Telecast?anyone..???

[DaN_fAn]

Is any major sports channel going to telecast live the world championships to be held later this year[please,say yes].i think most channels would have announced their calender for the rest of the year.i am aware that that sports channels dont broadcast just any grand prix,but atleast the world chams.i mean,espn-star did it in 2003 and telecasted it a to a lot and lot of countries.are they going to do it again???

[OTFK]

Is any major sports channel going to telecast live the world championships to be held later this year[please,say yes].i think most channels would have announced their calender for the rest of the year.i am aware that that sports channels dont broadcast just any grand prix,but atleast the world chams.i mean,espn-star did it in 2003 and telecasted it a to a lot and lot of countries.are they going to do it again???

I hope there will be some broadcast since the venue will not let you bring in any video recording device. I hope that means someone has purchased the broadcasting rights.

[Faisal]

Is any major sports channel going to telecast live the world championships to be held later this year[please,say yes].i think most channels would have announced their calender for the rest of the year.i am aware that that sports channels dont broadcast just any grand prix,but atleast the world chams.i mean,espn-star did it in 2003 and telecasted it a to a lot and lot of countries.are they going to do it again???

If they do telecast the WC, plz plz plz let me know! as we get the same "Indian ESPN-STAR" here in Pakistan as well! Thanks.

[scchang]

As I was told in the liaison officer meeting, one major cable TV company would broadcast it. It might be either ESPN or Fox-Sports. I have no further information for that yet but would be more than happy to share with you guys if there is any more news on this.

-SC

If they do telecast the WC, plz plz plz let me know! as we get the same "Indian ESPN-STAR" here in Pakistan as well! Thanks.

[weeyet]

i just hope the RTM or any malaysia TV here (not astro) will broadcast all games involving Malaysian players once they qualified to the last 8.

If they enter semifinal, hopefully we can watch our boys in action live from our sofa.

No need to mention if they get into the final. I'm sure whole Malaysia will be in front of the TV.

Badminton can be considered as Malaysian "national sports"... RTM n malaysia tv broadcaster, please... and sponsors....

[foobart]

Any more news/inside information about TV broadcast in the USA? I'd have expected full coverage on SOME channel since it's being held locally..

If I'm reading this on the WBC website link below properly, it seems to say there 's going to be some sort of "highlights" capsule sometime much later (in September?). That'd be quite pathetic..

http://www.05worlds.com/article.asp?id=2707

Highschool cheerleading competitions get much better coverage??

Someone say the news is better than this..

[DaN_fAn]

Any more news/inside information about TV broadcast in the USA? I'd have expected full coverage on SOME channel since it's being held locally..

If I'm reading this on the WBC website link below properly, it seems to say there 's going to be some sort of "highlights" capsule sometime much later (in September?). That'd be quite pathetic..

http://www.05worlds.com/article.asp?id=2707

Highschool cheerleading competitions get much better coverage??

Someone say the news is better than this..
Sorry i guess it is as bad as that.From what i could make of it there will be 5 hrs of telecast only nd that too only the highlights.The organisers must be crazy coz they say they are 'thrilled' with the tie -up to telecast "5" hrs of badminton.:mad: :mad: :mad: This is insane.Of course there will be many tv channels coming to telecast it live but it will be a shame if the host country cannot get any of the action.why cant they telecast the event QF onwards.Atleast they can telecast all the matches of only MS,like in tennis where the telecast of any tournament is mainly for singles.
I just hope somebody telecasts it Out here in India.But seriously nobody does it better than espn-star and for them to do so little .....this is crap.

[DaN_fAn]

And what if the matches go over an hour will they cut them short just when it is becoming exciting.[Insane]

The most suprising thing is the organisers say they are 'thrilled' with this development.Do they EVEN KNOW THAT THEY ARE HOSTING THE BADMINTON WC AND NOT SOME CHEAP LOCAL EVENT.[to say that they are getting thrilled and honoured that the WC is getting 5 hrs coverage,they must be crazy]

Ya!hope the news SOMEHOW gets better.

[ploppers]

I'm sure cctv will have something :D

[harimau]

Is any major sports channel going to telecast live the world championships to be held later this year[please,say yes].i think most channels would have announced their calender for the rest of the year.i am aware that that sports channels dont broadcast just any grand prix,but atleast the world chams.i mean,espn-star did it in 2003 and telecasted it a to a lot and lot of countries.are they going to do it again???

