tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post7388131627101849031..comments2024-03-05T17:50:31.778+02:00Comments on Afro-IP: 2010 FIFA World Cup digital broadcasting rights disputeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-79497041138056850242008-08-05T18:57:00.000+02:002008-08-05T18:57:00.000+02:00Thanks Andy, I have made a few changes...hope they...Thanks Andy, I have made a few changes...hope they work.Darren Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948051774057365753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-79233928386406762142008-07-27T18:31:00.000+02:002008-07-27T18:31:00.000+02:00This article is riddled with inaccuracies.1. The ...This article is riddled with inaccuracies.<BR/>1. The dispute by Digital Horizons is about a tender granted to Sony for the supply of equipment. It has nothing to do with broadcast rights for the 2010 World Cup.<BR/><BR/>2. This has nothing to do with FIFA either.<BR/><BR/>The basic story seems to be that a supplier is upset that after his BEE credentials were approved, it was not enough to secure the tender for advanced electronic equipment after due diligence by the tender committee. Sony (the world leader in broadcast electronics) was able to supply the four trailers at a cost R66 Million less than Digital Horizons. <BR/><BR/>I think that, for once, the SABC will win this case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com