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The Independent UK
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Lawrence Ostlere

India app Jio Cinema sorry for ‘pathetic’ stream quality of World Cup opener between Qatar and Ecuador

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An Indian app has apologised for the “poor quality” of its broadcast of the World Cup opener between Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday which was branded as “pathetic” by angry viewers.

Reliance Jio, which is owned by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, won the rights to stream the World Cup in India and made the game available for free on its Jio Cinema app and website.

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