Is the world cup going to be televised in HDTV?
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Yes, all live matches on ABC will be broadcasted in HDTV, all ESPN and ESPN2 televised games will not be.
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This is all I've found to try watching online:\nhttp://www.chiff.com/recreation/sports/w...\nWorld Cup On the Web\n-Online, ESPN360 (http://broadband.espn.go.com/broadband/e... ) will simulcast every match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup that is televised on ESPN and ESPN2 from Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 9. Also featured will be a live webcast program, including pre-match, halftime and post-match segments, along with exclusive interviews with players, coaches and analysts. LIMITED WEB PROVIDERS\n-BBC will also provide live streaming video for selected games at BBC Sports(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football... ) along with four-minute highlight packages from every single game of the tournament on demand.\n-NDTV is an Indian site that's also webcasting (http://www.ndtv.com/sports/fifa/default.... and http://www.ndtv.com/ndtvvideo/default.as... )\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/......\nhttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=...
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It will be on Sky Sports in the UK
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This is all I've found to try watching online:\nhttp://www.chiff.com/recreation/sports/world-cup-2006.htm\nWorld Cup On the Web\n-Online, ESPN360 (http://broadband.espn.go.com/broadband/EBB2/web/shellMain )  will simulcast every match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup that is televised on ESPN and ESPN2 from Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 9. Also featured will be a live webcast program, including pre-match, halftime and post-match segments, along with exclusive interviews with players, coaches and analysts. LIMITED WEB PROVIDERS\n-BBC will also provide live streaming video for selected games at BBC Sports(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/default.stm )  along with four-minute highlight packages from every single game of the tournament on demand.\n-NDTV is an Indian site that's also webcasting (http://www.ndtv.com/sports/fifa/default.asp  and  http://www.ndtv.com/ndtvvideo/default.asp  )\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/\nhttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=worldcup&cc=5901\n\nthe fifa site has mobile updates; One of them probably has email updates, too.
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The BBC has signed an exclusive deal with Infront Sports & Media, the company responsible for the worldwide marketing and sales of the broadcast rights to the 2006 World Cup, which will allow internet users in the UK to watch all the games online. \nAll of the BBC's TV games will be live and free-to-air with online viewers able to access the games at bbc.co.uk/worldcup and bbc.co.uk/sport - viewing of these matches will be restricted to those that live in the UK.  \nAll of the BBC's group games will be available on these sites, as well as all the subsequent games the BBC has in the knockout stages. \nThe BBC will also have the exclusive rights to England's second round and quarter-final games should they reach that stage.  \nFurthermore, the BBC has non-exclusive rights to short highlights from every 2006 World Cup game. There will be four-minute clips from all of the 64 matches available on-demand whenever users want to view them.  \nFor the BBC's matches viewers will be able to stream the same coverage as will appear on terrestrial television. This stream will also feature the same commentary as on TV.  \nAlso, in addition to watching the games, online users will be able to hear and read about the latest action – BBC Radio Five Live will have an audio stream from 2006 World Cup game and there will also be live minute-by-minute reports on every match written by BBC journalists. \n\n\nAlso check http://www.fbtz.com/forum/\n\nand\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060225/1/65d3.html
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42 billion people are expected to watch the World Cup finals on TV spectators
589686
I signed upto a website and they give information on how to watch games on the Internet. They say that this will include world cup games =o)
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This is all I've found to try watching online:\nhttp://www.chiff.com/recreation/sports/world-cup-2006.htm\nWorld Cup On the Web\n-Online, ESPN360 (http://broadband.espn.go.com/broadband/EBB2/web/shellMain )  will simulcast every match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup that is televised on ESPN and ESPN2 from Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 9. Also featured will be a live webcast program, including pre-match, halftime and post-match segments, along with exclusive interviews with players, coaches and analysts. LIMITED WEB PROVIDERS\n-BBC will also provide live streaming video for selected games at BBC Sports(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/default.stm )  along with four-minute highlight packages from every single game of the tournament on demand.\n-NDTV is an Indian site that's also webcasting (http://www.ndtv.com/sports/fifa/default.asp  and  http://www.ndtv.com/ndtvvideo/default.asp  )\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/\nhttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=worldcup&cc=5901\n\n**SORRY ABOUT THE BAD LINKS BEFORE**\n**THEY SHOULD WORK NOW**
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People who want to try watching online:\nhttp://www.chiff.com/recreation/sports/w...\nWorld Cup On the Web\n-Online, ESPN360 (http://broadband.espn.go.com/broadband/e... will simulcast every match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup that is televised on ESPN and ESPN2 from Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 9. Also featured will be a live webcast program, including pre-match, halftime and post-match segments, along with exclusive interviews with players, coaches and analysts.\n-BBC will also provide live streaming video for selected games at BBC Sports(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football... along with four-minute highlight packages from every single game of the tournament on demand.\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/.......
