FIFA, through several companies, sold the rights for the broadcast of 2010 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.
Television Broadcasters that screened some or all of the matches in high definition are in bold. Broadcasters that screened matches in 3D are italicised. CountryBroadcaster(s)SourceAlbaniaFree-to-air: RTSHCable/Satellite (pay): SuperSport Albania (DigitAlb)AndorraFree-to-air: TF1, France TélévisionsArgentinaFree-to-air: Canal 7, TelefeCable (pay): TyC SportsSatellite (pay): DirecTV SportsArmeniaFree-to-air: Public Television of Armenia (56 matches) Free-to-air (Yerevan): Ararat TV (8 matches)AustraliaFree-to-air: SBSAustriaFree-to-air: ORFAzerbaijanFree-to-air: Lider TVBangladeshFree-to-air: Bangladesh TelevisionSatellite (pay): ESPN Star SportsBelarusFree-to-air: BTRCBelgiumDutch:Free-to-air: VRTFrench:Free-to-air: RTBFBhutanSatellite (pay): ESPN STAR SportsBoliviaFree-to-air: Unitel, Red UnoBosnia and HerzegovinaFree-to-air: BHRTBrazilFree-to-air: Rede Globo, Rede BandeirantesCable/satellite (pay): SporTV, BandSports, ESPN BrasilBulgariaFree-to-air: BNTCambodiaFree-to-air: CTN, MyTVCanadaEnglish:Free-to-air: CBCCable/satellite (pay): Bold (8 group stage matches live, nightly encores)French:Free-to-air: SRCSpanish and Italian:Cable/satellite (pay): TelelatinoChileFree-to-air: TVN (33 matches)Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches)People's Republic of ChinaFree-to-air: CCTV (all matches, 56 matches live on CCTV-5, 4 on CCTV-1, 4 on CCTV-7) CCTV-HD (all matches in HD, 56 matches live)ColombiaFree-to-air: Caracol, RCN (40 matches total)Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches)Costa RicaFree-to-air: Teletica, RepretelCroatiaFree-to-air: HRTCyprusFree-to-air: CyBCCzech RepublicFree-to-air: ČTDenmarkFree-to-air: DR (10 matches), TV2 (32 matches) Cable/Satellite (pay): Canal 9 (21 matches)EcuadorFree-to-air: Gama, TCSatellite (pay): DirecTV SportsEl SalvadorFree-to-air: TCSEstoniaFree-to-air: ERRFijiFree-to-air: Mai TVFinlandFree-to-air: YLEFrance and overseas territoriesFree-to-air: TF1 (27 matches), France Télévisions (37 matches) Satellite/cable/IPTV (pay): Canal+ (37 matches, 8 exclusive)GeorgiaFree-to-air: GPB (all matches)GermanyFree-to-air: ARD (28 matches), ZDF (27 matches), RTL (9 matches) Satellite (pay): Sky Deutschland (all matches)GreeceFree-to-air: ERTGuatemala Free-to-air: Televisiete, Canal 3HondurasFree-to-air: TVC, Vica TVHong KongFree-to-air: ATV (1 match – opening), TVB (3 matches – 2 semi-final and final)Cable (pay): Cable TV Hong Kong (all matches)HungaryFree-to-air: MTVIcelandFree-to-air: RÚV (46 matches)Cable (pay): Stöð 2 Sport (18 matches)IndiaFree-to-air: DoordarshanSatellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports IndonesiaFree-to-air: MNC Media (RCTI (46 matches), Global TV (20 matches))IranFree-to-air: IRIBIrelandFree-to-air: RTÉIsraelHebrew:Free-to-air: Channel 1 (48 matches), Channel 33 (when two matches are played at the same time, 7 matches), Channel 2 (broadcast by Reshet, 9 matches)Cable/satellite (pay): Sport 5 (HD feed of the 9 matches aired by Channel 2)Arabic:Free-to-air: Channel 33ItalyFree-to-air: RAI (one match per day)Satellite (pay): SKY Italia (all matches)JapanFree-to-air: NHK (22 matches), Nippon TV/NNN-NNS (5 matches), Fuji TV/FNN-FNS (5 matches), TBS/JNN (5 matches), TV Asahi/ANN (4 matches), TV Tokyo/TXN (3 matches)Satellite (pay): SKY PerfecTV! (all matches)North KoreaFree-to-air: KCTV (Broadcasting rights obtained through ABU) South KoreaFree-to-air: SBSCable/satellite (pay): SBS Sports3D coverages produced by SBS were broadcast on 3D channel of each pay television providers.KosovoFree-to-air: RTKLatviaFree-to-air: LTVLiechtensteinFree-to-air: SRG SSR idée suisse (SF)LithuaniaFree-to-air: LRT (46 matches), LNK (18 matches)LuxembourgFree-to-air: RTLMacauFree-to-air: TDMMacedoniaFree-to-air: MRTVMalaysiaFree-to-air: RTM,Satellite (pay): Astro (all matches)MaldivesFree-to-air: Television Maldives,Cable (pay): MediaNet (all matches)MaliFree-to-air: ORTM,Terrestrial (all matches)MaltaFree-to-air: PBS (46 matches) Satellite (pay): Melita Sports (all matches)MexicoFree-to-air: TV Azteca, Televisa Cable (pay): TVC Deportes, Televisa Deportes NetworkSatellite (pay): SKY MéxicoRepublic of MoldovaFree-to-air: TRMMongoliaFree-to-air: C1 Television MongoliaMonacoFree-to-air: TF1, France TélévisionsMontenegroFree-to-air: RTCGNetherlandsFree-to-air: NOS through NPO channelsNepalFree-to-air: NTVSatellite (pay): ESPN STAR SportsNew ZealandFree-to-air: TVNZ (22 matches)Satellite (pay): Sky (all matches)NicaraguaFree-to-air: TelevicentroNorwayTerrestrial (pay): TV2 (32 matches)Satellite (pay): Viasat (32 matches; rights purchased from NRK)PakistanFree-to-air: PTV Cable (pay): TEN Sports (rights purchased from ESPN Star Sports)PanamaFree-to-air: RPC, TVMax (40 matches total) Cable (pay): Cableonda Sports (24 matches)ParaguayFree-to-air: SNTPeruFree-to-air: ATVSatellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches)PhilippinesFree-to-air: ABS-CBN, Studio 23Cable (pay): BallsPolandFree-to-air: TVPPortugalFree-to-air: RTP (28 matches), SIC (18 matches)Cable/satellite/IPTV (pay): SportTV (all matches; 18 are exclusive)RomaniaFree-to-air: TVRRussiaFree-to-air: Channel One (26 matches), VGTRK (38 matches)San MarinoFree-to-air: RAISenegalFree-to-air: RTS,Terrestrial (all matches)SerbiaFree-to-air: RTSSingaporeFree-to-air: MediaCorp (4 matches)Cable (pay): StarHub TV (all matches)IPTV (pay): mio TV (all matches)SlovakiaFree-to-air: STVSloveniaFree-to-air: RTV SlovenijaSouth AfricaFree-to-air: SABCSatellite (pay): SupersportSpainFree-to-air: Telecinco (8 matches), Cuatro (16 matches)Satellite (pay): Canal+ (all matches)Sri LankaFree-to-air: SLRC – Channel Eye Satellite (pay): ESPN Star SportsSwedenFree-to-air: SVT (32 matches), TV4 (32 matches)SwitzerlandFree-to-air: SRG SSR idée suisseTaiwanCable (pay): Era TelevisionIPTV (pay): ELTA TVThailandFree-to-air: TV3, TV7, MCOT9, NBT11 (all matches)Satellite (pay): TrueVisionsTurkeyFree-to-air: TRTUkraineFree-to-air: UT1, ICTVUnited Kingdom(England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales)Free-to-air: BBC (31 Games + Coverage of the Final shared with ITV) ITV (32 Games + Coverage of the Final Shared with BBC) Cable/satellite (pay): British Eurosport, ESPN UK (highlights)United States American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin IslandsEnglish:Free-to-air: ABC (10 matches)Cable/satellite (pay): ESPN (54 matches)Spanish:Free-to-air: Univision (56 matches), Telefutura (8 matches)Cable/satellite (pay): Galavisión (nightly encores)Portuguese:Cable/satellite (pay): ESPN Deportes (40 matches)UzbekistanFree-to-air: NTRCVietnamFree-to-air: VTV, HTV Satellite (pay): VTC (HD only)Vatican CityFree-to-air: RAIVenezuelaFree-to-air: Meridiano, Venevisión Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches)Middle East and North Africa Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestinian Authority Libya Mauritania Morocco Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates YemenSatellite (pay): Al