NTV ratings have dropped drastically after the media house disappointed Kenyans. The Company had promised that it would air all the 64 World Cup matches but they failed to honour their pledge.
Kenyans had several options but opted to watch the matches on NTV.Yesterday,the stations successfully aired Iran vs Morocco and Egypt vs Uruguay matches. Kenyans believed the same trend will replicate in the match between Portugal vs Spain, shock ,shock,shock!
If NTV knew the damage they caused, they could have apologized 1000 times. How could they do that?!!!
To make the matter worse, TV wrote this after the game had just started:
“POLITE REMINDER
Due to FIFA rules on World Cup broadcasting, NTV is only licensed to air 32 matches, which are allocated by FIFA. However, the action continues tomorrow as Lionel Messi’s Argentina takes on Iceland (4pm) and the Super eagles face off with Croatia (10pm)”
Here are some of the reactions from Kenyans:
Wazza Frederico Labile I can’t trust a local channel when it comes to airing football. nyinyi mnaweza aanza kuleta adverts penalties zikipigwa
Benson Maina Being a Kenyan should be added to a thousand ways to die.. Yaani sio corruption from our govt depts, our media houses are also full of lies . Phtoo!! I give up. Ati 3days to go⚽. Nkt
George Ace Cortez You could have stated so from the start..I knew it was a scam when kwese is involved bure sana..mtajua wa Kenya si watoto
Mwaurah Dénnis POLITE REMINDER : please concentrate with local content e.g Aunt boss,Mchungaji and wicked edition….mambo ya football achieni DSTV.
Carl Brockten Chumba You’re the reason I didn’t upgrade to Dstv. You will pay for this Nkt. You can’t leave out good big matches n show us mathare United stuff
Maria Wairimu Why didn’t you say earlier?
We had options buh since you had promised we stayed at home?
N how does FIFA chose the games to be aired??
Seriously, disappointment kutoka 3 hadi sai?
Lawrence Muiruri How come you do not inform viewers…so unprofessional…why not list games licensed to broadcast:So unreliable Kenyan media
Kenneth Muriithi Go home and close it station…..fire comfortable overpaid managers……..u r a waste of airwaves…..#ResistNTV!!
Danicho K’nappier Those are signs of incompetence.bure kabisa when KBC, KTN aired the matches they never gave those excuses.whats the point if you don’t air the best matches
Otukho Collins why tell us late, we are on our sofaset waiting for the big game Portugal vs Spain, will never waste my time watching world via ntv or kwese.NKT!! kumbav.
Steve Jean Osogo DISCLAIMER: this should have been said earlier twende zetu kwa bar tuone the best ever world cup match!
Maina Såm 1st I was disappointed by Egypt, Morocco followed suit then you guys committed an abomination by not airing the biggest match of the day… that’s too much for me to take on a single day.