Reap what you sow, TVJ. [FIFA World Cup]
82 likes, 37 comments - television_jamaica on June 15, 2026: "Television Jamaica (TVJ) has enhanced access to FIFA World Cup 2026™ schedulin
Television Jamaica should've made it more clear (to casual plebs who can't be bothered to do any fucking research) that TVJ / 1Spotmedia was sharing the rights to the FIFA World Cup with Caribbean Premier Sports Ltd's cable TV outlet RUSH Sports and, in-fact, isn't the de facto official broadcaster of the World Cup in Jamaica. On this very Tumblr blog I showed you that TVJ would only air certain games live and others on a delay. It was a major red flag that none of the delayed games aired on TVJ Sports Network instead.
In all fairness, Jamaica's broadcast industry is among the backwaters of English-language television. You especially can't blame them considering the less complicated handling of the 2022 FIFA World Cup by the smaller CVM TV and its ill-fated Csport spin-off (ad overdose, aside). You would think Jamaica's biggest over the air broadcaster, with its own dedicated sports channel and streaming platform, would be the go-to for the biggest sporting event outside the Olympics.
I guess even Jamaican television couldn't help themselves to pay-walling their shit when it matters.
Compare and contrast the United Kingdom's broadcast rights being shared between its two biggest free public service broadcasters: BBC and ITV. How about another free-to-air outlet, SBS in Australia, broadcasting and streaming every single game? No app switching necessary.
Even the paywalled options in North America are somewhat more pleasant. Canada's Bell Media, for all their greed, has the decency to simulcast select games from TSN's coverage on their (private) broadcast network CTV and the newly-enhanced premium TV network / streaming service hybrid Crave. Finally, lest we forget Americans have the convenience of all games airing across the FOX broadcast network and FS1 streaming on Fox One.
It's bad enough I'm unfavorably comparing one country's business model to Bell fucking Media and FOX of all broadcasters, but it's embarrassing and disappointing that I'm comparing those two to Jamaica. Considering the inhumanity and scandals that have already plagued this year's World Cup in the United States (typical) and Mexico, I guess I shouldn't be surprised anymore that FIFA spreads misery and woe every where it goes - even in the most purest(?) of nations.