Jazeera SportsRights were held by ART until Al Jazeera purchased all of ART's sport-related rights and content on 24 November 2009.Sub-Saharan Africa Free to air broadcasters listed in parentheses Angola (TPA) Benin (ORTB) Botswana (BRTS) Burkina Faso (TNB) Burundi (RTNB) Cameroon (CRTV) Cape Verde (RTVCV) Central African Republic (RTC) Chad (RTNT) Congo (TNC) Côte d'Ivoire (RTI) DR Congo (RTNC) Equatorial Guinea (RDEG) Eritrea (EBC) Ethiopia (ETS) Gabon (RTG) Gambia (GRTS) Ghana (GTV) Guinea-Bissau (RTVGB) (RTG) Kenya (KBC) Lesotho (LBC) Liberia (LBS) Madagascar (RTNM) Malawi (MBC) Mali (ORTM) Mauritius (MBC) Mozambique (TDM, Soico) Namibia (NBC) Niger (TS) Nigeria (NTA) Rwanda (TVR) Senegal (RTS) Seychelles (SBC) Sierra Leone (SLBS) Swaziland (STVA) Tanzania (TBC) Togo (TVT) Uganda (UBC) Zambia (ZNBC) Zanzibar (TVZ) Zimbabwe (ZBC) Free-to-air: see list of countriesSatellite (pay): Supersport
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Radio
Country Broadcaster SourceAlbania RTSHArgentina Radio NacionalRadio La RedAustralia SBSBosnia and Herzegovina BHRTBrazil BandeirantesSuper TupiBandNews FMRede TransaméricaGaúchaGuaíbaSociedade da BahiaVerdinha 810Gazeta de AlagoasBanda BPaiquerêBrasil SulRádio GloboCBNInconfidênciaRecordClube de PernambucoEldorado/ESPNClube do ParáItatiaiaRádio 730Rádio JornalJovem Pan.Croatia HRTDenmark DRFrance French:Radio Monte CarloPortuguese:Radio AlfaGermany ARD (20 matches)India All India Radio (Matches that feature Argentina, England, Germany and Brazil) Ireland RTÉIsrael Kol Yisrael (48 matches) Italy RAI, RTL 102.5Mexico Televisa RadioPanama RPC Portugal RTP Slovenia Radio Slovenia Spain Cadena SER Sweden SR United Kingdom(England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales) BBC, Talksport United States English: ESPN Spanish:Fútbol de Primera
Internet
Country Broadcaster Link Argentina Canal 7 AustraliaSBS"SBS gears up for the World Cup with Hostworks" by Stuart Finlayson, itnews (22 April 2010)https://web.archive.org/web/20100628111835/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/flash/ Belgium Sporza Brazil Rede Globo Bulgaria BNT https://web.archive.org/web/20100613013543/http://svetovno.bnt.bg/ Canada CBC, Rogers Denmark TV2 Hungary Index.hu https://web.archive.org/web/20100612093144/http://sportgeza.hu/futball/2010/vb/elo/ IrelandTelevisa transmitira la copa del mundo por Internet (Spanish)RTÉ News Retrieved 22 May 2010 RTÉ Israel IBA (48 matches), Reshet (9 matches) Mexico and Latin America(except Brazil and Argentina) Televisa Poland TVP http://sport.tvp.pl Portugal RTP http://www.rtp.pt Romania TVR Serbia RTS http://rts.rs Slovenia RTV Slovenija http://tvslo.si Sweden SVT http://svtplay.se United Kingdom(England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales) BBC, ITV https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/womens-world-cup, United States English, Arabic, German, Korean and Portuguese: ESPN http://www.espn3.comSpanish: Univision https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110427101420/http://futbol.univision.com/
Mobile and Cellular Services/Broadcasting Country Broadcaster Source Argentina Canal 7 AustraliaSBS / Optus"FIFA World Cup on your Mobile" Brazil Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes Canada CBC, Rogers Indonesia Telkomsel Israel Sport 5 Malaysia Maxis Portugal RTP, Vodafone, TMN Slovenia RTV Slovenija, Mobitel United States ESPN United Kingdom BBC
References
External links ESPN Soccer World Cup coverage online IPTV Sports International World Cup coverage