Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports begs FIFA to lower price of World Cup rights

[mikeymike100]

11 hours ago, ezzra said:

I could think of many, much better things Thailand could have done with a billion baht to better the lives of it's people, but this is soccer, and for some people soccer is more important than life...

Got to agree, why did they buy submarines, why do they want F35's? Thailand hasn't got a clue?

[RandolphGB]

12 hours ago, happy me said:

They have had 4 years to plan for this...so they think "ahhhh let's wait until 4 days before" would the tv channels even have time to rig it all up in time now?

It's one centralised feed of visuals . Then there will be a couple of Thais in a studio commentating on it. 

[Cake Monster]

Phipat could chip in with a load of his own Money.

[lujanit]

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

if they don't manage to do a deal Thai people are not going

to be happy.

Prayuth is always going on about bringing happiness to the people.  He and his corrupt colleagues should put their ill gotten gains where their mouths are.  A billion wouldn’t make a dent in their fortunes.

[pegman]

Thaksin to the rescue? 

[The Alien]

Always last minute attempt ???? Even Myanmar and Laos bought their rights long before. 

[Peter HM]

Why wouldn‘t one of the big Thai consumer goods conglomerates chip in with the missing 1 Billion, that amount being peanuts for them, and make this an outstanding PR deal for them? 

[sungod]

If there are no rights in Thailand, it will be interesting to see what they do if bars start streaming it live from other sources.

[mikeymike100]

3 minutes ago, sungod said:

If there are no rights in Thailand, it will be interesting to see what they do if bars start streaming it live from other sources.

Yes, should be nothing to stop them? Commentary wont be in Thai of course, but who cares?

[newnative]

7 hours ago, Willy Wombat said:

Can’t the owners of the monopolies or duopolies pay for it ?

Yes, why don't they get together and buy the rights and pay for it by selling advertising commercials.  They could also promote their own products.

[proton]

Having just watched the Netflix FIFA uncovered film all they have to do is pass brown envelopes to one of the worlds most corrupt organisations

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports is struggling to scramble for the remaining one billion baht to purchase the broadcasting rights for the Fifa World Cup that will kick off in Qatar from November 20th to December 18th, or less than a week from today (November 14th).

Thailand begs for a discount...

[Joseph98765]

Minister, contact Xander Cage...

 

[alant]

13 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

 

Yes, a 12 year old can find a live stream online.

you can never find a 12 yr old when you want one ????

[Chongalulu]

3 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Good bargaining techique

Only when there’s low demand,otherwise the price increases. Do you think viewing demand for the worlds biggest sporting event is low..? ????‍♂️ 

[IAMHERE]

How did FIFA come up with the cost for Thailand ?

 

[robsamui]

HA! We are amazing Thailand! We are the greatest nation in South East Asia! We are the Hub of Everything! We are the biggest and the bestest nation in all the world, and our fields are full of fishes and the sea is full  of rice. Thailand is special. We are the most-special people in all the world and much better than dirty unwashed farangs in every way.

 

Please FIFA can we have a discount?

[Skeptic7]

7 hours ago, Dogmatix said:

Just let it go. Not all Thais are interested in football. So using taxpayers money for this is not justified. The World Cup damages productivity as people stay up late to watch it and billions are wasted in illegal betting. The whole thing is a big yawn.

ALL taxpayer money is used by every country in the world for things that 'not all citizens' are interested in. 

[jamiejoel]

To be honest why would anyone watch a programme that is hosted by a homophobic government that believes sexual orientation is a choice. Also the number of deaths of the workers has never been accounted for. I can guarantee that foreign worker deaths by far outweigh Qatari deaths in the building.

 

Sorry, but I hope they don't find the billion baht and decide to spend the money on Thai facilities or a programme to benefit the whole Thai population.

[PETERTHEEATER]

29 minutes ago, robsamui said:

HA! We are amazing Thailand! We are the greatest nation in South East Asia! We are the Hub of Everything! We are the biggest and the bestest nation in all the world, and our fields are full of fishes and the sea is full  of rice. Thailand is special. We are the most-special people in all the world and much better than dirty unwashed farangs in every way.

 

Please FIFA can we have a discount?

Yes, fifty percent. Due to late application, an Administration charge of fifty percent of the orginal quote is payable. Please note that International bank transfers must be coded as FTT or your application will be rejected.

[Mino]

If they don't broadcast the Qatar 2022 World cup on National TV, plenty of solutions to watch it.

[poskat]

9 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 For Thailand, the World Cup appears to have come as a complete surprise.

as do the annual rains/floods

[Caldera]

Hilarious for a country with as many people who are crazy about football as Thailand.

 

A bit last-minute?

 

I'd think in most countries, those deals were finalized months if not years ago.

[digger70]

On 11/14/2022 at 8:04 PM, worgeordie said:

FIFA cannot lower the prices as at the next World cup , Thailand will be back

again cap in hand wanting a big discount , once again Thailand has left it to

the last minute , if they don't manage to do a deal Thai people are not going

to be happy.

regards worgeordie

No probs they just have to pay like us on Sat tv provider