Vietnamese football fans miss out on Asian Games coverageMany football fans in Vietnam have to turn to online channels to watch the Asian Games as the organisers expressed surprise that Vietnam failed to buy the rights for the event. Fans have to watch the Asian Games onlineOver 100 Vietnamese fans went to Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Indonesia for the Vietnam-Pakistan match where Vietnam won 3-0. However, despite the Asian Games being usually aired in Vietnam in previous years, this year, fans had to resort to online channels to find coverage. Vietnam Television failed to secure the broadcasting rights for the Asian Games with Kjsmworld Corp because of what they described as 'high prices'. According to Linda Wahyudi, the broadcasting director of the Indonesian Asian Games Organising Committee, 75 countries have bought broadcasting rights for the Asian Games.

Source: VietNamNet News August 17, 2018 08:48 UTC