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Fifa opens UK tender for World Cup rights
Fifa, world football’s governing body, has opened an invitation to tender for media rights in the UK to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup national team competitions.
Fifa and Sony broaden 4K coverage of World Cup
Fifa, football’s world governing body, and Japanese electronics company Sony have extended their range of 4K broadcast initiatives for the 2014 World Cup national team tournament.
Thai court rules against World Cup ‘must carry’ stipulation
The 2014 Fifa World Cup is set to remain entirely on pay-television in Thailand after the country’s Central Administrative Court ruled the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission must exclude the football tournament’s final from its ‘must carry’ list of sporting events.
NOS holds on to highlights as Fox looks long term
NOS in surprise Eredivisie highlights deal as Fox waits
RTM increases cash fee to secure Fifa World Cup
RTM increases fee for World Cup
FMS close to deal in Singapore, the last of a lucrative Asian sales round
SingTel close to deal for Fifa World Cup rights for 2014
Turkey’s TRT won’t air World Cup matches during Ramadan
Turkish state broadcaster TRT will not show matches from the 2014 Fifa World Cup football tournament that clash with programming concerned with breaking the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç.
Watching Brief (Vol.72) Special Focus: International and UK TV Sports Viewing – 2013 Review
Sony Six’s January spending spree
In the increasingly competitive Indian pay-television market, Sony Six has begun 2014 on the front foot, snapping up prestigious properties in cricket, football, tennis and rugby...
Prasana Krishnan, head of business, Sony Six
Interview with Prasana Krishnan, head of business at Sony Six, on the broadcaster’s acquisition of the rights to the 2014 and 2018 Fifa World Cups
Elta scores World Cup rights in Chinese Taipei
Digital media content distributor Elta has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights in Chinese Taipei to the 2014 Fifa World Cup football tournament.
Reduced French qualifier fee is still good deal for Uefa
TF1 pays less for France matches but Uefa still happy with deal
TF1’s Le Lay says focus is now on major events
Sony Six scores World Cup rights deal
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2018 Fifa World Cups under a five-year deal with world football’s governing body.
BBC and ITV divide up World Cup games
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV have confirmed the split of matches for their coverage of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, with the BBC set to televise England’s first match of the international football tournament in Brazil.
Boos, cheers and indifference – broadcasters on the winter World Cup
Broadcasters around the world have very different views on winter World Cup
Watching Brief (Vol.60) Special Focus: Football – Fifa Confederations Cup
FA and league cash in as BT and Sky battle for rights
The FA and Football League cash in as Sky and BT scrap for content
Rai-Sky Olympic deal leaves ski federation cold
Sky-Rai Olympic deal pleases IOC and Coni, but not ski federation