Unsatisfied Calcio crave
Just so you know, “Calcio” is another term for football in Italian. I usually love to associate Italian Football with it. Everyone knows what an avid supporter of S.S. Lazio I am. I could just talk about anything Lazio-related all day long. It has been quite a while since I last watched Calcio on a regular basis.
In the past, Starhub Cable TV was the only source from which I could have my occasional chance of catching Lazio in action. However this season they saw it fitting to completely wipe out the ISA from our screens and have an unrivaled complete coverage of every singe EPL game and a decent one for the SPL despite the increase in subscription fees.
How is it balanced that every week the program guide is bombarded with every single match from the EPL, but none from the ISA despite the known fact that A.C. Milan won the UCL and every single English team were knocked out last season?
Not all football fans in Singapore are fans of an EPL club despite it being the most watched league in Singapore. This doesn’t mean the lesser followed leagues should be cast aside.
I am not the only one who is complaining about this unfair representation of match coverage by Starhub.
How do I follow my favorite team in the ISA you ask?
Through an Italian radio streaming service by Piazza Della Liberta. Thankfully, they do care about us english-speaking listeners and have provided an Italian-English commentary of the match.
There isn’t any way I can catch the well documented Derby Della Capitale also known as the famous Rome Derby which is arguably the best in the world.
The only chance I can have the opportunity to watch Lazio in action this season is through the UCL which they are participating in. And even so, the occurrence of that happening is only limited to 1 or 2 games.
Recently, I stumbled upon a paid streaming site; SerieA.tv which broadcasts all Serie A matches live through a webcast. Unfortunately, their services are only extended to most countries in North and South America and talks are underway to broadcast in other countries.
In the event that SerieA.tv actually gains the internet broadcasting rights in Singapore and Starhub do not have any means of providing an equal and fair match coverage of every top football league, I would gladly scrape it to subscribe to SerieA.tv even if it means paying USD 109.95 for each season.






I feel your pain …. until seriea.tv came on board I only got to see my beloved Lazio when they were the featured match on Fox Soccer Channel (in the USA).. or on tape delay.
Seriea.tv is great but make sure your PC has a kickASS video card or the picture (if enlarged) is very blurry … trying to figure out how to hook it up to the TV now !!!!
I could talk about Lazio every second of every day like you …. my blood flows CELESTE!!!
So sad we can’t take care of OUR players like ROCCHI and DICANIO ..but maybe it will get done
Forzalazio … SempreLazio … Roma Merde …. great result of Old Stafford … Man U 1 Roma 0
Almost as good as Man U 7 Roma 1
What resolution are the matches being streamed in? Is it the conventional 320 * 240? Is there any frequent buffering in the webcast?
I always watch videos at the normal resolution, I would not watch it enlarged due to how blur it would become.
For us non-roman Laziali, the only way we can support our team is to cheer them on and buy their merchandise, we can’t really travel to Rome on a regular basis to watch them play though I do intend on traveling to Rome in the very near future to watch the Derby.
Any result against Rioma Merda is a beautiful result. And typical of them to be complaining about how they deserved a penalty.
Tonight, Lazio - Real! A huge task, I can’t wait. I want to see our gladiators giving 150%, that is the only way we stand a chance of winning the game.
FORZA LAZIO!!!
You and other dedicated fans like yourself will be happy to hear that SerieA.tv IS AVAILABLE in Singapore and most other Asian countries (as well as the Americas, as you had already mentioned).
There is no reason to go another day without being able to follow your team through the season. So just go to http://www.seriea.tv and signup.
We offer high-quality streaming of up to 450kbs and our video size is 400×300.
Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Our email address is info@seriea.tv.
Regards,
Your staff at SerieA.tv
http://www.seriea.tv
if you are such a lazio fan, visit the english version of piazza della libertà: http://www.lazio-seriea.com
all news in english and more…
I am already visiting that site on a regular basis
photos from the game Dinamo Bucharest - Lazio, from 28th August 2007, Bucharest, Romania are here:
http://www.fotoblog.ro