This is absolutely pathetic!
It seems ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has decided to not renew their contract to broadcast La Liga in Asia. They have to pay USD 1 million per year for these rights as opposed to 13.5 million for 3 years for the EPL – this contract expires in 2010. This is the same way they lost the rights to the UEFA Champions League and Cup broadcast to Ten Sports – this also costs 1 million per year.
Their argument is they have enough cricket and EPL in their calendar and not many people would want to watch football at midnight (which is when La Liga is played – IST). Are you kidding me? Just this year when I though there will be more Liga matches on TV thanks to Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Zlatan and more gong to Spain, they decide to take the plug out completely! Not to mention the number of Ronaldo fans who would now want to watch Real Madrid games!
I have no hopes from Ten Sports giving more weightage to Spanish match in the Champions League as well now. To add to all this, it seems no other channel is interested in picking up the rights for La Liga as well.
It is a sad year for football! Atleast for me…
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@kadirronaldo is jus a gud diver n i guess he failed on d stage where he ws needed d most d title race is ovr n moreovr ronaldo dusnt stand nywhere near messi he rocked real madrid!!! Dey cant win laliga nw poor real spent 250 million euro jus to exit frm champions league n lose la liga
they didnot show it last season but we cannot let it happon for second yr in a row start campaign yet again and if we can let us organise a demonstration and gherao ess n others
Hey guys! it seems La Liga 2010/11 is gonna be on Zee Sports… according to http://www.tvsportsmarkets.com/news/2010/jun/zee-spree-ten-action. This site seems to be a reputable site. If it is really true than HOOOORRAAAYYY!!Guys in India please confirm the news!!!
On ten sportshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6BzDVKYjE0
relax guys.. and all say in chorus "F U ESPN" 😛 🙂
great news !!! for all barca and messi fans!!!ten sports telecasts a show named "barca tv" every tuesday night or wednesday morning,check out their schedule on ten sports web site…
EPL sucks balls. La Liga is the best. Fuck ESS. Ten Sports FTW.
so looks like sense prevailed.. hope 10 does a good job with this. I’m afraid because even last season they chose to air barca tv like 11:30 tuesday that too if there was not even golf to air at that time..
dudess………..super sports ia worth watching all la liga epl and Serie a matchess.
even goal.com is saying this!!
Wow, im really happy that i will be able to follow La liga in pakistan and that too live…though i hate tensports commentators and pre shows etc…they really sucks……..
YIPPEE….lets hope they show the ENTIRE match.
wat d f…..not being able to watch la liga…but lets c wat goal.com says!!just cnt resist to miss d action!!!!
Yesssssssssssssssss, Zee Sports is giving La Liga and Series A…….. + UEFAESPN & STAR has nothing but EPL……
yeh at first ten sports was showing the add of laliga broadcast now it is showing that it would be live and exclussive in Z sports
dis is absoultely disgustin all fans r so exited dis time especiaally after world cup i am a huge barca fan some shud do somthin!!!
New channel called TenAction…actually ZeeSports with a new name.They did it so that they could be screened on Big TV, TataSky etc….good to see they are trying. Let’s hope they get them.Here’s the promo : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFWL3Fe23eA
i m really disappointed for no telecast of laliga matches it is very bad for us not to enjoy classical football of spain which are best in world
pooorrrrrrrrrrr for us not to enjoy spanish football as espnstar not showing any matches
i am a frusted football fan because their is no extra liga match on espn except barclys liga ……..as espn contains more clear picture quality if ,espn will broadcast any other big liga matches like bundes liga, series a, uefa champion or uropa liga ,belgium liga ,fa cup, spanish la liga or dutch liga then it will be a great oppertunity for indian viewers. i expect they will think about it…………………….
<p>Hi Comment to Posterous,<br /><br />I just sent a fax to PM, Manmohan Singh and Maharashtra CM, Prithviraj Chavan asking them to respect public opinion on the Jaitapur issue. <br /><br />Please read the mail below from <strong>Former Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral L. Ramdas</strong>, and take action. <a href=’http://greenpeace.in/take-action/stop-dangerous-nuclear-power-in-jaitapur/fax-manmohan-singh.php?tyf=2′>http://greenpeace.in/take-action/stop-dangerous-nuclear-power-in-jaitapur/fax-manmohan-singh.php</a><br /><br /> Regards,<br /> <br /></p><hr /><br /> Dear friends,<br /> <br /> I am taking the unusual step of sending this direct request because I believe that the announcement by the PMO on the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl, to continue with the proposed French-built nuclear power park at Jaitapur is a serious mistake with long term implications for our people.<sup>[1]</sup> <br /> <br /> Along with several others I participated in the “Tarapur to Jaitapur” Yatra (march) in Maharashtra, to protest against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur.<sup>[2]</sup> We did not reach Jaitapur because <strong>many of us were detained/arrested</strong> <strong>for participating in this peaceful protest</strong>.<sup>[3]</sup> <br /> <br /> It is well known that the Jaitapur nuclear plant is on an earthquake-prone zone <sup>[4]</sup> and the French EPR reactors have not yet been tested anywhere in the world.