MDA made fools of by SINGTEL over EPL - LPPL

[Confuseous]

Soccer fans are up in arms again over their access to football matches on Singapore's pay television channels.

As SingTel has once again clinched a three-year deal with the Football Association Premier League (FAPL), SingTel mio subscribers are rejoicing, while StarHub consumers are left wondering once again if they should switch or suffer an additional TV subscription to watch the matches.

In the meantime, many football fans are asking - didn't the Media Development Authority's (MDA) August 2011 cross-carriage rules dictate that content should be available across all pay TV providers?

Not quite. In a nifty manoeuvre, SingTel managed to clinch a non-exclusive deal with the FAPL - meaning that the content falls outside of the cross-carriage rules. Only exclusive content is subject to the MDA cross-carriage guidelines, part of the Media Market Conduct Code.

SingTel has effectively sidestepped the cross-carriage issue with a non-exclusive deal, and what consumers are waiting for is to see if StarHub signs a deal with the FAPL, and how much it will cost compared to SingTel mio TV.

This one-upmanship is not healthy for the industry, and the resultant offering war will mean duplicate content being offered by both providers, and ultimately costs being passed on to consumers.


WHAT DOES CROSS-CARRIAGE DO?

- http://www.todayonline.com/Commenta...-0000013/Back-to-square-one-on-cross-carriage

 

[Kinana]

The problem now is, many cable channels are exclusive to cable operators. I just don't understand why this has to be so.
I bet you subscriptions will fall by half if such restrictions don't exist.

 

[looneytan]

I just don't understand why this has to be so.

ask your master la, kpkb here for what

 

[sta1100]

The problem now is, many cable channels are exclusive to cable operators. I just don't understand why this has to be so.
I bet you subscriptions will fall by half if such restrictions don't exist.

Who does ST,SH belong to ???, left/right pocket all back to same pocket.

 

[wMulew]

Who does ST,SH belong to ???, left/right pocket all back to same pocket.

Another fucking retard talking without using his head. Starhub shareholders includes Qtel and NTT Communications Corp. U mean to tell me Singapore government controls the Japanese and Qatari networks as well?

 

[ForFun]

Again SingTel is doing things in very bad faith. When will such nonsense end ?? They just keep pushing their luck. There is limit to our tolerance in accepting such costs.

 

[saratogas]

TS why singtel subscribers will rejoice? I still have to paying $$$ for my soccer fix...

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Again SingTel is doing things in very bad faith. When will such nonsense end ?? They just keep pushing their luck. There is limit to our tolerance in accepting such costs.

Sinkies got balls to protest? Sinkies dun even got the balls to boycott.......
But i suspect this is just a small minority who feels the pinch and kpkb......the majority machiam the 60.1% still find it 'affordable'....so will continue to be chop carrot.......

 

[oppoibchief]

WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR 2 PROVIDERS?
We have 1 PAP, 2 MRT, 2 Bus Operators, 2 cable tv..

It should be 2 party system in parliament and the rest can be 1!

 

[ionzu]

The problem now is, many cable channels are exclusive to cable operators. I just don't understand why this has to be so.
I bet you subscriptions will fall by half if such restrictions don't exist.

how else can the PAP make money from its own citizens?

 

[laksaboy]

Save your money and watch football matches online.

Can't believe people still give money to Sinktel.