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The number of visitors to Qatar for the Fifa World Cup is set to fall short of the organisers' initial expectations, according to a report by Reuters. While Qatar had predicted 1
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Spain’s surprise defeat to Morocco at the Fifa World Cup attracted a Spanish free-to-air television audience of 12.6 million viewers during the penalty shootout yesterday (Tuesday).
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Poland’s 3-1 defeat to France at the Fifa World Cup attracted an average audience of just under 10.8 million viewers across the television channels of Polish public broadcaster TVP.
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France’s comfortable 3-1 World Cup victory over Poland attracted an average audience of 14.3 million viewers on French commercial broadcaster TF1 yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
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TF1, the French commercial broadcaster, has been left angered after missing a VAR decision that came after the full-time whistle in France’s Fifa World Cup match against Tunisia.
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NOS, the Dutch public broadcaster, pulled in an audience of just over 3.8 million viewers for the Netherlands’ 2-0 win over hosts Qatar at the Fifa World Cup yesterday (Tuesday).
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Chinese state broadcaster CCTV appears to have cut some images of fans not wearing masks from its television coverage of the Fifa World Cup, according to various reports
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Poland’s 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Saturday afternoon attracted an average audience of just under 8.9 million viewers across the television channels of Polish public broadcaster TVP.
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French free-to-air commercial broadcaster TF1 attracted an average of 11.6 million viewers on Saturday as France defeated Denmark 2-1 at the Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
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Blockchain technology company Algorand has announced it will no longer activate its sponsorship rights as a Regional Supporter of the current Fifa World Cup, revealing in a social media post that it plans…
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Fifa has warned broadcasters in Thailand that their 2022 World Cup rights are at risk over problems with signals leaking into neighbouring territories
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Football fans in Lebanon have been left without free-to-air television coverage of the ongoing Fifa World Cup due to a state of political paralysis in the Middle Eastern country
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Brazilian media group Globo has finalised the details of its 2026 Fifa World Cup rights package as part of its renegotiations with football’s world governing body over its deal for this year’s tournament in …
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An average audience of 9.2 million people tuned into German broadcaster ARD’s coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup match between Germany and Japan amid new protests against Fifa’s ban on ‘OneLove’ armbands.
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Sports betting firm Betano has become Fifa's first gambling sponsor with a last-minute deal announced after the 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar
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The opening match of the 2022 Fifa World Cup drew larger television audiences in France, Spain and the United Kingdom than for the first game of the 2018 World Cup but viewing figures were much lower in…
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Television coverage of this year's Fifa World Cup will be carried by 17 free-to-air broadcasters in Thailand