Fifa World Cup
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.
New World TV embroiled in row over on-sale of World Cup rights in Senegal
Senegalese media group E-Media and RTS, the public broadcaster in the West African country, have become caught up in a dispute over ownership of exclusive rights to this year’s 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.
Czech public broadcaster sells on World Cup rights amid austerity measures
Česká Televize, the Czech public-service broadcaster, has sold on rights to matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup to commercial network TV Nova because of cost-cutting measures related to a drop in the l…
Senegal’s RTS secures World Cup free-to-air rights
Senegalese public-service broadcaster RTS has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Singtel and StarHub in talks for World Cup rights, RTM secures deal in Malaysia
Singaporean telecoms operators Singtel and StarHub are in talks to acquire rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Twitter and beIN strike 2022 World Cup content deal in Mena region
Social media platform Twitter has agreed a content deal in the Middle East and North Africa for the 2022 Fifa World Cup with the national team football tournament’s rights-holder in the region, pay-television b…
Fifa World Cup rights deals agreed in Hong Kong and the Philippines, date change confirmed
Media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup have been acquired by Now TV in Hong Kong and Tap DMV in the Philippines, in deals brokered by the Infront agency
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
Douyin sublicenses Fifa World Cup streaming rights from CCTV
Chinese digital media firm Douyin Group has acquired rights for this year's Fifa World Cup in a sublicensing deal with the state-owned China Media Group, parent of state broadcaster CCTV
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
ITV follows Twitter deal with World Cup-focused Snapchat tie-up
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has signed a deal with Snapchat to host short-form content from this year’s Fifa World Cup on the social media platform.
Emtek deal helps Fifa recover from another difficult Indonesian sale
Fifa and the Infront agency faced significant challenges with World Cup rights in Indonesia for the second successive cycle, rescuing the situation by striking a deal with media group Emtek.
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.
Tubi to bolster Fox Sports’ 2022 Fifa World Cup offering
Network to lean increasingly on streaming platform
Deutsche Telekom hitches DFB sponsorship renewal to media deals
Deutsche Telekom has extended its sponsorship of the German Football Federation (DFB) until 2024, allowing it to leverage the IP rights with existing media rights deals for major international tournament…
Venezuela’s Televen heralds free-to-air World Cup rights swoop
Televen, the commercial network in Venezuela, has announced a rights agreement for this year’s Fifa World Cup to be held in Qatar.