The agreement with Infront Sports & Media, responsible for the distribution of FIFA rights worldwide, includes next year’s World Cup in Germany. The rights are exclusive for Armenia.
PTVC of Armenia has acquired the exclusive free-to-air rights for all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The matches will be shown on two terrestrial stations, First Channel and Nor Alik.
It has also acquired exclusive rights for all matches of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, which kicks off on June 15 (today) in Germany, involving Japan, Tunisia, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Greece, world champions Brazil and the host, Germany.
PCTV has also purchased the exclusive rights to the Official Preview Series of the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Armenia, being produced by Infront in association with FIFA (16 x 26-minute programmes).
Said Oliver Seibert, an executive director of Infront: “We have now completed many of our agreements in Europe and are confident that Infront has secured the widest and most extensive coverage for viewers in Europe to date.”