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well if you don't mind listening in spanish there is Univision, they are airing all the games.  You can go to the fifa world cup for the times fo the matches, they should be aired live.
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I think it will - especially since USA is ranked  it.so high in the fifa rankings. I also think ESPN addicts (98%  of the US male population who has cable) will be watching it. I'm hopeful, I love this sport, I don't see enough of it in this country.
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It will be broadcasted in BBC website .See in\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/bbc_coverage/5037426.stm
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Supposedly you can be able to stream line all the World cup games from the Internet, I think Fox sports has a deal for like 100 bucks for a year and you get unlimited games from all different kinds of leagues.
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try watching online:\nhttp://www.chiff.com/recreation/sports/world-cup-2006.htm\nWorld Cup On the Web\n-Online, ESPN360 (http://broadband.espn.go.com/broadband/EBB2/web/shellMain )  will simulcast every match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup that is televised on ESPN and ESPN2 from Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 9. Also featured will be a live webcast program, including pre-match, halftime and post-match segments, along with exclusive interviews with players, coaches and analysts. LIMITED WEB PROVIDERS\n-BBC will also provide live streaming video for selected games at BBC Sports(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/default.stm )  along with four-minute highlight packages from every single game of the tournament on demand.\n-NDTV is an Indian site that's also webcasting (http://www.ndtv.com/sports/fifa/default.asp  and  http://www.ndtv.com/ndtvvideo/default.asp  )\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/\nhttp://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=worldcup&cc=5901\n\n**SORRY ABOUT THE BAD LINKS BEFORE**\n**THEY SHOULD WORK NOW**
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Yes.  Just because not everyone has a TV set doesn't mean they won't watch it.  You can go to bars or other places to watch games -- which a lot of people.  I've been down in Brazil during a world cup and can tell you that 95% of the population is watching the game somehow.  Believe it or not, almost everyone in the ghetto had at least a small tv.\n\nI'd say with Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and a good portion of the US, you probably have close to 2 billion people watching games (on the internet or tv).\n\n\nAfter taking a second, more empirical look at this, I crunched some numbers and came up with a little under 1.8 billion.  This total included the populations of all the countries participating in the WC, and a very modest and trimmed assumption of immediate surrounding countries which may bear some interest.  One caveat to this was the United States, where I assumed at most only 20% of the population would have even taken a look at one of the games.  China, India, and most African countries were completely excluded.  The number 2 billion is likely a slight rounding up from 1.8 from the TV networks.
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eurosport shows all the games if that helps...
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yes, there will be several channels transponding the games. i have two satellites that i receive, hotbird and astra. both have lots of free channels, italian, spanish, french and german. if you don't care about the language (I assume not, i don't!) you will be able to see most of the games. search in advance for the following channels (german) ARD, ZDF, RTL, SAT1. i'm pretty sure, that here we get most important games. they are free of charge. if you need the frequencies, give me an email. i get them out of my tv and mail them to you.\nhappy worldcup to all football fans in the world!!! hope you enjoy the games and may the best team win!!