News Forum - FIFA warns Thailand World Cup broadcast will be cut off after illegal access spotted

[Thaiger]

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) urged Thailand to tighten its security system on its FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 broadcast after the kingdom’s transmission access was spotted being used in other countries. FIFA warned Thailand that its broadcast will be cut off if the country cannot follow its rules and tighten its security problems. The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) announced that access to the broadcasting signal of Thailand was leaked. The signal was spotted in other countries which violated FIFA’s conditions. FIFA urged broadcasting operators in Thailand to tighten its security system according to their suggestions as […]

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[Soidog]

I wish there was more detail about this issue. The story says people in Laos were spotted watching the World Cup. So what?  How does that automatically translate to a failure to encrypt by Thailand? Many bars and restaurants I’ve been to in Thailand are streaming the games via an Android box using IPTV services. My understanding is that the games are “free to air” in Thailand and hence anyone with a DVB television or set top box can receive the broadcasts? There is more to this story than what’s being reported.

[TheDirtyDurian]

And yet there are countless apps in playstore giving access to the WC.