation add

ournament if the Supreme Administrative Court today rules in favour of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), RS said during the hearing in the court yesterday.

Supan Sueharn, a lawyer for RS, argued that RS International Broadcasting and Sport Management, the holder of the broadcasting rights for the quadrennial football tournament, had got an approval from the sport's governing body, Fifa, to broadcast only 22 live matches via free-TV Channel 7.

In addition, the company had already prepared its business plan to broadcast all 64 live matches via its pay-TV service on "World Cup" channel, which will be broadcast via RS' Sunbox, PSI HD box and the TrueVisions platform. The company has also secured big title sponsors for the broadcast of the tournament.

Supan argued that if the court ordered the company to broadcast all 64 live matches via free TV, the company would face difficulties in terms of its business and might also breach its contract with Fifa. Meanwhile, the company must seek more airtime slots in other free TV channels for screening the remaining live matches, which would mean new investments.

"Faced with these difficulties, the company might decide not to broadcast all live matches of the World Cup, which kicks off Friday, to prevent further damage to its business," Supan added.

'Live telecast for all Thais'

However, Natee Sukonrat, chairman of the NBTC's broadcasting committee, insisted in his testimony that all Thais must have a chance to watch all matches of the World Cup Final live, like they used to in the past.

Natee pointed out that since 1970, all Thais had enjoyed watching live broadcast of all matches of the World Cup. Even during the 2010 World Cup, whose broadcast rights were also held by RS, 22 million households were able to watch live matches via free TV.

A judge at the court suggested that national interest should come first. Therefore, all Thais should be able to watch all 64 live matches of the World Cup final.

However, today the Supreme Administrative Court, which consists of five judges, will rule in the case after the NBTC appealed against the lower court's ruling suspending the NBTC's "must have" rule in the case of the 2014 World Cup matches.

The Central Administrative Court did not shoot down the "must-have" rule altogether, but said it could not be applied retroactively against RS' plan to allow the telecast of only 22 of the 64 World Cup matches on free TV, as RS International Broadcasting and Sport Management had secured the sole broadcast rights before the rule took effect. RS secured the World Cup broadcasting rights on September 12, 2005, while the "must have" rule took effect in January last year.

[leemo]

monkeys, on a good day.

[david44]

Indeed any news yet,up here in da jungle we got a true set up with 100s of channels not one of which I watch.

But will the footie be on dont want to stay up until 4am,cool the beer warm th epie and then blank