North Korea Gets World Cup Feed Courtesy of Malaysia

A Malaysia-based broadcasting union is providing North Korea with a free broadcast signal of live coverage of the World Cup.
North Korea Gets World Cup Feed Courtesy of Malaysia
Jasper Fakkert
6/15/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015
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An Young-Hak of North Korea ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group G match between Brazil and North Korea at Ellis Park Stadium on June 15, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.  (Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
A Malaysia-based broadcasting union is providing North Korea with a free broadcast signal of live coverage of the World Cup.

“They are receiving our signals free of charge so that the public of North Korea can watch them. We want them to see what life is [like] on the other side of the curtain,” said John Barter sport director of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union to Associated Press.

The North’s tightly controlled state-owned Korean Central Broadcasting has been broadcasting matches with a one-day delay, to prevent screen time being given to messages critical of the communist state or to bad performances by its national team.

It is unclear whether North Korea’s 2-1 defeat against Brazil will be broadcast.

Earlier negotiations between the North and South Korean SBS television on broadcasting rights did not yield any results following the sinking of a South Korean navy ship earlier this year, which the South holds North Korea responsible for.
Jasper Fakkert is the Editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. Twitter: @JasperFakkert
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