6/24/2005 ESPN2 & Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, A Winning Pair for 2005 World Badminton Championships
by Julie Sediq - Arrowhead Pond

For Immediate Release
Julie Sediq, Arrowhead Pond, 714.704.2412, jsediq@arrowheadpond.com
Dave Nagle, ESPN, 860-766-2241, dave.nagle@espn.com

Anaheim, Calif (June 23, 2005) – This summer the fastest racquet sport in the world will air on ESPN2.

Today, ESPN, Inc., the worldwide leader in sports, and the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, the premier entertainment and sports venue in Southern California, announced the 2005 International Badminton Federation (IBF) World Championships will air nationally on ESPN2. Viewers in more than 89.1 million households will see shuttlecocks flying off of racquets at over 200 miles per hour during five hours of programming.

Five one hour shows will feature competition highlights from the World Championships in each of the disciplines - men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Hosting each telecast will be long-time ESPN lead NHL analyst, and 2004 Olympic badminton commentator, Bill Clement. Air dates are scheduled starting in early September during ESPN2’s Game Room time slot, Monday-Friday, Noon-2pm and 4pm-6pm ET.

“We are thrilled to bring another international event to the sports fans of Orange County and now, to the entire nation on ESPN2,� said Bob Wagner, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. “The programs will capture the speed and skill of this popular Olympic sport and deliver it into the homes of Americans.�

ESPN2 has aired badminton in the past. In 1995, the network twice aired a one-hour program of the World Championships in Switzerland.

"At ESPN, we are all about presenting the best in sports, and the World Badminton Championships will fit nicely with ESPN2's lineup, with its top-level action and athletes from around the world," said Jason Bernstein, manager, programming & acquisitions.

With close to 200 million participants worldwide, this is the first time the IBF has brought the World Championships to the United States. This also marks the first time in 20 years that the World Championships have come to North America. In 1985 the host city was Calgary, Canada.

More than 350 athletes from 51 countries will compete at the IBF World Championships August 15-21, 2005 in Anaheim, Calif. The seven day event will end with the crowning of the world champions in each discipline. It is hosted by the IBF, USA Badminton, Los Angeles Sports Council and the Arrowhead Pond.

All-session tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, the Arrowhead Pond Box Office, by-phone at (714) 740-2000 and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Prices range from $89-$289 and include all nine sessions (see schedule below*). Travel packages are also available on-line and include airfare and hotel accommodations.

For more information on the 2005 World Badminton Championships log on to www.05worlds.com.

# # # # #

COMPETITION SCHEDULE
August 15-21, 2005
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

August 15, 2005 > 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Preliminary Rounds

August 16, 2005 > 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Preliminary Rounds

August 17, 2005 > 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Round of 32

August 18, 2005 > 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Round of 16 + Quarter Finals (Women’s Doubles)

August 19, 2005 > Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Quarter Finals (Women’s Singles, Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles)

August 19, 2005 > 6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Quarter Finals (Men's Doubles)
Semi Finals (Women’s Doubles)

August 20, 2005 > Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Semi-Finals (Women’s Singles, Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles)

August 20, 2005 > 6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Semi Finals (Men's Doubles)
Finals (Women’s Doubles)

August 21, 2005 > 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Finals (Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles)

*Times and dates are subject to change without notice. All times are listed in Pacific Standard Time.

[w3wmfhe]

6/24/2005 ESPN2 & Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, A Winning Pair for 2005 World Badminton Championships
by Julie Sediq - Arrowhead Pond

For Immediate Release
Julie Sediq, Arrowhead Pond, 714.704.2412, jsediq@arrowheadpond.com
Dave Nagle, ESPN, 860-766-2241, dave.nagle@espn.com

Anaheim, Calif (June 23, 2005) – This summer the fastest racquet sport in the world will air on ESPN2.

Today, ESPN, Inc., the worldwide leader in sports, and the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, the premier entertainment and sports venue in Southern California, announced the 2005 International Badminton Federation (IBF) World Championships will air nationally on ESPN2. Viewers in more than 89.1 million households will see shuttlecocks flying off of racquets at over 200 miles per hour during five hours of programming.

Five one hour shows will feature competition highlights from the World Championships in each of the disciplines - men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Hosting each telecast will be long-time ESPN lead NHL analyst, and 2004 Olympic badminton commentator, Bill Clement. Air dates are scheduled starting in early September during ESPN2’s Game Room time slot, Monday-Friday, Noon-2pm and 4pm-6pm ET.

