Join Now  | 
Home About Contact Us Privacy & Security Advertise
Soccer America Daily Special Edition Around The Net Soccer Business Insider College Soccer Reporter Youth Soccer Reporter Soccer on TV Soccer America Classifieds
Paul Gardner: SoccerTalk Soccer America Confidential Youth Soccer Insider World Cup Watch
RSS Feeds Archives Manage Subscriptions Subscribe
Order Current Issue Subscribe Manage My Subscription Renew My Subscription Gift Subscription
My Account Join Now
Tournament Calendar Camps & Academies Soccer Glossary Classifieds
Home > Section 2 Around the Net > Friday, Oct. 21, 2011
Fox and Telemundo grab U.S. World Cup TV rights for $1 billion-plus
AP, October 21st, 2011 1:32PM
Subscribe to Section 2 Around the Net


MOST READ
TAGS:  FIFA, Soccer Business, Television, World Cup 2018/2022


The days of watching the World Cup on ESPN and Univision will be over after 2014. FIFA's executive committee has awarded the U.S. television rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Fox for English-language rights and Telemundo for Spanish-language rights.

ESPN has broadcast every World Cup except Italia '90 since its launch. Univision has aired every tournament since 1978.

ESPN and Univision paid a combined $425 million for the 2010 and 2014 World Cup deals, making the U.S. rights the most lucrative in the world. Sports Business Journal's John Ourand reported Fox will play $450 million-$500 million while Telemundo, owned by NBC, will pay $600 million.

Rights to all FIFA competitions come with the World Cup rights, which is especially important for Fox since it can load up Fox and Fox Soccer with international programming.

Fox, ESPN and NBC bid for English-language rights, while Telemundo and Univision bid for Spanish-language rights.

Read the original story...


1 comment
  1. Ramon Creager
    commented on: October 23, 2011 at 9 a.m.
    Any idea how we could make FIFA know or feel our displeasure about this? Just once I'd like to see decisions made for the good of the community, and not the almighty buck. ESPN has done far more than Fox has to develop this market. Not only do they have a much greater reach than Fox, they also archive all the games on ESPN3, which is very convenient for working people (games are often during working hours). As for *NBC Universal owned* Telemundo; when I tried to watch the Rugby World Cup streaming on *NBC Universal owned* Universal Sports they wanted a cool $25 a game. What am I, the 1%? Hope Telemundo doesn't get ideas. Finally, what unfortunate timing to boost that criminal Rupert "Phone Hacking Scandal" Murdoch's fortunes. Fox parent Newscorp is indistinguishable from a criminal enterprise. But I guess that's right up Sepp Blatter's alley...


Sign in to leave a comment. Don't have an account? Join Now

AUTHORS

ARCHIVES
FOLLOW SOCCERAMERICA

Recent Section 2 Around the Net
EPL clubs lost $560 million last year  May 25, 3:20 a.m.  
English Premier League lost a total of $560 million despite a record $3.6 billion in income.
FIFA won't vote to oust Blazer  May 25, 3:07 a.m.  
A formal proposal by Concacaf to oust U.S. official Chuck Blazer from the FIFA executive committee ...
All-Brazilian semi in Copa Libertadores  May 25, 2:58 a.m.  
Copa Libertadores defending champion Santos scored a late goal to force a 1-1 aggregate tie before ...
Angel enjoys Red Bull return  May 24, 3:13 p.m.  
Former Red Bulls captain Juan Pablo Angel made his first visit to Red Bull Arena since ...
PK controversy in Dallas  May 24, 3:09 p.m.  
In Chicago's 2-1 win at Dallas on Wednesday, Chicago keeper Sean Johnson saved a Blas Perez ...
Wembley friendly to feature goal-line test  May 24, 2:48 p.m.  
When England takes on Belgium in a Euro 2012 warmup next week, one of the two ...
Beckham blames the ref  May 24, 2:48 p.m.  
The Los Angeles Galaxy are on a 6-game winless streak after falling Wednesday, 3-2, to San ...
Concacaf officials vote against Blazer  May 23, 4:30 p.m.  
A list of financial mismanagement allegations against former Concacaf leaders Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer was ...
Donovan misses Everton  May 23, 3:54 p.m.  
With his defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy last in the Western Conference, Landon Donovan is ...
Joey Barton banned for 12 games  May 23, 3:35 p.m.  
Joey Barton's dismissal that helped Manchester City beat his Queens Park Rangers, 3-2, and win the ...
>> Section 2 Around the Net Archives