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IMG brings World Cup 2026 to Sport 24

IMG has secured the rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2026 to the Inflight and Cruise Ship markets. The new agreement grants IMG exclusive live rights to broadcast all 104 matches on the Sport 24 channels globally. Taking place across Canada, Mexico and the US from June 11th to July 19th 2026, the FIFA […]

March 17, 2025

FIFA+ on Netgem

Netgem has announced a collaboration with FIFA+, the official streaming platform of FIFA. The partnership brings access to free football content to Netgem TV viewers across Europe via their telcos’ TV services, starting with the UK and Ireland this February, followed by France and other regions in the near future. Netgem users in the UK […]

February 19, 2025

DAZN, TelevisaUnivision partner for FIFA Club World Cup in US

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with TelevisaUnivision, the Spanish-language media company, for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the US. Under the terms of the partnership, 18 matches of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will be available for fans to watch in Spanish on TelevisaUnivision’s US networks: […]

February 14, 2025

BBC, ITV confirm shared deal for World Cup 2026, 2030

The BBC and ITV have agreed a deal for live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and FIFA World Cup 2030 across TV, audio and digital platforms. Alongside live TV coverage and highlights across the BBC TV Channels and iPlayer, live audio commentary will be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports […]

December 17, 2024

Lenovo named Official FIFA Technology Partner

Lenovo has been named an Official FIFA Technology Partner – FIFA’s top tier sponsorship category – in a deal that includes the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the US, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil. The two tournaments will provide a platform for Lenovo to further grow its global […]

October 16, 2024

World Rugby extends HBS production partnership

World Rugby has confirmed the continuation of its partnership with HBS (Host Broadcast Services) to produce the host broadcast for every Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup through to 2029.   HBS will play an active role in projecting the Women’s Rugby World Cups in England in 2025 and Australia in 2029 and the Men’s […]

October 7, 2024

Verizon sponsors FIFA World Cup 26

An agreement between Verizon and FIFA was announced today, with the world-class network provider named the Official Telecommunication Services Sponsor for the FIFA World Cup 26 in Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as a Tournament Supporter in the USA for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. Building on Verizon’s reputation as the go-to […]

September 24, 2024

FIFA+ on Pluto TV

FAST service Pluto TV has announced the international launch of FIFA+ on its platform across multiple markets, including the UK. FIFA+ brings football entertainment to fans including documentaries and original series from around the world as well as historic full match replays and highlights from the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup and more. […]

September 9, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Paramount signs Football Australia deal

Paramount Australia and Football Australia have announced a multi-year and multi-platform agreement to broadcast an extended package of CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos’ games on Network 10 and Paramount+ in Australia, through to 2028. Under the agreement, Network 10 and Paramount+ will become the exclusive home to all Australian Women’s Senior National Team matches for […]

August 28, 2024

BBC acquires Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 rights

With a year to go until England kick off the opening match in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, BBC Sport has announced an exclusive UK rights deal with World Rugby for live coverage in England. BBC Sport will broadcast coverage of the tournament across linear channels, with every match also available to watch live […]

August 22, 2024