No US english rights for Confederations Cup

[futbolrey]

I got this info from Oliver's site:

Univision Communications (NYSE: UVN) holds US Spanish-language TV rights to the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. Matches will air on Univision, Galavision, and/or Telefutura.

FIFA was unable to sell US English-language TV rights to any network or promoter.

This Sucks big time!...OH well thank God i have univision...

[Treetaliano]

it will be on Pay Per View like the last 2 editions of the confederations cup

[Northside Rovers]

That's fine - I'll buy it.

I just want to see it - don't care much how. But in English preferably or Ty Keoughese.

[The Perfesser]

Originally posted by Northside Rovers
I just want to see it - don't care much how. But in English preferably or Ty Keoughese.

I'd watch it in ancient Greek if there were a choice between that language and whatever Ty does to English.

[da_cfo]

Originally posted by Treetaliano
it will be on Pay Per View like the last 2 editions of the confederations cup

Why would any promoter want to buy PPV rights to something that Univision/Telefutura/Galavision will air?

The Confed Cup is a relatively minor tournament.

[crestuden]

This sucks big time. I guess it will be text message games for me since I refuse to buy PPV. Oh well.

[empennage]

I wanna know when those spanish stations will start using the SAP option on TVs and broadcast soccer games in English.

[Dr. Wankler]

Originally posted by The Perfesser
I'd watch it in ancient Greek if there were a choice between that language and whatever Ty does to English.

Archilochus calls a pretty good match, but Homer is a terrible color commentator, for obvious reasons.

[da_cfo]

Originally posted by Treetaliano
it will be on Pay Per View like the last 2 editions of the confederations cup

FYI: Confed Cup 2001 was NOT on PPV. The matches aired on Galavision.

[Davids26]

Originally posted by da_cfo
FYI: Confed Cup 2001 was NOT on PPV. The matches aired on Galavision.

The US wasn't in the 2001 Confed Cup. I'd expect to see PPV this time around as their was in '99 when the US took part in the tournament...

[TOTC]

Originally posted by Dr. Wankler
Archilochus calls a pretty good match, but Homer is a terrible color commentator, for obvious reasons.


But Clytemnestra has a bigger pair of mastias than Veronica Paysse.

[DennisM]

Demosthenes is the best announcer in all of ancient Attica but he would more likely than not be biased and start to name-call the team he doesn't like. Also Anacreon would be perfect for the official cheerleader in the stands. Perfect guy to get the crowd to cheer loudly.

[n00bie deluxe]

I hope it isn't on PPV. I won't be able to watch it if it is. As for language, I really don't care. Once I can identify all the players, I have no use for the commentary.

[gunner's fan]

According to Oliver's site the game against Brazil is on Telefutura.How do you get this channel?I have the Spanish language packages for Dish and Direct TV and neither one carry this channel.Hopefully this game is on ppv.

[Jeremy Goodwin]

Originally posted by gunner's fan
According to Oliver's site the game against Brazil is on Telefutura.How do you get this channel?I have the Spanish language packages for Dish and Direct TV and neither one carry this channel.Hopefully this game is on ppv. Telefutura is OTA. If your market has Galavision and Univision, you may have Telefutura. Try a pair of bunny ears.

[Scrandal]

OTA? So are you saying you can pick up Telefutura with an antenna?

There's got to be a better way. How agonizing. I guess I need to start checking the spanish restaurant tv circuit.

[grumpydcu]

Isn't this something the much ballyhooed SUM should be involved in? By the way, what have they done after purchasing the World Cup coverage? I thought they were to be the promoter and source for most of the soccer coverage in the US.

[da_cfo]

Originally posted by grumpydcu
Isn't this something the much ballyhooed SUM should be involved in? By the way, what have they done after purchasing the World Cup coverage? I thought they were to be the promoter and source for most of the soccer coverage in the US.

Because SUM paid a dirt-cheap $40 million to FIFA for US English-language TV rights to WC 2002, WWC 2003, and WC 2006, SUM didn't get the other FIFA properties, which weren't going to make money for SUM anyway.

Univision got US Spanish-language TV rights ALL FIFA properties excluding the World Club Championship from 2001 through 2006 because Univision paid $150 million.

[Lanky134]

Could SUM have just bought the US games, or would they have had to buy the entire tournament?

[Golazo]

¿When Confed Cup has been on PPV in the past, what has the wallet damage been?