“We are thrilled to bring another international event to the sports fans of Orange County and now, to the entire nation on ESPN2,� said Bob Wagner, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. “The programs will capture the speed and skill of this popular Olympic sport and deliver it into the homes of Americans.�

ESPN2 has aired badminton in the past. In 1995, the network twice aired a one-hour program of the World Championships in Switzerland.

"At ESPN, we are all about presenting the best in sports, and the World Badminton Championships will fit nicely with ESPN2's lineup, with its top-level action and athletes from around the world," said Jason Bernstein, manager, programming & acquisitions.

With close to 200 million participants worldwide, this is the first time the IBF has brought the World Championships to the United States. This also marks the first time in 20 years that the World Championships have come to North America. In 1985 the host city was Calgary, Canada.

More than 350 athletes from 51 countries will compete at the IBF World Championships August 15-21, 2005 in Anaheim, Calif. The seven day event will end with the crowning of the world champions in each discipline. It is hosted by the IBF, USA Badminton, Los Angeles Sports Council and the Arrowhead Pond.

All-session tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, the Arrowhead Pond Box Office, by-phone at (714) 740-2000 and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Prices range from $89-$289 and include all nine sessions (see schedule below*). Travel packages are also available on-line and include airfare and hotel accommodations.

For more information on the 2005 World Badminton Championships log on to www.05worlds.com (http://www.05worlds.com).

# # # # #

COMPETITION SCHEDULE
August 15-21, 2005
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

August 15, 2005 > 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Preliminary Rounds

August 16, 2005 > 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Preliminary Rounds

August 17, 2005 > 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Round of 32

August 18, 2005 > 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Round of 16 + Quarter Finals (Women’s Doubles)

August 19, 2005 > Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Quarter Finals (Women’s Singles, Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles)

August 19, 2005 > 6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Quarter Finals (Men's Doubles)
Semi Finals (Women’s Doubles)

August 20, 2005 > Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Semi-Finals (Women’s Singles, Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles)

August 20, 2005 > 6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Semi Finals (Men's Doubles)
Finals (Women’s Doubles)

August 21, 2005 > 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Finals (Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles)

*Times and dates are subject to change without notice. All times are listed in Pacific Standard Time.

espn sucks...5 hours highligt:eek:...geeeee..
it is nothing....at lease they broadcast the entired final....
even high school cheerleader competetions r able to show the entired event....
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::c rying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
i guess USA will never able to win anything..no one really cares..5 hours highligt:mad:

[blckknght]

And did anyone notice who the commentator will be? Bill Clement, the NHL anylist... so we can expect commentary at least as bad as that of the Athens Olympics here in the US... They have professionals do commentary for the NHL, the NBA, swimming, tennis, soccer... for God's sake, why can't they see that they need a professional doing commentary for badminton too?

[Trance]

So badminton World championships are going to be aired as highlights for one hour (more like 30 minutes subtracting the stupid commercials) of which only 5 episodes will be aired. All of this being broadcasted on ESPN 2 by a hockey analyst.

2!

ESPN 2!

Really. There's no respect for badminton here. They respect non-sports more than our sport. This is really a shame. I really do hope that at least it is broadcasted to Asia in hopes that someone will eventually put it on the web. This is really sad that the U.S. won't even broadcast the event even if it is held in its own country.

[kwun]

look at the bright side: it a step forward. we went from 20 seconds of CNN in the past decade, into hours of live coverage in Athens2004 and 5 HOURS of 2005 WC.

to me, that's a good first step, we cannot expect them to take out hours of primetime to devote to a sport that they don't know would take off or not.

i think we should all write to ESPN2 to thank them. if there are enough of us writing to them, it will make a difference.

[OTFK]

look at the bright side: it a step forward. we went from 20 seconds of CNN in the past decade, into hours of live coverage in Athens2004 and 5 HOURS of 2005 WC.

to me, that's a good first step, we cannot expect them to take out hours of primetime to devote to a sport that they don't know would take off or not.

i think we should all write to ESPN2 to thank them. if there are enough of us writing to them, it will make a difference.

I support that. People always response better to compliment than you know what. Also, the more people watch the broadcast - ESPN will notice that there is a market out there - maybe more sponsors for badminton one day.

Keep thinking positive - you build it, they will come. :D

[foobart]

Kwun and OTFK,

I'm all for looking at the bright side of things and looking at glasses as 10% full, but this coverage of a small capsule several weeks later is really bad!

