Fifa World Cup
Fox Sports looks to leverage 2022 Fifa World Cup for Thanksgiving Day ratings bonanza
Fox Sports has unveiled its programming schedule in the United States for the 2022 Fifa World Cup later this year, which includes 35 matches on the main Fox broadcast network and 29 matches on cable channel…
BeIN picks up rights to remaining AFC Qualifiers across most of Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the remaining AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in 18 territories across the Middle East and North Africa
Emtek nets Fifa World Cup rights in Indonesia
Indonesian media group Emtek has acquired the media rights for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, in a deal brokered by the Infront agency
RTVE outbids commercial broadcasters to net free-to-air World Cup rights in Spain
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE will spread its coverage across its flagship free-to-air channel La 1 and its free-to-air sports channel Teledeporte.
RTVE nets free-to-air Fifa World Cup rights
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has secured free-to-air rights from the Mediapro agency to show matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Mediapro launches tender for World Cup free-to-air rights in Spain
Spanish agency Mediapro has launched its sale of free-to-air rights in Spain to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
In 2019, Mediapro secured media rights to the tournament in Spain
Bulgaria’s BNT and Nova will both broadcast 2022 Fifa World Cup
Bulgarian public-service broadcaster BNT and United Media-controlled pay-television network Nova will both broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, it has been announced
MTV3, YLE see win-win in Fifa World Cup 2022 sublicensing deal
Public-service broadcaster YLE had recouped almost half its fee by sublicensing some rights to next year’s Fifa World Cup to commercial broadcaster MTV3.
Sky NZ nets two-year deal for AFC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured a two-year agreement, covering 2021 and 2022, for exclusive media rights to the Asian Football Confederation's major national team and club competitions
Romania’s TVR misses EBU rights payment for 2022 Fifa World Cup
Romania’s public broadcaster TVR has missed a payment to the European Broadcasting Union for rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup, putting the fate of its existing agreement at risk.
AMC awarded Uefa national team rights in Slovakia, Czech Republic
AMC Networks International has secured rights to the Slovak national football team’s matches until 2028, along with third-party Uefa national team rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
YLE elects to share 2022 World Cup rights with MTV
Public-service broadcaster YLE and commercial and pay-television broadcaster MTV3 have agreed to share rights in Finland to next year's Fifa World Cup, to be held in Qatar
Fifa goes to market with in-flight and in-ship rights
An invitation to tender has been issued for in-flight and in-ship rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup and 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Fifa ‘exploring World Cup streaming options’ in Brazil
Fifa is reported to have engaged the LiveMode agency to advise on the sale of a package of streaming rights in Brazil to the 2022 World Cup
Rai’s World Cup sales effort hampered by changing world of pay-television
When Italian state broadcaster Rai bought the rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in April, it acquired two things: exclusive rights and a problem.
Viacom18 overpowers rivals to secure 2022 Fifa World Cup rights in India
Viacom18’s deal 2022 Fifa World Cup rights is the strongest signal yet of its intention to launch a sports-centric channel in the Indian subcontinent.
AFC lands in-flight, in-ship rights deal with Sport 24
The Asian Football Confederation has unveiled a deal for Sport 24 to become its in-flight and in-ship broadcaster through to 2024
Viacom18 lands World Cup rights, ‘hires Star’s Jayaraj’ as sports head
Viacom18 has stepped up its presence in the Indian sports media marketplace with the acquisition of broadcast rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament, plus the hiring of senior…