The Spanish public broadcaster RTVE will show the next World Cup in Qatar in UHD-4K free-to-air on DTT and in HDR quality.
It will be first DTT broadcast worldwide in UHD-4K of an event of this complexity and duration.
The announcement was made by Víctor Sánchez, director of media and operations at TVE, and Ángel García Castillejo, director of audiovisual policies, public service, and international at RTVE, at the eighth edition of the 4K HDR Summit, which is being held in Malaga.
The broadcasts will be free for all and accessible in the coverage areas in Spain. Viewers within the coverage area, around 60% of the Spanish population, will be able to tune in to the UHD-4K channel in their area to watch the World Cup with the best image.
The RTVE initiative, which will show the World Cup for the first time free-to-air in Spain since 1998, has the collaboration of numerous Spanish companies and the University, which for a year and a half has been making tests so that everything is ready for the World Cup in Qatar. These tests have been coordinated by the UHD Spain association, which brings together companies, organisations as well as professionals from the sector, and which is presided over by RTVE.
RTVE will broadcast from November 20-December 18 all the matches played by Spain during the tournament. In addition, RTVE viewers will also be able to watch 10 matches in the group stage, including the opening match; four matches in the round of 16; two matches in the quarter-finals; the two semi-finals and the final. It will also offer the match for third place, in the event that it is played by Spain.
