2022 Fifa World Cup
Fifa and Infront secure World Cup value increase in Singapore
The increased valuation for World Cup rights in Singapore is a good result for Fifa and Infront given that the market's cross-carriage regulation eliminated competition for the rights.
Mediapro launches Spanish OTT platform for World Cup coverage
The Mediapro agency has announced the launch of a subscription OTT streaming platform in Spain to exploit its rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Peacock to stream every World Cup match in Spanish in US
NBCUniversal service to offer all 64 matches from upcoming event
Telefónica’s Movistar Plus to show all World Cup matches following Mediapro deal
Spanish pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus will show all 64 matches from the upcoming 2022 Fifa World Cup on a new channel following an agreement with the Mediapro agency
Portugal’s RTP sublicenses World Cup rights to SIC and TVI
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has sublicensed rights for the upcoming Fifa World Cup in Qatar to commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI
Viacom18 moves sports content to JioCinema, Fifa World Cup streamed free
Indian media group Viacom18 will exploit its rights to the upcoming Fifa 2022 World Cup by streaming free coverage on OTT platform JioCinema
Mediapro ‘set to launch’ World Cup channel in Spain
The Mediapro agency is set to launch a new sports-themed pay-television channel in Spain, with its initial focus being coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Watchdog investigates public broadcaster RTVE over Fifa World Cup advertising sales
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has opened an investigation into public broadcaster RTVE’s sale of advertising slots for the Fifa 2022 Worl…
SABC pays slight decrease for 2022 Fifa World Cup, strong fee for Women’s World Cup
The deal includes the opening match, both semi-finals and the final, along with other knockout games and with a concentration on showing African teams in the group stages.
MultiChoice to launch 4K SuperSport channels for World Cup
Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, plans to launch two 4K channels prior to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
DFB turns to Amazon for Qatar 2022 documentary series
The German Football Association (DFB) has agreed a deal that will see the men’s national team become the subject of a documentary series from the Amazon Prime Video streaming service concerning its 2022 F…
Snapchat signs football highlights deal in Mena with beIN Sports
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a deal with Snap Inc, the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, to deliver football content to the platform's users in the Middle East and…
NCI secures World Cup rights package in Ivory Coast
Nouvelle Chaîne Ivoirienne (NCI) has acquired a package of free-to-air media rights in Ivory Coast to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
LeSports casts long shadow over new Fifa deal in Hong Kong
Fifa is the latest rights-holder to suffer a fee cut in a Hong Kong market that has been on the slide for several years, selling 2022 World Cup rights to leading local sports broadcaster Now TV.
ARY makes aggressive move for World Cup rights in Pakistan
Media group ARY has moved further into the sports broadcasting landscape in Pakistan, paying an increased fee to secure exclusive linear and digital rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
ARY sublicenses Fifa World Cup rights in Pakistan
Pay-television operator ARY has sublicensed media rights in Pakistan for the forthcoming Fifa World Cup
ORF and ServusTV agree sublicensing deals for Fifa World Cup and Euro 2024
Austrian commercial network Servus TV and public-service broadcaster ORF have entered into two sublicensing agreements covering the upcoming 2022 Fifa World Cup and the 2024 Uefa European Championship
Rai to retain rights to 2022 Fifa World Cup
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has confirmed it will retain exclusive rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup, despite Italy failing to qualify for this year’s finals in Qatar.