Also, I don't think we need to have ESPN or any of the majors broadcast it. I wish the organizers hooked up with any, any of the 100+ channels, and broadcast full matches, even if time delayed at any time of the day. There are just so many channels when I flip through that have some really inane stuff I can't believe they can't find a channel to do that. Olympics coverage was pretty good even though it was on a sort of an obscure channel(BRAVO) and in the wee hours. Basic requirement is, good coverage , no matter where or when on the dial..

Some of us from here should contact the organizers(start with the one on the ESPN press release?) and see what the organizers are doing about this. Kwun? If they're really super excited about the ESPN2 scraps, maybe we can't do much.. Hope ESPN didn't demand exclusive rights and the organizers gave them that!!

[kwun]

foobart,

ESPN/2 is a business entity, it will be crazy for them (at least from their point of view) to devote hours and hours of their air time to a sport in which they have no idea on how popular it will be. live broadcast and air time cost $$. what they are doing now is just testing the water. put in a few hours of highlights, put out the best stuff, and see what the reaction is.

frankly, to blindly broadcast all matches will be suicidal. as much as i love watching badminton, i think many general TV audience will not find badminton as exciting as we do. best is to show the best stuff (ie. highlights) for now.

[cooler]

foobart,

ESPN/2 is a business entity, it will be crazy for them (at least from their point of view) to devote hours and hours of their air time to a sport in which they have no idea on how popular it will be. live broadcast and air time cost $$. what they are doing now is just testing the water. put in a few hours of highlights, put out the best stuff, and see what the reaction is.

frankly, to blindly broadcast all matches will be suicidal. as much as i love watching badminton, i think many general TV audience will not find badminton as exciting as we do. best is to show the best stuff (ie. highlights) for now.


how do TV land people know how popular a show is?? Do they still employ survey unit on selected families and read their viewing log? (neilson rating)

[cooler]

espn sucks...5 hours highligt:eek:...geeeee..
it is nothing....at lease they broadcast the entired final....
even high school cheerleader competetions r able to show the entired event....
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::c rying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
i guess USA will never able to win anything..no one really cares..5 hours highligt:mad:

we'll be lucky if we see a minute of highlight on our TV :mad:

[DaN_fAn]

look at the bright side: it a step forward. we went from 20 seconds of CNN in the past decade, into hours of live coverage in Athens2004 and 5 HOURS of 2005 WC.

to me, that's a good first step, we cannot expect them to take out hours of primetime to devote to a sport that they don't know would take off or not.

i think we should all write to ESPN2 to thank them. if there are enough of us writing to them, it will make a difference.
I think kwun is right there.Better some 'quality' coverage than a little more average coverage[?]
like kwun mentioned it would be a big gamble to give hrs of coverage for a sport that is far from popular in the US.but i thought they could have telecasted atleast the men singles semis and finals live.
The problem here i think is that while it is a good sign that ESPN have come forward,even if the audience do get interested and the WC is [like it should]able to attract a decent population of the US,nobody really knows when an event as big as this will come back to the U.S.Maybe if the Thomas cup too would be held next year there then there would be more telecast after seeing people's response to the WC.
So what i am saying is that if the WC does attract/suprise the US,it is difficult to expect a badminton boom out there since people's memory is short.We need tournaments like these in sucession if we need more badminton popularity.

But the important thing is that it is the US that can change the image of the game and it may well be a Start in August :cool:

[DaN_fAn]

Well this is not 'great' news but for those living in the Indian subcontinent i just wanted to inform u all that STAR SPORTS INDIA will be airing the highlights of the 2003 WC[and not 2005] on the 15th of august for 2 hrs.

It's the first time after 2 yrs that we will see badminton coverage from ESPN STAR.I would have preferred anything about the 2005 WC but i guess this is better than nothing.ESPN /STAR INDIA as far as i know is the same channel for Pakistan,Sri Lanka apart from India and the surrounding regions.it's at 4:30 in the morning ,but what the heck?I thought it important to inform evryone who have been starving for Badminton telecast[like myself] and let's all see it,coz obviously the more the better.

[event]

Well this is not 'great' news but for those living in the Indian subcontinent i just wanted to inform u all that STAR SPORTS INDIA will be airing the highlights of the 2003 WC[and not 2005] on the 15th of august for 2 hrs.

