Fifa World Cup
Round-Up: Fifa welcomes Qatar-Saudi thaw, Singapore ‘in frame’ for Fury-Joshua, and more
The easing of the diplomatic rift between Qatar and Saudi Arabia was welcomed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino and may reopen talks about an expanded and more lucrative 48-team World Cup in the Middle…
Finland’s YLE and MTV3 to split 2026 Fifa World Cup rights
Finnish public-service broadcaster YLE and commercial and pay-television broadcaster MTV3 have acquired rights in the Nordic country to the 2026 Fifa World Cup
TV4 and SVT secure Swedish rights to 2026 World Cup
TV4 Media, the Telia-owned broadcasting company that operates Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4, and Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT have acquired rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup
TV2 and DR continue major event rights drive with 2026 World Cup deal
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster DR have added to their recent high-profile rights acquisitions in a deal to show the 2026 Fifa World Cup
Migu to show Olympics and World Cup under CCTV content tie-up
Chinese streaming platform China Mobile Migu will carry live and on-demand coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Fifa World Cup, under a deal with state broadcaster…
Uefa invites Qatar to take part in World Cup qualifying group
Uefa has invited the Qatar national team to compete in the European qualifying campaign for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, which will take place in the Gulf nation
TV2, NRK add to football rights pact with 2026 World Cup deal
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2, and public-service broadcaster NRK, have continued their cooperation in the football rights market by agreeing a deal for the 2026 Fifa World Cup
Uefa national team TV rights on the market in Belgium
The CAA Eleven agency has set a December deadline for broadcast rights in Belgium for Uefa national team rights in the 2022-28 cycle, SportBusiness understands.
Fifa finalises plans for Arab Cup tournament in Qatar
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has confirmed plans for an Arab Cup tournament, which will feature 22 national teams from the region and take place in Qatar in December 2021 ahead of the country’s sta…
Pitch Marketing and SDIsports set up The Football Collective joint venture
Sports marketing agencies Pitch Marketing Group and SDIsports have launched a joint venture to focus on the Fifa World Cups in 2022 and 2026
Globo ‘fends off Fifa for a second time’ over $90m payment
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have successfully fought off an appeal from world football’s governing body Fifa over payment of a $90m (€76.1m) sum for rights to a host of tournaments.
Band to put Uruguay-Brazil and four other qualifiers on pay-per-view
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster BandSports has acquired linear rights to all South American 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying matches played on Matchday 4 of the continent’s qualification competition, i…
Turner acquires rights to Uruguay-Brazil, Band ‘eyes free-to-air rights’
Pay-television broadcaster Turner has acquired the pay-television rights to tomorrow’s (November 17) Fifa World Cup qualifier between Uruguay and Brazil, while commercial broadcaster Band is still in t…
Peroni returns as beer sponsor of Italian Football Federation
Italian beer brand Peroni has returned as a sponsor of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Ex-Fox executives denied in bid to be tried separately from Full Play
Hernan Lopez and Carlos Martinez, two former executives at US-based media group 21st Century Fox, have failed in their attempts to have a separate trial from sports marketing agency Full Play as part of…
Globo fails in late bid to secure Peru-Brazil live rights
Brazilian media group Globo has failed to negotiate a late agreement to broadcast tonight’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying match between Peru and Brazil.
Grupo Nación acquires domestic rights to Paraguay World Cup qualifiers, Conmebol qualifier package
Media conglomerate Grupo Nación has finalised its acquisition of domestic rights to the Paraguay men’s national team’s away 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, as well as exclusive rights in Paraguay to a…
Insurance brand ConTe.it inks Italian national football teams deal
ConTe.it, the Admiral Group-owned Italian insurance brand, has signed as an official partner of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) in a three-year deal