Monday, April 20, 2009

Pacquiao Vs Hatton Live Stream TV Rights in the Philippines

Solar Sports will produce the program for Pacquiao's fight for the Philippine market, airing it live on Solar All-Access, with the delayed telecast on GMA Network, and replays on C/S 9 and the Solar Sports TV channel. However, rumors started going around on March 16 that Pacquiao would ditch Solar and instead "a giant network" would air the bout in the Philippines.

On March 18, Pacquiao went public, announcing that his fight with Hatton would be aired on ABS-CBN. Pacquiao was the one sought a deal with ABS-CBN, although details of the contract were not disclosed. GMA and Solar assailed Pacquiao, with GMA reviewing the status of Pinoy Records, Pacquiao's TV show in GMA. Pacquiao faxed Solar a letter saying he is rescinding his contract, which runs until 2011. A late payment by Solar amounting to P60 million per fight, was seen as the one of the reasons. However, Solar countered that "Pacquiao has no reasons because we have settled all our obligations with him."

However, after meeting with Solar executives, Pacquiao announced that he and Solar had "favorably resolved their unfortunate misunderstanding," Pacquiao said in a press statement. Furthermore, Pacquiao through his lawyer said that neither party violated the contract and that it is valid and binding. Pacquiao furthermore apologized to his fans for any confusion that may have been caused by his decision to cut and then renew his ties with Solar Entertainment; ABS-CBN said for its part "we will not stand in the way if he decides to change his mind.

So let's watch the Pacquiao Vs Hatton Live Stream fight on our favorite video streaming sites and watch a replay video of it on Solar Sports!

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