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Sometimes I stumble on the above programmes, especially the 'digitally-remade' ones.... very realistics and can see tank battles, air combats... si beh shiok!!! Has anyone been watching these fights on land, sea, air?? .... would like to buy and keep DVDs of such violence, smoking tanks/planes, anyone know the shops which have them?? ..... thanks!

NO WORLD CUP TELECASTS ON TV NEXT YEAR? --------------------------------------- SINGAPORE - Could Singaporean television viewers miss out on next year's Fifa World Cup in South Africa? The shocking possibility has been raised following an ominous announcement by SingTel and StarHub last night. The joint statement not only revealed that both telcos had submitted a joint bid for broadcast rights - and were not in a bidding war, as recent media reports had speculated - it also hinted that, even with their joint resources and their readiness to forego profit from the telecast, the telcos were unable to meet Fifa's terms. "The cost of the World Cup has escalated substantially," said the two telcos, whose offer was higher in value than StarHub's four years ago. "In an attempt to reach a value that is acceptable to Fifa to bring the World Cup to Singapore, the price offered to Fifa would sacrifice all World Cup margins for both SingTel and StarHub while keeping the price affordable for consumers. "However, we have yet to reach an agreement with Fifa." Asked if the bid had basically failed, SingTel and StarHub told MediaCorp it was "premature" to comment. Citing "confidential commercial terms", they added: "We will continue to negotiate with Fifa in an attempt to reach an agreement." Football's world governing body has reportedly already accepted offers from more than 200 countries. Industry sources described the amount Fifa is asking for as exorbitant. If the ruling body refuses to lower its terms, sports fans here face possibly two choices: Miss out on the World Cup on local television, or volunteer to pay a far higher price. During the 2006 Germany World Cup, fans here paid $26.25 to watch the matches on SCV. The two telcos have thus far kept mum on their joint bid despite recent public debate being premised on their bids being separate ones, and whether this competition would drive up prices for viewers. So, when did they decide to file a joint bid and was it at the urging of local media authorities? In response to MediaCorp's questions, the two telcos said the collaboration was agreed upon "some time ago, and was initiated jointly without influence from other parties". They had "mutually identified the specific circumstances of World Cup (i.e. the limited opportunity to deliver a differentiated service and viewing experience to World Cup viewers) and the opportunity they represent for sharing the broadcast rights". Fifa's projected television broadcast earnings for the 2010 tournament is some billion. This includes ESPN StarSports' US$40 million to beam the matches to the Indian sub-continent, and the US$100 million America's ESPN and ABC jointly paid for the World Cup next year and in 2014. As above, we may not get to view the live telecast of World Cup matches .

Beckham pic confuses viewersBy DYLAN WELCH - SMH | Thursday, 13 December 2007 Email a Friend | Printable View | Have Your Say SHOWING IT OFF: The photo for Armani featuring David Beckham. http://inl.adbureau.net/accipiter/adclick/...tainment.gossip Advertisement An Armani underwear ad featuring David Beckham has sent the English tabloids into meltdown, some suggesting the football icon may be smuggling more than a budgie. "Is that John Darwin's canoe in your pants or are you just pleased to see us?" wondered the Sun, in an editorial headlined Swollenballs. The editorial, written by BBC football presenter Adrian Chiles, questions why Beckham chose to do the ad in the first place. "You've got money, status, respect and fame - then someone says: 'Armani want you to do a picture wearing tight white pants with your legs as wide open as the hole in England's defence,' " he wrote. "Why would you say yes? The only reason is that you have no talent other than to be in daft pictures like this. " ... As for what's stuffed down there, my guess is a rather soft aubergine." The Sun then hazarded a few other guesses as to the contents of Beckham's Armani togs, suggesting it might be his son Brooklyn's hamster, Scientology brochures from Tom Cruise, or perhaps a pair of festive baubles. Fellow tabloid the Daily Star also took a few pot shots at David down under, in an article headlined What the heck is in Beck's kecks? Suggestions included troubled singer Amy Winehouse - beehive included, Osama Bin Laden, the never found Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, the Tardis from Doctor Who or wife Victoria's old breast implants. The Daily Mail, however, took a rather more serious view of Beckham's foray into the world of underwear marketing, decrying his poster as "gay erotica" and the man himself as "the male equivalent of a Page Three tart". "But then what else should we expect from the man who, along with his wife, has done as much as any modern celebrity to destroy the value placed by our society on self-respect and self-restraint," questions the tabloid. " ... what kind of a father - of three boys - exposes himself draped across the world's billboards in his posing pouch, looking like the male equivalent of a Page Three tart? "Airbrushed and two-dimensional, it is truly an image that reflects the man," A little below the belt, perhaps.

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