The rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are now 100 days away. Research from GWI reveals that – with global sporting events now being broadcast on multiple digital channels, from social media to streaming services – consumers across the world will keep up with the Games via multiple different ways. US Millennials appear to be “all […]
Contrary to initial Italian press reports, RAI has been awarded the exclusive Italian multi-platform (TV, digital, radio) rights to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Italian public broadcaster will broadcast all 64 matches, of which at least 28, including the opening match, the final and both semi-finals, will be carried on flagship channel Rai […]
All 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022, to be held in Qatar, will be broadcast live on SuperSport after the broadcaster concluded a broadcast deal with FIFA. SuperSport’s pay TV broadcast rights extend to all platforms across sub-Saharan Africa. HD coverage will be across multiple channels with expert analysis, in-depth digital offerings, supplementary […]
fuboTV, the US sports-first live TV streaming platform, has acquired the exclusive live streaming rights to the Qatar World Cup 2022 Qualifying matches of South American Football Confederation. fuboTV says the agreement, a partnership with the 10 South American teams’ rights holders, strengthens its position as a sports-first live TV streaming platform and its offering […]
CBS Sports has announced an agreement for Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ subscription streaming service, to serve as the exclusive English-language home in the US of qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for the CONCACAF region of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The deal, which comes into effect immediately, includes six away matches […]
Covid-19 severely disrupted football at all levels in 2020, with the cancellation or postponement of leagues and FIFA’s football tournaments around the world. Despite the impact of the pandemic on the international match calendar and global economy, FIFA says that its revenue in 2020 exceeded its revised budget. In addition, preparations for its flagship tournament, […]
Spain’s TV group Mediapro has reached content agreements with Colombia’s Caracol TV and Brazilian TV channel Walter Abrahao. Through its subsidiary, The Mediapro Studio, the company has agreed with Caracol TV on the production of premium TV content to be distributed internationally. The first project will be the TV series Las Cheers. In Brazil, Mediapro […]
FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights to the FIFA World Cup 2026 to broadcasters in each of the Nordic territories: DR and TV2 in Denmark, YLE and MTV in Finland, TV2 and NRK in Norway, and SVT and TV4 in Sweden. The deals complete FIFA’s current sales cycle in the Nordics, following the sale of […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has acquired the exclusive rights to show the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2022 on its Viaplay streaming service in nine countries. From summer 2021, fans will be able to stream 130 live qualifying matches in prime European timeslots as 40 African teams compete […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has acquired the exclusive rights to show the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. NENT Group will show every match from the tournament on its Viaplay streaming service, with selected matches available on its free-TV channels. Australia and New Zealand will host […]