Who Is Screening The World Cup?

[staggeringman]

:engsmil: WHO IS SCREENING THE WORLD CUP ITV, BBC, SKY OR WHAT QUICK AND ACCURATE ANSEWERS REQUIRED!

[garinda]

18 October 2001, Munich: -- KirchMedia GmbH & Co. KGaA, owner of the global television rights to the FIFA World Cup™ in Korea and Japan in 2002 and in Germany in 2006, reached agreement yesterday with the UK television operators, BBC and ITV, on broadcasting the two FIFA World Cups™ in the UK.

[staggeringman]

does that mean gary ,that they are going to be on terrestioral telly?(is that how you spell it?).........lol

[garinda]

Yeah the BBC and ITV are both covering it, though I don't know about SKY.:engsmil:

[staggeringman]

i hope that all the people go to there local pubs and support them as well, cheer the lads on and have a good time...:engsmil:

[garinda]

Originally Posted by staggeringman

i hope that all the people go to there local pubs and support them as well, cheer the lads on and have a good time...:engsmil:

Will you be wearing leiderhausen and serving sauerkraut and sausage?

[staggeringman]

sorry gary not this time it will be haggis and chips ! i will wear my kaftan as well ? just so that i dont upset anyone........pmsl

[baby boo]

haggis and chips???
why not something proper English like a good English brekkie?
or Pie and Peas?

[Neil]

You have that wobbly dish pointing the wrong way Staggers

[staggeringman]

lmao.......neil the only thing that dish is good for is paella......

[Neil]

You you don't like premiership football, PPV movies (without the pay bit) and other interesting viewing

[mani]

as british law dictates

sky are unable to bid for the sole rights of events such as the world cup so itv and bbc automatically get it and they share out the games beween them.

actually i think htey announced today who's gonna get wihc game

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England's opening 2006 World Cup game against Paraguay on 10 June will be exclusively live on the BBC.

The BBC will also have live coverage of England's first knockout clash - possibly against hosts Germany or Poland - if they qualify.

First choice of quarter-final also goes to the BBC, which would again be England if they make the last eight.

And any England semi-final or final appearance would also be on the BBC as well as ITV.

ITV will be showing England's group games against Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden.

The BBC's coverage, revealed on Monday, will also feature the opening game of the tournament - Germany v Costa Rica in Munich on 9 June.

Brazil's two peak-time matches - against Croatia and Japan, kicking off at 2000 BST - will be on the BBC, as will Italy's opening game against Ghana.

All three group games involving France will feature on the BBC as well as Germany v Poland and the final group games involving Italy, the Czech Republic and Spain.


9 June
1700: Germany v Costa Rica BBC
2000: Poland v Ecuador ITV

10 June
1400: England v Paraguay BBC
1700: Trindad & Tobago v Sweden ITV
2000: Argentina v Ivory Coast ITV

11 June
1400: Serbia & Montenegro v Netherlands BBC
1700: Mexico v Iran BBC
2000: Angola v Portugal ITV

12 June
1400: Australia v Japan ITV
1700: USA v Czech Republic BBC
2000: Italy v Ghana BBC

13 June
1400: South Korea v Togo BBC
1700: France v Switzerland BBC
2000: Brazil v Croatia BBC

14 June
1400: Spain v Ukraine ITV
1700: Tunisia v S Arabia ITV
2000: Germany v Poland BBC

15 June
1400: Ecuador v Costa Rica ITV
1700: England v Trinidad & Tobago ITV
2000: Sweden v Paraguay ITV

16 June
1400: Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro BBC
1700: Netherlands v Ivory Coast ITV
2000: Mexico v Angola ITV

17 June
1400: Portugal v Iran BBC
1700: Czech Republic v Ghana ITV
2000: Italy v USA ITV

18 June
1400: Japan v Croatia ITV
1700: Brazil v Australia ITV
2000: France v South Korea BBC

19 June
1400: Togo v Switzerland BBC
1700 S Arabia v Ukraine ITV
2000: Spain v Tunisia BBC

20 June
1500: Ecuador v Germany/Costa Rica v Poland ITV
2000: Paraguay v T'dad & Tobago/Sweden v England ITV

21 June
1500: Iran v Angola/Portugal v Mexico ITV
2000: Netherlands v Argentina/I Coast v Serbia & M ITV

22 June
1500: Czech Republic v Italy/Ghana v USA BBC
2000: Japan v Brazil/Croatia v Australia BBC

23 June
1500: Ukraine v Tunisia/S Arabia v Spain BBC
2000: Togo v France/Switzerland v S Korea BBC

[Neil]

Originally Posted by mani

as british law dictates sky are unable to bid for the sole rights of events such as the world cup so itv and bbc automatically get it and they share out the games beween them.

The law is an ass. I think all footy should be on Sky sports, I don't subscribe and would be able to totally avoid footbal then.

[mani]

*L*

i think they've got it right in the domestic football being on sky and international on tele

its a good balance...

can u imagine if domestic was on bbc1 too!! *L*

[Neil]

Originally Posted by mani

can u imagine if domestic was on bbc1 too!! *L*

The football coverage before Sky was a lot different though. A few hours on a Saturday and the odd mid week game showed and that was it.