Fifa World Cup
FuboTV ‘target of cyber attack’ during World Cup semi-final
Streaming platform FuboTV was hit by an alleged criminal cyber attack during Wednesday’s Fifa World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco.
BeIN opens up World Cup final to YouTube audience in Mena region
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Media Group has detailed plans to stream live coverage of Sunday’s Fifa World Cup final on its official YouTube channel in the Middle East and North Africa.
World Cup ‘adds 500,000 subscribers’ for beIN Sports France
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is reported to have seen its subscriber base grow from 2.2 million to 2.7 million during the Fifa World Cup in Qatar
TF1 audience breaks 20m barrier as France reach World Cup final
TF1, the French commercial broadcaster, registered an average audience of 20.7 million last night as France defeated Morocco 2-0 to reach the Fifa World Cup final in Qatar
Globo’s World Cup renegotiation sends Casimiro’s star soaring in Brazil
Globo’s loss of exclusive digital rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup unleashed the potential of alternative broadcasts in Brazil, as Brazilian influencer Casimiro’s streams of World Cup matches broke the country’s YouTube and Twitch’s live viewership records.
Rai nets highest World Cup audience for Argentina-Croatia
Rai, the Italian public broadcaster, attracted its highest audience of the 2022 Fifa World Cup last night as Argentina defeated Croatia to reach the final.
The match was watched by an average of 10
ITV and TF1 set new ratings records as France overcome England
ITV claimed its best Saturday night on record, while fellow commercial broadcaster TF1 again set a new audience record for the year, as France knocked England out of the 2022 Fifa World Cup
In Focus: Fifa World Cup
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the Fifa World Cup's commercial success.
Thai regulator ‘seeks World Cup rights refund’ from sports authority
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is reported to have called on the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) to return the THB600m (€16.39m/$17.2
RTVE registers highest Spanish audience since Euro 2020
Spain’s surprise defeat to Morocco at the Fifa World Cup attracted a Spanish free-to-air television audience of 12.6 million viewers during the penalty shootout yesterday (Tuesday).
SBS buoyed by World Cup ratings as Australia bows out
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS pulled in its second-highest linear reach in 2022 during its live coverage of the national football team’s exit to Argentina in the round of 16 of the Fifa World C…
World Cup rights-holder New World TV hit by cyber attacks
New World TV, the Togo-based satellite broadcaster that holds free-to-air and pay-television rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, has claimed it has suffered a series…
ITV audience peaks at over 20m for England v Senegal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV claimed a peak audience of 20.4 million viewers during its coverage of England’s round-of-16 victory over Senegal at the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
TVP nears 11m audience as Poland exit, NOS nets 4.8m for Netherlands-USA
Poland’s 3-1 defeat to France at the Fifa World Cup attracted an average audience of just under 10.8 million viewers across the television channels of Polish public broadcaster TVP.
USA draws 16.55m viewers in Fifa World Cup swansong
American run in tournament ends with strong show of viewership
France’s round-of-16 win nets TF1 highest audience of year
France’s comfortable 3-1 World Cup victory over Poland attracted an average audience of 14.3 million viewers on French commercial broadcaster TF1 yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
Viacom18 teams up with Snap on World Cup content
Indian media group Viacom18 has moved to further exploit its rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup by agreeing a content deal with Snap Inc, the parent company of social media platform Snapchat
SBS’ Socceroos viewing figures boosted by strong OTT take-up
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS's audience figures for the Australia-Denmark match at the Fifa World Cup were boosted by a strong take-up on its OTT streaming platform