2022 Fifa World Cup
Thai authorities taken to court over World Cup access
The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) have been taken to court over claims they failed to ensure broad coverage of the 2022 Fifa World…
Primetime slot grants SBS strong ratings for Australian World Cup win
Australia’s first Fifa World Cup win in 12 years pulled in huge ratings for public-service broadcaster SBS on Saturday.
Infront’s Asia windfall: Why Fifa took World Cup rights in house
Local sources say that Fifa’s sales team is already active in the region for sales to the 2026 tournament – to be held across the US, Mexico and Canada – and has been speaking with media companies to ‘warm up’ the market ahead of negotiations next year.
ITV nets strong Friday night ratings for England-USA
UK commercial broadcaster ITV claimed its biggest audience this year, and best Friday viewing figures in more than a decade, for its coverage of England’s 2022 Fifa World Cup group game against United S…
Saudis blocked from watching World Cup on BeIN’s new streaming platform
TOD, the official streaming platform of the Fifa World Cup in Saudi Arabia, and all the Middle East and North Africa, has been blocked in Saudi Arabia from the beginning of this year’s tournament in Q…
England-USA draws 20 million viewers in US
Highly anticipated World Cup match draws record-setting American audience
Infront’s patience pays off as VTV pays up for World Cup rights in Vietnam
Vietnam was the second-last market in which Infront was to agree a deal for the tournament under its mandate covering 26 Asian markets in the eight-year period from 2015 to 2022.
TF1 scores 12.5m for first match of France’s World Cup defence
An average audience of 12.5 million people tuned into French free-to-air broadcaster TF1’s coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup match between France and Australia.
World Cup opener, US-Wales match draw large US audiences
Viewership for initial matches paces far ahead of 2018 tournament
Mountrigi to show profit from 2022 World Cup deals across LatAm
Mountrigi has profited from its Fifa media rights investment across the 2019-22 cycle, but is expected to earn far more from its rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup held across the US, Mexico and Canada.
BeIN to show 22 World Cup matches on free-to-air in MENA region
BeIN Media Group will broadcast 22 matches of the Fifa World Cup on its free-to-air beIN Sports channel in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region
Qatar Airways to sponsor Fox Sports’ US World Cup coverage
Qatar Airways, the state-backed airline, will sponsor Fox Sports' coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in the United States, it has emerged
TuneIn, Fox Sports partner for Fifa World Cup audio simulcasts
Live-streaming audio service TuneIn has secured an agreement with Fox Sports to simulcast the network's English-language commentary in the United States of the upcoming Fifa World Cup in Qatar
Live blog, highlights and ‘Stadium Experience’ on Fifa+ during World Cup
Football’s global governing body has detailed World Cup coverage and fan experience plans for its Fifa+ streaming service ahead of the tournament’s kick-off in Qatar on Sunday.
Morocco’s SNRT lands sublicensed World Cup rights
SNRT, Morocco’s free-to-air public broadcaster, has reached an agreement to broadcast 10 matches from the Fifa World Cup.
The matches will include those of the Moroccan national team.
LaLigaSportsTV, LaLiga TV Bar to carry Mediapro’s World Cup service
LaLiga's OTT platform LaLigaSportsTV and its channel for public establishments, LaLigaTV Bar, will both show all matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup through the Gol Mundial service
RTVE issued with provisional restrictions on World Cup advertising
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has set out advertising restrictions that public broadcaster RTVE will have to follow for its coverage of th…
Telemundo hails ‘competitive advantage’ over Fox for US World Cup viewers
Comcast-owned entity eyes sizable gains from extensive event coverage plans that include live streaming of every 2022 Fifa World Cup match in the United States. Bob Williams reports.