<sup>[5]</sup> Surprisingly the government has rejected the demands to cancel the project, which will result in the loss of land and livelihoods for many. Further, <strong>the government has shown disregard</strong> for the views of the many scientists, academics, military and other citizens from the rest of the country calling for a review of its earlier decisions on nuclear power plants. <br /> <br /> Apart from announcing the creation of an independent regulatory board to ensure safety standards, the government has taken no action on the widespread demand for a complete <strong>fresh review of nuclear energy policy</strong> in the country. We need to<strong> tell Prime Minister Manmohan Singh</strong> that he cannot ignore serious concerns raised by the people of this country. <strong>You should send a fax to the PM asking him to stop the Jaitapur nuclear plant.</strong><br /> <br /> <a name=’link1′ xt=’SPCLICK’ href=’http://greenpeace.in/take-action/stop-dangerous-nuclear-power-in-jaitapur/fax-manmohan-singh.php?tyf=1′ target=’_blank’>http://greenpeace.in/take-action/stop-dangerous-nuclear-power-in-jaitapur/fax-manmohan-singh.php</a><br /> <br /> Add your signature to the message and we will fax it to the PM for you. 73,000 petition signatures opposing this plant have already been delivered to the PM.<sup>[6]</sup> Now a large number of faxes asking him to stop the plant will make it difficult for him ignore the demand.<br /> <br /> Safe and clean renewable energy options and energy efficiency can help meet our energy demands, all of which are available and at a much lower cost than nuclear<sup>[7]</sup>. The government needs to invest in these instead of dangerous nuclear energy. Tell the PM to stop this dangerous plant now!<br /> <br /> <a name=’link1′ xt=’SPCLICK’ href=’http://greenpeace.in/take-action/stop-dangerous-nuclear-power-in-jaitapur/fax-manmohan-singh.php?tyf=1′ target=’_blank’>http://greenpeace.in/take-action/stop-dangerous-nuclear-power-in-jaitapur/fax-manmohan-singh.php</a><br /> <br /> Thank you for taking action!<br /> <br /> <br /> Admiral(retd) L. Ramdas,<br /> Former Chief of Naval Staff,<br /> Indian Navy. <br /> <br /> <hr /> <strong>Sources:</strong><br /> <br /> 1. Jaitapur plant to go ahead with greater compensation, Times of India, April 27, 2011<br /> <a href=’http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jaitapur-plant-to-go-ahead-with-greater-compensation/articleshow/8095503.cms’ name=’src1′ id=’src1′ xt=’SPCLICK’>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jaitapur-plant-to-go-ahead-with-greater-compensation/articleshow/8095503.cms</a><br /> <br /> 2. Tarapur-to-Jaitapur march against n-plant planned, DNA, April 11, 2011<br /> <a href=’http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tarapur-to-jaitapur-march-against-n-plant-planned_1530544′ name=’src2′ id=’src2′ xt=’SPCLICK’>http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tarapur-to-jaitapur-march-against-n-plant-planned_1530544 </a><br /> <br /> 3. Activists of anti-nuclear plant yatra detained, The Hindu, April 24, 2011<br /> <a href=’http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1761935.ece’ name=’timesofindia_indiatimes_com_in’ id=’timesofindia_indiatimes_com_in’ xt=’SPCLICK’>http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1761935.ece</a><br /> <br /> 4. 20 years, 92 quakes: Ground trembles beneath Jaitapur’s feet, Times of India, March 16, 2011<br /> <a href=’http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/20-years-92-quakes-Ground-trembles-beneath-Jaitapurs-feet/articleshow/7714776.cms’ name=’www_dnaindia_com_mumbai_commen’ id=’www_dnaindia_com_mumbai_commen’ xt=’SPCLICK’>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/20-years-92-quakes-Ground-trembles-beneath-Jaitapurs-feet/articleshow/7714776.cms </a><br /> <br /> 5. Why should Jaitapur be made a guinea pig for untested reactors, DNA, March 17, 2011<br /> <a href=’http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/comment_why-should-jaitapur-be-made-a-guinea-pig-for-untested-reactor_1520843-all’ name=’news_google_co_in_newspapers_i’ id=’news_google_co_in_newspapers_i’ xt=’SPCLICK’>http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/comment_why-should-jaitapur-be-made-a-guinea-pig-for-untested-reactor_1520843-all</a><br /> <br /> 6. Anti-nuclear protesters march in Indian capital, news.yahoo.com, March 25, 2011 <br /> <a href=’http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110325/ap_on_re_as/as_india_nuclear_protest_2′ name=’src6′ xt=’SPCLICK’> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110325/ap_on_re_as/as_india_nuclear_protest_2</a> <br /> <br /> 7. Energy Revolution, Greenpeace, March 23, 2009 <br /> <a href=’http://www.greenpeace.org/india/Global/india/report/2009/3/energy-revolution.pdf%20′ name=’src7′ xt=’SPCLICK’> http://www.greenpeace.org/india/Global/india/report/2009/3/energy-revolution.pdf </a><br /> <br /> Greenpeace provides an alternate energy vision for India, Greenpeace, March 24, 2009<br /> <a href=’http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/news/greenpeace-provides-an-alterna/’ name=’www_greenpeace_org_india_en_ne’ xt=’SPCLICK’>http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/news/greenpeace-provides-an-alterna/</a>fotobirajesh@gmail.com</p>
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On top of that..who on earth would want to watch a USELESS , UGLY bangladesh – zim series..instead give us some football man…cmon guys.
Well this is a shame. i deadly wanted to watch all of real madrid’s matches this season no matter on which time but espn and star sports made my wish a hell. both of the channels are looooooooooosers
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Hi Biswajit, all La Liga matches will be shown for free on Facebook in India till the 2021-22 season.