It's the first time after 2 yrs that we will see badminton coverage from ESPN STAR.I would have preferred anything about the 2005 WC but i guess this is better than nothing.ESPN /STAR INDIA as far as i know is the same channel for Pakistan,Sri Lanka apart from India and the surrounding regions.it's at 4:30 in the morning ,but what the heck?I thought it important to inform evryone who have been starving for Badminton telecast[like myself] and let's all see it,coz obviously the more the better.

India seems to be the odd one out. Many other Asian countries will get hours of live coverage on Star Sports: 7 hours on Aug 20th alone! That is true of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, if I read correctly. Check the website:

http://espnstar.com/tvtimes/tvtimes_index.jsp

The ESPN2 deal in the U.S. sucks but I can't really argue with Kwun on that one. Most of it isn't their fault. People everywhere seem to enjoy watching guys with big bank accounts, big muscles, big egos, big machines and, often, big bellies instead of real sports. Still, I don't believe that American TV watchers came up with the idea all on their own that pro wrestling, golf, auto racing and baseball were sports. It's just another indoctrination. In my opinion, if you're only sweating because of the weather and/or your clothes, then it's not a sport.

What amuses me is that when you see a montage on one of these "sports" networks advertising the network's commitment to broadcasting "sports" - be it TSN in Canada, or SBS Sports or MBC/ESPN here in Korea, and I am sure it would be similar on ESPN in the US - you get things like a tennis serve, a basketball dunk, a high jump, a 100m dash, a pack of short-track speed skaters rounding a turn, a soccer goal. In other words, you see real sports. They make it look as if they are the kind of place where the off-hours would be filled with all those exciting sports that never make it onto TV. Instead, they find things like darts, auto racing, billiards, bowling to fill up the off-peak times and the prime time is devoted to the big-money sports that the major networks have already covered for decades. Oh well. C'est la vie.

At least I live in a country where networks occasionally find it worthwhile to broadcast a sport that their athletes occasionally come close to dominating. Now if I only had access to Star Sports...

[DaN_fAn]

India seems to be the odd one out. Many other Asian countries will get hours of live coverage on Star Sports: 7 hours on Aug 20th alone! That is true of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, if I read correctly. Check the website:

http://espnstar.com/tvtimes/tvtimes_index.jsp



...
Wow!atleast these countries are getting that much from ESPN/STAR.Really good.Enjoy yourselves BC'ers [living in Indonesia,Malaysia,Korea,etc]

[alexfan90]

Those in LA area. The finals are being covered live in KSCI 18.
More here http://kscitv.com/pages/129734.asp.

[event]

Those in LA area. The finals are being covered live in KSCI 18.
More here http://kscitv.com/pages/129734.asp.

Great news! There is hope for America after all!

[greentribe]

[QUOTE=event]India seems to be the odd one out. Many other Asian countries will get hours of live coverage on Star Sports: 7 hours on Aug 20th alone! That is true of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, if I read correctly. Check the website:
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Including in Brunei here be watching the live telecast the whole morning. I have been waiting for Starsports to show badminton. Usually we can only view from Astro supersports channel but thats in the family room, my mum watch soap opera and in my room I have Starsports. I will be taking a few days off from work to see this world badminton championship. Thank you Starsports!

[Scott Kam]

To all HK fans,

2005 WC will be shown LIVE on STARS SPORTS QF onwards :D :D :D

[libra]

In case no one's seen it yet, the timetable on Astro (Malaysia) is out -
It's only on Star sports though...

http://www.astro.com.my/v5/programming/channels/star_sports/

World Badminton Championships 2005 (LIVE)
20 Aug 0300 0530 Quarterfinals, Afternoon Session
20 Aug 0530 0800 Quarterfinals, Afternoon Session
20 Aug 0930 1200 Quarterfinals, Evening Session
20 Aug 1200 1400 Quarterfinals, Evening Session
21 Aug 0300 0530 Semifinals, Afternoon Session
21 Aug 0530 0800 Semifinals, Afternoon Session
21 Aug 0930 1200 Semifinals, Evening Session
21 Aug 1200 1400 Semifinals, Evening Session
22 Aug 0800 1030 Finals
22 Aug 1030 1300 Finals

Too bad i'm going to be out of the country the entier time!!!!

[genjyo]

i just heard of it is likely cctv5 will not broadcast the wc:mad:

so bad...

i give my whole hope on guangdong sports:cool:

http://www5.pplive.com/

if it can do any use...

