11-11-2012, 06:27 PM
As an SH investor and consumer, I would be disappointed if SH does not do so.
People are fed up with MioTV and everyone was looking forward to this cross-carriage rule to be implemented from next yr BPL. Then suddenly we heard that Singtel has signed a non-exclusive rights to broadcast BPL matches. If SH also offered BPL matched, I'm sure a lot of people will jump back to SCV.
However the problem is with timing. We read that commercial rights holders are not playing ball and has locked out Starhub for negotiations. So how is that fair?? Where were all the associations that cried foul when MDA implemented the cross carriage rule?? They have suddenly remain silent to this unusual situation.
If Starhub continued to be locked out until say June next year, Singtel would have the advantage as it would probably have signed up most BPL diehards by then leaving Starhub to pick up the crumbs. Personally I would wait to see what happen to ESPN and Starsports. Hopefully they will move back to SCV too.
People are fed up with MioTV and everyone was looking forward to this cross-carriage rule to be implemented from next yr BPL. Then suddenly we heard that Singtel has signed a non-exclusive rights to broadcast BPL matches. If SH also offered BPL matched, I'm sure a lot of people will jump back to SCV.
However the problem is with timing. We read that commercial rights holders are not playing ball and has locked out Starhub for negotiations. So how is that fair?? Where were all the associations that cried foul when MDA implemented the cross carriage rule?? They have suddenly remain silent to this unusual situation.
If Starhub continued to be locked out until say June next year, Singtel would have the advantage as it would probably have signed up most BPL diehards by then leaving Starhub to pick up the crumbs. Personally I would wait to see what happen to ESPN and Starsports. Hopefully they will move back to SCV too.