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AFCON BLACKOUT: To Be Or Not To Be

Written by tha - bang from the blog Movies and Things with Thabang on 08 Jan 2010
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SABC sucks.The fiasco around the broadcasting of AFCON 2010 taking place in Angola just cements it. If you have been following the story thus far,you would know that SABC are locked in negotiations with the license holder for the rights to broadcast the primier African soccer tournament that starts on sunday.

The big issue according to the mailandguardianonline seems to be the price tag that goes with the rights that SABC is unwilling to pay.Now Supersport apperently have bought the rights to broadcast the games everywhere except South Africa on the continent.So what this mean ,we may miss the tournament if the SABC does not resolve their issues or if Supersport does not pull a miracle and secure the rights to broadcast the games locally too.

If any of us were looking for some reassurance from the SABC,we are not getting any.There has been no promos thus far promoting the tournament or the televised games.We have no gurantee from the SABC that it will broadcast all the games at all or is it going to be the notorious "delayed live broadcast" for certain games.They have just been quiet.No official word thus far in the press or it's own stations.

In a nutshell this whole fiasco is a new low for the SABC.It smacks of mismanagement and incompetence.For the SABC shouldhave secured the rights a long timeago.Soccer is the biggest sport in Mzansi,with or without Bafana Bafana.

How far is the incompetence ,we will only be able to see come Sunday night when the tournament kick-offs.Will it be broadcasted, if yes, will this be done so for the entire tournament? You'd think ,the SABC would try to use AFCON as an appetiser for the world cup,but the guys at the Ivory towers known as TV Park and Radio Park seem to have no clue of what the clients want or need.

So if anyone out there knows where to catch AFCON, for us poor Mzansi folks, come sunday night and beyond, please do tell us.

18 Comments

T.O
08 Jan 2010 14:42

I always thought they have a pro-poor policy. Not everyone has a dish. DSTV is for the elite group. Its realy a sad day. why are thry still paying for security and Dali Mpofu DSTV. They are managing the expenditure very badly. Its no wonder they are R900 mil in  DEBT. I just don't who is better btween them and Eskom. It seems as if all the parastals are going down the drain. trasnet is next. Armscor is also in total mess. I think its the administration that is politically affiliated to certain groups. the appointment is just pathetic in all parastatals. It seems as if these people are hand picked without following proper procedures.

Its really a shame and embarasment.  I have been told that there are people who are getting double salaries, for reading news and for producing or planning the news (what ever it is that they do) How do u justify that. We are giving white fols ammunition to attack us and call us incompetent. the perception that we can't do anything in a proper way will always be there unless we prove them otherwise. 
All our institution are collapsing. How bad   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

blaqueboi
08 Jan 2010 14:50

nice article.

i couldnt care much about soccer ... lol.. but I understand your frustration. !!!!

Khafo
08 Jan 2010 15:10

@ thabang........I've already made my first round predictions.  They better show it on supersport.......eish askies thabang.

tha - bang
08 Jan 2010 17:13

yep@T.O the fiasco at sabc makes us look bad,espicially in the eyes of those people who just love hating on us(ie the new south africa).it would have been great for SABC to broadcast the games cause at least more people would have gotten the chance to see the games,but at the present mo' i think the sabc is being neglient towards its client base,if they dont sort out the rights issue most ofthe countries soccer loving fan is going to loose out big time.
so far word is Supersport 1 will be broadcasting the games come sunday,we will c if SABC pulls out something,out of the rabbit hat,or are they going to have eggon tehir face.

Floh
08 Jan 2010 19:31

As long as they employ people according to their membership cards, we still going to suffer big time.

Sobza
09 Jan 2010 10:45

I don't knw why I paid that tv licence. One of the reasons I am getting myself DSTV next month. SABC sucks big time

Floh
09 Jan 2010 19:55

It's gonna be broadcast on welfare TV. I saw some headlines in one news paper.

Cnglemother
10 Jan 2010 10:21

Eish anada soccer tournament on tv!these things take take the whole month and mess up tv schedules.

tha - bang
10 Jan 2010 11:33

im glad welfaretv got their acts in order.my sympathy goes to togo though and i think its very brave of them to continue with the tournament.a failure for angola can be seen as problematic for us too here come june,cause we all know how certain sects are hell bent against us.lets pray everything goes off smoothly from now on.

tha - bang
10 Jan 2010 22:58

uc a sensational 4-4.now thats entertainment

realist
11 Jan 2010 06:50

you would know that SABC are locked in negotiations with the license holder 
Btw Thabang, Who is the license holder for this tournament? I thought SS had the rights for the African continent.

J-Girl
11 Jan 2010 09:17

Togo just pulled out of the tournament.
Mali and Angola gave us football yesterday, what a miraculous comeback for Mali... as they say, in the world of football anything is possible, i was mesmerised.

tha - bang
11 Jan 2010 12:21

SS bought the rights to broadcast from sportsfive,who are managing the television rights for caf.btw sportsfive is a french company.
but back to the game,last nights game was xcellent ,espicially the second half,hopefully everything will go smoothly from now on

baby e
11 Jan 2010 12:47

the rights are too expensive guys, i understand the Botswana govy had to pay alot for them.

realist
11 Jan 2010 13:17

the rights are too expensive guys, i understand the Botswana govy had to pay alot for them.
Expensive is relative. How much exactly did Botswana government pay? SS paid just over a billion to broadcast the PSL games for the next five years. Would you consider this to be cheap?

The SABC cannot afford anything since they have no money and our government is not like Botswana government where they can help out.

tha - bang
12 Jan 2010 08:20

come now SABC has been given a bailout by government, the earn steady income from advertising on a daily basis, SABC is licensed in many other African countries,their shows are broadcasted on other channels outside SA ( thats all revenue sources)
The ads in between games are very very expensive by the time the games end the guys would have made a killing from the advertising.
People dont be fooled by the suits at the SABC

T.O
12 Jan 2010 09:39

Surely Lads @SABC should have seen this fiasco coming, surely they r educated enough to foresee these type of problems. Contracts are there for a reason and one need to understand them and the obligation in those contracts. I can't blame the French company @ all. they were protecting their interests. its a good thing that something good came out of that fiasco. 

Typical SABC
We are seek and tired of seeing the delayed games. Take forinstance todays game between Egypt and Nigeria is starting @ 18.00 but it will only be shown @ 10.45. Some of us do work for a living and there is no way we would be up  at that time.

I can't wait for the day when our institutions will be free of political interference.
We need to draw a distinct line between political appointees and administrators.
This is exactly the same thing that is happening @ PSL. I strongly believe that there should be an independent body running their affairs as the corruption and bribery is rife there. 

T.O
12 Jan 2010 09:43

@ SOBZA. congra in advance for your DSTV. I'm gonna do the same because the home of soccer is unrelible.

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