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FINA released the following streaming information for the 2015 FINA World Cup circuit.
We are pleased to inform you that the first leg of the FINA World Cup – in Moscow (RUS) – on August 11-12 will be streamed live and free of charge on FINAtv.
August 11, 2015 (finals only)
14:30-17:30 GMT
August 12, 2015 (finals only)
14:30-17:30 GMT
More details about the competition can be found at: http://bit.ly/1AV3W6I
On the territories listed below, the competition will be broadcast via TV signal according to established contacts with the Right holders. Therefore Live streaming might be restricted or not available in those territories:
| Russia France Belgium Switzerland USA Canada Czech Republic Germany Bahrain Chad Egypt Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria Tunisi Yemen United Arab Emirates Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Congo (Democratic Republic) Côte d’Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia |
Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Uganda Western Sahara Zambia Zimbabwe Malaysia Brazil Sweden Greece Cyprus Australia Singapore Hungary Denmark |
Israel Belarus Turkey China Mongolia Romania Taiwan Italy Mexico Colombia Argentina Peru Venezuela Chile Ecuador Guatemala Cuba Haiti Bolivia Dominican Republic Honduras Paraguay Nicaragua El Salvador Costa Rica Panama Puerto Rico Uruguay Guadeloupe Martinique French Guiana Saint Martin Saint Bartélemy |
Explain further. Does that mean we will or won’t be able to watch in the USA? Normally, FINA Tv doesn’t work here!!
USA is one of those countries listed as under someone else’s broadcast rights.
Universal Sports, the rights holder in the U.S., tends to be pretty tight when it comes to broadcast rights. They even disable embedding on their YouTube videos, which limits the amount of views their content, and thus the sport, can get.
But, we never know. Sometimes, Universal does a great job of getting streams out. They really work hard alongside USA Swimming, to get the Arena Pro Swim Series out via live stream.
I do not understand why do we have Fina? If 115 countries are excluded from being able to what the meets that they organize, why do we need Fina? We want to see swimming at its best. Show as the Fina cup from Moscow.