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FIFA World Cup rights war escalates in Middle East

June 18, 2018 11.08 Europe/London By Robert Briel

FIFA has launched an attack on piracy, threatening to take action against the Saudi TV channel BeoutQ which has been illegally broadcasting the opening games of the World Cup via […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Middle East and Africa, Satellite, Top Story, TV Tagged With: 2018 World Cup, beIN Sports, beoutQ, FA Cup, FIFA, Piracy, UEFA Champions League Edited: 19 June 2018 14:58

Egypt claims broadcast rights to 22 World Cup games

June 12, 2018 06.35 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Egypt seems to have decided to broadcast 22 World Cup 2018 games, including those of the national team, on Egyptian television, even without a proper rights contract.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Regulation Tagged With: 2018 World Cup, Bein Sport, Egypt, FIFA Edited: 13 June 2018 07:37

BBC ‘to limit’ World Cup Ultra HD

May 31, 2018 10.33 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The BBC has announced plans to screen its World Cup matches in the Ultra HD format over the BBC iPlayer – but its setting a cap on the number of […]

Filed Under: Top Story, TV Tagged With: 2018 World Cup, BBC iPlayer, Ultra HD Edited: 31 May 2018 10:42

Sky Deutschland could show FIFA World Cup in Ultra HD

March 29, 2018 22.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland seems to be gearing up to broadcast selected matches of the 2018 FIFA World Football Championship in Ultra HD quality.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Production, Tech, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: 2018 World Cup, ARD, FIFA, Sky Deutschland, SportA, sublicense, ZDF Edited: 1 April 2018 16:38

RTL secures German UEFA qualifier games

May 29, 2016 21.48 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired an extensive rights package containing qualifier games of the national German football team for World and European Championships.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, TV Tagged With: 2018 World Cup, 2022 World Cup, Euro 2016, Euro 2020, Germany, Rights, RTL, UEFA, UEFA Nations League Edited: 31 May 2016 09:04

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