Contacts so far have failed to secure a deal between al-Jazeera TV channel, the official sponsor entitled to air the 2010 World Cup football games, and owners of cable/satellite TV providers.
The two sides were reportedly in disagreement on how much transmission fees al-Jazeera will charge. [Naharnet]
I find it hard to believe that we might end up without a tv station to watch the world cup but you never know!
Plus, we get ESPN in Lebanon and many other TV stations that are covering the world cup.
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Not to worry – we Lebanese will pirate our way into getting the games on TV.
The thing is, even if you have espn or other sports channels, they won’t broadcast in the middle eat because aljazeera has exclusive rights for the world cup.
You can always pay around 130 dollars and watch the world cup, only if you have your own dish and receiver, but not if you have cable
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