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"TVRI Free World Cup 2026" — Facts vs Framing
💰 FACTS ON THE BUDGET FIRST
The broadcasting rights license is valued at Rp1.3 trillion, paid directly by the Ministry of Finance to FIFA — not from TVRI's own funds. The production budget for the broadcasts throughout the tournament is fully charged to the TVRI state budget. So yeah, this is pure taxpayer money.

This broadcasting right is referred to as "a gift from President Prabowo" — a pretty obvious political framing.

📺 WHO REALLY GETS IT FOR FREE?
TVRI will broadcast all 104 matches for free via terrestrial transmission. For those in areas with strong TVRI signals, no subscription is needed — just a regular TV and home antenna.

But here’s the catch:
You need a TV + UHF antenna + DVB-T2 STB (for analog TV)
Stuck in front of the TV, can't go mobile
TVRI signals aren't evenly distributed across Indonesia

📱 WANT TO WATCH ON YOUR PHONE/LAPTOP? PAY.
Two official streaming platforms partnered with TVRI are Folaplay and MaxStream TV (Telkomsel). Folaplay offers a Happy Football Package for 7 Days priced at Rp25,000 and a Full Happy Football Package for Rp85,000.

MaxStream TV is also available with a Happy Football Package for 7 Days at Rp25,000 (bonus 300MB quota) and a Happy Football Package for 60 Days at Rp85,000 (bonus 5.5GB quota).

The state pays for broadcasting rights with the state budget → branded as "free for the people" → but digital access is locked behind a private paywall.

This isn't a gift for the people. This is a subsidy for awareness for new OTT businesses, packaged as populism.

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