Mediaset Spain, operator of Tele 5 and Cuatro, has acquired the TV rights to the Football World Cup 2018 to broadcast all 64 matches FTA in the country.

Mediaset also aired matches from the previous World Cups in 2010 and 2014.

Mediaset made a bid for all the 64 matches – not just the 27 put on sale by FIFA. Numbers about the total cost of the operation have not been revealed although FIFA wanted at least €35 million for the 27 matches.

Other posts by :

1. OQ Tech gets Luxembourg 5G-by-Sat concession
2. Roskosmos: Heads roll, launch project scrapped
3. MDA under pressure over satellite order
4. SES backs C-band action from FCC
5. Congested orbits mean high risks of debris
6. SpaceX bids fairwell to booster 1076
7. Bank: LBG Media results “in line”
8. WBD: Surprise, surprise… not
9. SpaceX to lose Moon Lander contract?

Categories: Articles, Content, FTA, Rights