[Scott Kam]

Are you leaving Asia? Star Sports covers the whole Asia.


In case no one's seen it yet, the timetable on Astro (Malaysia) is out -
It's only on Star sports though...

http://www.astro.com.my/v5/programming/channels/star_sports/

World Badminton Championships 2005 (LIVE)
20 Aug 0300 0530 Quarterfinals, Afternoon Session
20 Aug 0530 0800 Quarterfinals, Afternoon Session
20 Aug 0930 1200 Quarterfinals, Evening Session
20 Aug 1200 1400 Quarterfinals, Evening Session
21 Aug 0300 0530 Semifinals, Afternoon Session
21 Aug 0530 0800 Semifinals, Afternoon Session
21 Aug 0930 1200 Semifinals, Evening Session
21 Aug 1200 1400 Semifinals, Evening Session
22 Aug 0800 1030 Finals
22 Aug 1030 1300 Finals

Too bad i'm going to be out of the country the entier time!!!!

[event]

i just heard of it is likely cctv5 will not broadcast the wc:mad:

so bad...

i give my whole hope on guangdong sports:cool:

http://www5.pplive.com/

if it can do any use...

Does that mean you can't get Star Sports either? They're showing 7h a day in China too.

[genjyo]

Does that mean you can't get Star Sports either? They're showing 7h a day in China too.

yea, it meant that...
but a friend just supplied a schedule for me,maybe it can do any use for someone who can get that...

http://www.gdtv.com.cn/newpage/sports/ttdb.asp

[Togey]

genjyo - you said that coverage in china will show the first rounds, but the schedule you've just shown us says it will only over the quarter final onwards!:confused::confused::confused::confused:

[genjyo]

genjyo - you said that coverage in china will show the first rounds, but the schedule you've just shown us says it will only over the quarter final onwards!:confused::confused::confused::confused:

well, it is not the same channel
the schedule i gave is the star sports...

and guangdong sports will broadcast entirely if their forenotice is true;)

[Battousai]

Does PPlive have guongdong sports and if so which channal is it? My chinese is not up to par so i cant read it if it is in chinese. Can someone please point this out to me and also are there other sites/programs that will let one watch gd sports? Thanks

[Togey]

i've done the translation, check my topic!

[DaN_fAn]

QF,Afternoon session for 4 whole hrs[repeat] on Star Sports India on 23rd:) :) ,but unluckily at night 12:30-4:30.
This is getting better and better.Star Sports is atleast trying to show something of the WC all around Asia.Really good.Like kwun suggested we should be writing and thanking them[ESPN/STAR]

[Kamikaze]

This is an outrage, the biggest event in badminton has finally come to the United States, and only 5 hours will be broadcasted, and yet they spend twice as much on pool? America sickens me :mad:.

[DaN_fAn]

This is an outrage, the biggest event in badminton has finally come to the United States, and only 5 hours will be broadcasted, and yet they spend twice as much on pool? America sickens me :mad:.
Well it's a start,hopefully it will be 50 next time after they know what Badminton is all about.

[Han]

Not true, someone has posted the full live broadcast in LA TV station, it's a good start for badminton fan. I am sure the WC will be a big success in LA and more major event will be held here in the future.

[Trance]

It just really pisses me off that no Canadian Sports channel will air ANY badminton coverage. All they show is poker all day long. The worst part is that during the same weak of the WC2005 is the Rogers Cup for tennis. So I'll end up spending my days watching tennis instead of badminton.

Hopefully I can rely on PPLive or CoolStreaming or even someone recording it. :(

[OTFK]

tv coverage (http://www.worldbadminton.net/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=10&ItemID=1841)

For those who cannot go to WC, please enjoy.

[Togey]

BBC!!! holy ****! *dances*

[Scott Kam]

BBC!!! holy ****! *dances*

Why are you so "excited" about BBC. I'd been in UK for a year. BBC2 always give lots of coverage on wide variety of sports.

[Togey]

The Beeb NEVER show badminton. Apart from that crappy open thingy in birmingham.

[event]

It just really pisses me off that no Canadian Sports channel will air ANY badminton coverage. All they show is poker all day long. The worst part is that during the same weak of the WC2005 is the Rogers Cup for tennis. So I'll end up spending my days watching tennis instead of badminton.

