Eredivisie not yet seen live on television - Volkskrant

25/07/13, 08:28 – Source: Reuters

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About 8 days starts the Eredivisie. But as it stands now, no TV viewer can see. Duels the first live Still there is no agreement between Fox Sports, the successor Eredivisie Live, and cable companies about financial compensation. This reports the AD.

Fox, which is owned by the Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch, an individual must make an appointment for the transmission of the channel. every cable company The negotiations on the compensation to be paid for, take all summer. So far without result. And while Fox Sports Eredivisie from August 1, the pay channel’s live Premier League football.

‘To date, there is no society with an agreement, “admits spokesman Maarten van Rooijen of Fox Sports. Big cable companies like UPC, Ziggo and KPN keep all on the plain as the negotiations are discussed. But Fox remains optimistic. “We expect that it will be okay. I do not want you as a popular cable provider if you do not pass a live football more. But formally it would signal to stop. “August 1

As long as the chords failure is not known what subscribers to pay. The cable company sets the price fixed. Fox does determine the level of Internet subscriptions, which are significantly increased compared to Eredivisie Live. For an annual subscription, the amount of 99.95 goes to 149.95 euros and who wants to order a single game, it lost 11.95 euro instead of 6.95. Fox Sports will offer three packages on TV: Fox Sports Eredivisie (3 channels with national football), Fox Sports International (2 channels including Italian and English football) and a combination of these two package

Fox recruits. currently using the Website or new viewers (for the Eredivisie Package), but does so on the basis of the old prices for Eredivisie Live, which is still valid until August 1. Spokesman Ronald Sutmuller cable provider UPC is surprised about this. “There are as yet no official rates fixed, how can you enter into a contract?”

Who now subscribe, to see what the new price is. What if that is higher? “Then that subscriber information from the cable company about the price increase and he or she can still recite” says Fox spokesman Van Rooijen.

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