2006.06.12
WSET limits World Cup coverage
Did you tune in to Channel 13 Saturday morning at 9 a.m. expecting to see England vs. Paraguay in the World Cup? Then, did you tune in Sunday at noon ready to watch Mexico and Iran? Well, if you did you were probably one of the many disappointed, if not angry, World Cup fans in the WSET viewing area. Those games were shown on tape delay, but by then it was too late. This weekend ABC will provide live coverage of five World Cup games. Four of them can be seen live on WSET. But the Sunday morning game between Japan and Croatia ... well, you’ll have to stay up till midnight to watch it, or you’ll have to tape it if you care that much.
WSET didn't tell me why they made these programming choices. But when I called Monday morning, it was obvious that I hadn't been the first one to call.
Also, I got an email from one angry English fan, and a co-worker said her husband was none too happy when he tried to watch the Mexico-Iran game.
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what? you did not want to learn how to sell real estate, make a million bucks, and then just go to the world cup in 2010?
The programming director at WSET made really bad decisions this weekend.
Comment by Ted — June 12, 2006 @ 4:28 pm