FIFA grants 2018 World Cup broadcasting rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Soccer governing body FIFA on Thursday said it had awarded media right to five broadcasting groups in Sub-Saharan Africa for the 2018 World Cup and other soccer events taking place in 2017 and 2018.
Soccer governing body FIFA on Thursday said it had awarded media right to five broadcasting groups in Sub-Saharan Africa for the 2018 World Cup and other soccer events taking place in 2017 and 2018.
Zurich-based FIFA said it had granted World Cup rights to the following groups:
* Econet Media, by way of free-to-air and pay-TV transmission for all of sub-Saharan Africa except South Africa
* Supersport, by way of pay-TV transmission throughout the region
* SABC, by way of free-to-air transmission in South Africa
* StarTimes, by way of pay-TV transmission throughout the region, except in South Africa
* CANAL+, by way of pay-TV transmission throughout the region, except in South Africa and Nigeria
Econet Media, Supersport, SABC and StarTimes were granted further media rights for other 2017-2018 events.
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