Uefa and Fifa cash in on New World TV’s disruption of African market

(David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)
(David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)
Uefa and Fifa benefitted from the aggressive entry into the African sports-rights market of New World Television, the Togo-based pay-television operator, to enjoy strong uplifts for club competition and World Cup rights, respectively.

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