South Africa’s MultiChoice has cautioned investors that its half-year results (to the end of September) will be affected by the increased costs of set-top box subsidies. The costs, of about R700 million (€40m) directly related to the take-up of subscribers for the FIFA World Cup. MultiChoice’s trading update said that its profits would rise by […]
TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation (TAPDMV) has selected ABS as the satellite broadcast partner for the distribution of FIFA World Cup 2022 on their World Cup HD TV (WCTV) channel on ABS-2 East Hemi beam. ABS will provide additional bandwidth coverage for the World Cup TV channel which will broadcast live transmission of the matches […]
The BBC is preparing to offer viewers 24/7 access to all the action, analysis and entertainment from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar across TV, iPlayer, Radio, Sounds and Online. With 33 live games on BBC TV and iPlayer, and coverage of every single game on BBC Radio 5 Live, fans can catch every minute […]
Foootball fans in the US can stream comprehensive coverage of the Qatar 2022 World Cup through FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform. All 64 matches, as well as analysis and shoulder programming, will be available for FuboTV’s customers through content partners Fox Sports (English language coverage) and Telemundo (Spanish language coverage). Additionally, the English […]
Almost three quarters of UK sports viewers (73 per cent) are expected to watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar this winter, according to data from telecommunications, media, and technology consultancy firm, Altman Solon. The tournament is expected to achieve record-breaking global viewership, with as many as 5 billion global sports fans likely […]
World Rugby and IMG have extended their exclusive partnership to manage and license the video archive for the international federation’s flagship competitions until 2024. The agreement will include all archive footage from both past and upcoming tournaments, including the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups, the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens […]
With the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicking off on November 20th, StarHub, Singtel and Mediacorp will be offering football fans in Singapore complete coverage of all 64 matches, who can stream the games live or on-demand on any device. This marks the second collaboration between the three companies, following a three-way tie-up […]
The UK’s advertising market will grow to reach £35 billion (€40.3bn) by the end of this year, according to the latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure report, based on direct data from UK media owners across the entire landscape. Although the 9.2 per cent growth rate is strong, it constitutes a downgrade of 1.7 percentage points from July’s […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro has launched Gol Mundial, a pay OTT service that will air all 64 matches from the Qatar World Cup. The service will be available to all devices via the Gol Mundial website or the specific apps for a one-off payment of €19.99. In addition, an Android TV STB is available for […]
Eurovision Sport has announced a new agreement with FIFA to acquire comprehensive media rights to broadcast next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 covering 28 territories on behalf of 32 EBU Members, including four radio Members. The media rights acquired comprise transmission on TV, digital and radio. EBU Members are committing to providing more coverage […]