FIFA has officially opened the tender process for broadcasting rights to the Club World Cup in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, media companies in these two areas can now bid to hold exclusive rights for the 2025 and 2029 renditions of the tournament. Outlets wanting to submit an official offer now have until […]
FIFA has officially opened the tender process for broadcasting rights to the Club World Cup in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, media companies in these two areas can now bid to hold exclusive rights for the 2025 and 2029 renditions of the tournament. Outlets wanting to submit an official offer now have until September 24th to do so.
Soccer’s governing body revealed in July that they were beginning the tender process for the competitions in other areas. This included the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The deadline for bids in these regions has since passed without an official announcement from FIFA.
Along with the revamped Club World Cup, FIFA is also expected to sell broadcasting rights to their biggest tournaments soon. Bids for future World Cups, both men’s and women’s competitions, will be fielded by the governing body in the coming years. Here in the United States, FOX and Telemundo will remain in place for the 2026 World Cup across North America.
FIFA opens Club World Cup bidding after failing to agree with Apple
FIFA opening the tender process for the Club World Cup comes after the organization failed to agree terms with Apple. The American media giant previously negotiated with FIFA regarding broadcasting the competition for months. Nevertheless, the two sides remained far apart in valuations.
It was previously reported that FIFA valued a broadcasting partnership for the two Club World Cup competitions at $4 billion. A deal in this range would have allowed Apple to have exclusive media rights over the entire globe. Apple, on the other hand, was only willing to go as high as $1…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-08-28 15:22:02
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