The Verticast Media Group yesterday claimed to have filed an “anti-competitive lawsuit” against Digicel (Jamaica) Limited and Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited and Cable and Wireless Jamaica Limited (subsidiaries of Liberty Latin America) in the Jamaica Supreme Court. Liberty Latin America operates the Flow network in the Caribbean. The alleged lawsuit …
Read More »Dear Editor: CSport is betraying its subscribers and EPL fans; they must come clean!
“[…] We feel betrayed, disappointed, and hurt having to go weeks without being able to view our favourite teams compete… We the subscribers paid for a product that we are not receiving. “[…] I’m calling on CSport to make a proper public apology to their subscribers with a truthful explanation …
Read More »SSFL 23: League format, sponsor search, and Jamaica clash—Merere on new SSFL season
The 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season is tentatively scheduled to kick off on Friday 8 September with an exhibition clash between defending Premier Division champions, St Benedict’s College, and Intercol winners, Fatima College. The current rulers of the local schoolboys game have changed, with perennial powerhouses Naparima College …
Read More »‘More than half of T&T’s cable customers can’t access EPL’; Pantin on the Verticast impasse
“[…] The reality is Amplia has a lot to gain from this in the short-term, as they could double or triple their number of subscribers by the end of the year if this impasse continues. Because it is the people who already have pay tv and who are accustomed to …
Read More »First the EPL, then the World (Cup): Verticast’s regional dreams and how football fans can keep up
“[…] We have successfully, over the last two months, negotiated carry agreements with cable companies for the channels that will be carrying all of our content, including the Premier League… but we haven’t been able to sign with some of them, notably Flow and Digicel. “[…] Keeping in mind that …
Read More »Selby’s ship comes in; ex-TTFA Board member acquires W/Cup TV rights
The abysmal performances of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team under the David John-Williams-led football body saw the Soca Warriors demoted from the Concacaf Nations League top tier and miss out on the Hex for the 2022 World Cup qualifying series. However, former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association …
Read More »Pro League votes to become ‘Ascension Premier League’; Ferguson wows clubs with tv rights offer
Say goodbye to the Pro League and hello to the Ascension Premier League. Barely a month after the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) refused to permit a second round of the Ascension Invitational Tournament, the competition’s founder, Richard Ferguson, got the TT Pro League to rebrand its own 20-year …
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