Hopefully I can rely on PPLive or CoolStreaming or even someone recording it. :(

Canadian sports coverage does suck, in general. On the other hand, consider that you have a low level of interest in the general population, no contenders from Canada, and Canada is not hosting the tournament so you can't expect much else. This reasoning all works until you see what they do show instead: darts, poker, etc. which similarly have neither an audience, nor contenders, nor locally hosted championships and, what's more, aren't even sports. You never know, though. I don't remember triathlons being on TV very often in the early 90s but now every time I turn on that OLN station, they seem to be showing another triathlon. Canada has had contenders in that sport for over 15 years. If that's what it takes for badminton to get covered, that's a tall order.

I just found out two things: 1) my cable company doesn't offer Star Sports; and 2) MBC is planning to show some of the games but it hasn't announced what or when yet (par for the course-one thing you never get in Korea is advanced notice for events). I'm hopeful but not optimistic about the MBC coverage. Even when the Korea Open was here, they had only 2h a day with no SF coverage and only 3h on finals day so they chopped off that amazing men's doubles match! From my place in the stands, I could see the cameras were still rolling for international broadcasts. I guess I'll be either glued to the PPLive or I'll be dropping in on my dish-owning friends with a stack of VHS tapes.

[Trance]

Canadian sports coverage does suck, in general. On the other hand, consider that you have a low level of interest in the general population, no contenders from Canada, and Canada is not hosting the tournament so you can't expect much else. This reasoning all works until you see what they do show instead: darts, poker, etc. which similarly have neither an audience, nor contenders, nor locally hosted championships and, what's more, aren't even sports. You never know, though. I don't remember triathlons being on TV very often in the early 90s but now every time I turn on that OLN station, they seem to be showing another triathlon. Canada has had contenders in that sport for over 15 years. If that's what it takes for badminton to get covered, that's a tall order.

I just found out two things: 1) my cable company doesn't offer Star Sports; and 2) MBC is planning to show some of the games but it hasn't announced what or when yet (par for the course-one thing you never get in Korea is advanced notice for events). I'm hopeful but not optimistic about the MBC coverage. Even when the Korea Open was here, they had only 2h a day with no SF coverage and only 3h on finals day so they chopped off that amazing men's doubles match! From my place in the stands, I could see the cameras were still rolling for international broadcasts. I guess I'll be either glued to the PPLive or I'll be dropping in on my dish-owning friends with a stack of VHS tapes.

Wow. Korea didn't even show the Korea Open when it was hosting it? That's horrible? It's equivalent to Canada not airing the World Junior Champs until 1 year later with their stupid 30 minute highlight broadcast.

Btw what's MBC?

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Wow. Korea didn't even show the Korea Open when it was hosting it? That's horrible? It's equivalent to Canada not airing the World Junior Champs until 1 year later with their stupid 30 minute highlight broadcast.

Btw what's MBC?

MBC=Moonhwa Broadcasting Corporation. It's the network that aired the Korean Open and which will show the WC next week, I hope. I wouldn't call that equivalent to the Canadian situation. We got most of the event on MBC, just not the best match and no semi's for some reason. Round of 16 was on TV but just whatever happened to be on during the 2h they had scheduled from 2-4.

I still think a main reason for the lack of coverage is the lack of domestic contenders. That would be a sufficient reason if it weren't for the abundance of useless programming on sports networks. Given the lack of contenders, I guess the real question is why the IBF gives the events to nations with no world-class players and even relatively few amateur enthusiasts (Badminton was a headline sport in my high school, for instance, but I am sure that no one there knows who Lin Dan is).

[demolidor]

tv coverage (http://www.worldbadminton.net/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=10&ItemID=1841)

For those who cannot go to WC, please enjoy.

Live or delayed TV rights have been acquired by the following national / international broadcasters:

- STAR Sports (Asia)
- Eurosport (Europe)
- Indosiar (Indonesia)
- RTM (Malaysia)
- BBC (UK)
- MBC (Korea)
- UPC (Sweden) (any swede cappers?)
[Must be on this channel:
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SPORT-Expressen kommer att ingå i UPCs analoga Baspaket samt digitala startpaketen utan extra kostnad:

Analogt: kanalplats S15 (TV Finlands nuvarande kanalplats)
Digitalt: kanalplats 301 ]

Highlights are expected to be shown by the following broadcasters, following the completion of the event:
- ESPN2 (USA)
- SuperSports (Africa)
- Fox Sports (Australia)
- Sky Sports (New Zealand)

[bad_aim]

Anyone know if any of these networks will be accessible by PPLive or CoolStreaming, etc?

