I was going to go to one of the sports bars in downtown Tokyo and enjoy the beginning of the Premier League 07-08 with a couple of pints but was told yesterday that since SkyPerfect TV lost broadcasting right and no one else picked it up we have no means to watch EPL matches...Is this true?I'm sooooo depressed now.If you know any way I can catch EPL matches,besides sopcast and that sort of stuff,please let me know. I MUST CATCH TOMORROW'S MATCH AGAINST FULHAM!
Also no Bundesliga broadcast despite Takahara and Inamoto are there. About EPL, there is a rumor that J Sports may get right to broadcast. But anyway you can't watch 1-st week of EPL in Japan by TV broadcast.
What's J Sports?Will they be convering loads of matches if it goes through?Do they have good quality commentary?Do sports bars carry it? I hope this is just a bad joke that will pass quickly.A whole country,developed one,being unable to watch one of the two best leagues in the world?You got to be kidding meOur country is a laughing stock of the football world! I agree it's weird that they aren't showing Bundesliga considering that apparently SPL matches are shown because of Nakamura...
Well, I would assume that teh rights to broadcast the SPL are ***SLIGHTLY*** cheaper than those for BL and EPL....
Is there any means to watch the matches streamed live without using those p2p softwares(I know I'm stepping into a gray zone so,mods,feel free to edit this post if you want to)?My computer is so antiquated it rarely shows streaming video smoothly and if I am to watch matches at internet cafes,I don't think I will want to spend time downloading/installing the software...6 hours to the kick-off!
J SPORTS get the right of broadcasting EPL games. http://www.jsports.co.jp/company_info/release/release_20070813.html http://www.jsports.co.jp/search/sys/kensaku.cgi?Genre2=0201
Thanks for the info and links.Repped.So far apparently they've got glory hunting fan boys as their target as Man'F'United and Chelscum matches are lined up but it's better than nothing.Hope they'll learn about football quickly and start showing Arsenal matches!