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Eurovision Sport rekindles Women’s World Cup support with Fifa deal
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has signed a new agreement with Fifa to broadcast the 2023 Women’s World Cup across 28 territories in Europe.
Fifa urges broadcasters to ‘pay what women’s football deserves’ in World Cup deals
Fifa’s chief business officer, Romy Gai, has called on broadcasters to put forward rights offers reflective of the growing value of the women’s game, with world football’s governing body frustrated at ho…
Fifa strikes multi-faceted deal with Globant
Fifa has struck a wide-ranging deal with digital consultant and software provider Globant which will involve support of the Fifa+ streaming platform and sponsorship of the flagship events of world football’s g…
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.
IMG’s Sport 24 retains Fifa World Cup rights
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has retained rights to broadcast the Fifa World Cup in an agreement covering this year’s edition in Qatar.
Fifa goes to market in Spain with Women’s World Cup rights
Fifa has issued an invitation to tender in Spain for media rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, inviting broadcasters to submit their first-round offers by 10am (CET) on October 11.
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.
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
Fifa rolls out D2C streaming service in China
Fifa has launched its direct-to-consumer streaming service, Fifa+, in China
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
Swiss appeals court convicts ex-Fifa boss Valcke, Al-Khelaifi acquitted again
Former Fifa secretary general Jérôme Valcke has been found guilty by a Swiss appeals court of forging documents and corruption in a case relating to World Cup media rights, but beIN Media Group chairman a…
Fifa goes to market in UK with 2023 Women’s World Cup rights
Fifa has issued an invitation to tender for media rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, inviting broadcasters to submit their first-round offers by 10am (BST) on July 12.
Fifa+ adds Japanese, Korean, Italian and Bahasa to language options
Fifa+, the ad-funded streaming service from world football's governing body, has added Japanese, Korean, Italian and Bahasa to its language options, with Arabic to follow soon
Fifa launches Women’s World Cup rights tender in France
World football’s governing body Fifa has launched an invitation to tender in France for the broadcast rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
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.
Globo ‘nets’ Women’s World Cup rights in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have secured exclusive rights to the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup
Fifa+ shows new Rise Worldwide-produced documentary
A new documentary produced by Indian sports marketing agency Rise Worldwide has launched on Fifa+, world football’s governing body's new direct-to-consumer service.