[Quasimodo]

Anyone know if any of these networks will be accessible by PPLive or CoolStreaming, etc?

Star Sports is usually available on Coolstreaming and SOPcast.

[demolidor]

Those in LA area. The finals are being covered live in KSCI 18.
More here http://kscitv.com/pages/129734.asp.

It's actually quite interesting what they'll broadcast. Lot's of background stuff and highlights starting from day1 (but wouldn't expect too much from the highlights throughout the week). But as always something is better than nothing at all so hopefully someone can cap it.

[ckad18]

wonder if there will be any .torrents out soon of recorded/converted coverage :rolleyes:;)

[ctjcad]

BTW, just for anyone who is curious,
but if anyone watched Star Sports(in Asia) or ESPN2 or other TV right after the MD match between Candra/Sigit vs. Jonas/Lars, they were doing somekind of an interview next to the court. Well, the person doing the translation for Candra/Sigit and the reporter is none other than me-hehehehe... :p
yup, that's me, live on camera, for the rest of world to see.. :p ...

In seriousness though, i never thought about doing any interviews live on tv, i was just called out of the blue and they asked me to do the translating for ESPN2?!?!.. :p

[Badmincraze]

BTW, just for anyone who is curious,
but if anyone watched Star Sports(in Asia) or ESPN2 or other TV right after the MD match between Candra/Sigit vs. Jonas/Lars, they were doing somekind of an interview next to the court. Well, the person doing the translation for Candra/Sigit and the reporter is none other than me-hehehehe... :p
yup, that's me, live on camera, for the rest of world to see.. :p ...

In seriousness though, i never thought about doing any interviews live on tv, i was just called out of the blue and they asked me to do the translating for ESPN2?!?!.. :p

Gosh... so u r the translator for Candra/Sigit ? :D Haha... not bad, we (or at least, me) get to c who u r now!! But juz side-track, the translator for the Chinese wasnt that good cos he cant phrase his Mandarin properly.. (juz my opinion, no offence :p )

[ctjcad]

Hehe, i don't recall who was the Chinese translator, have to check on that...well, i will let him/her know about that(hehehe, j/k there)..:p

well, i was a bit surprise after realizing that i will be on tv live to the rest of the world, and esp. with ESPN2(hehehehe)..:p:p


Gosh... so u r the translator for Candra/Sigit ? :D Haha... not bad, we (or at least, me) get to c who u r now!! But juz side-track, the translator for the Chinese wasnt that good cos he cant phrase his Mandarin properly.. (juz my opinion, no offence :p )

[chika]

i watched too!! ur so good..:D :D i had a feeling when i watch it.. i thought this guy must be one of bfers.. hehe.. how come u can speak indonesian so well???

[ctjcad]

Well, i was able to keep the language, eventhough i've been in the states for 20 yrs!!!!...basically my parents had me keep speaking in Indonesian when I grew up in the states, so as not to lose the language, sayang kan kalo hilang??along with hanging around other Indonesian people, so yah, fortunately i was able to keep the language..if i hadn't keep on speaking at home or anywhere, i might have probably forgotten all about it-hehehe..
however, i still prefer and feel comfortable speaking in English...:):p


i watched too!! ur so good..:D :D i had a feeling when i watch it.. i thought this guy must be one of bfers.. hehe.. how come u can speak indonesian so well???

[floorfilla]

Well, i was able to keep the language, eventhough i've been in the states for 20 yrs!!!!...basically my parents had me keep speaking in Indonesian when I grew up in the states, so as not to lose the language, sayang kan kalo hilang??along with hanging around other Indonesian people, so yah, fortunately i was able to keep the language..if i hadn't keep on speaking at home or anywhere, i might have probably forgotten all about it-hehehe..
however, i still prefer and feel comfortable speaking in English...:):p

Hey, I noticed you were better at translating the Indonesian players' replies (from Bhs Indo to English), rather than translating the interviewer's questions(from English to Bhs Indo). Were you nervous???

[Badmincraze]

How come after every match there's this players interview EXCEPT for Lin Dan n Peter's match? So disappointed... :( There was no live interview of both players shown on STAR SPORTS...

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How come after every match there's this players interview EXCEPT for Lin Dan n Peter's match? So disappointed... :( There was no live interview of both players shown on STAR SPORTS...

precisely!!! not even for xie xing fang and cheng shao chieh (i suppose that's her name). argh!! infuriating!!