The broadcasting rights for the 2014 FIFA World Cup were sold directly by FIFA, or through licensed companies or organizations such as the European Broadcasting Union, Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana, African Union of Broadcasting, International Media Content, Inter-Sports Marketing, M-League, Dentsu, RS International Broadcasting & Sports Management and MP & Silva. Airlines companies such as Etihad Airways had in-flight live telecasts of all 64 matches.
Several territories and countries (for example, India, Italy, Algeria, Korea Republic) are grouped as they share common broadcasters, and sometimes, common geographic space.
For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, matches were filmed and broadcast in ultra-high-definition (UHD) and high-dynamic range (HDR) with 5.1 surround sound.
Television Nation/TerritoryBroadcasterRefGPB, Channel One Russia, VGTRKAriana TVRTSHEPTV (Télévision Algérienne)beIN SportsTF1, Mediaset España, beIN Sports France, beIN Sports Spain, Gol TelevisiónTPATeleArubaARMTVTyC Sports, TV Pública Digital, DirecTV SportsSBSORFİTVBTRCBTV, Maasranga Television, Gazi TelevisionVRT, RTBFORTBUnitel, Red Uno, Bolivia TVBRTSBHRTGlobo, Band, SporTV, ESPN Brasil, Fox Sports, BandSportsAstroBNTRTBRTNBCRTVCTNCBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TLN, Univision Canada, Fairchild TV, TalentvisionMediaset España, BeIN Sports, Gol TelevisiónRTCCaribbean
SportsMaxRTCMediaset España, beIN Sports, Gol TelevisiónRTNTTVN, Canal 13, DirecTV Sports, MovistarCCTVCaracol TV, RCN TV, DirecTV SportsTNCTF1, RAI, beIN Sports, Sky SportRepretel, Teletica, MillicomChannel One Russia, VGTRK, NTKU, UkrayinaHRTTele RebeldeCyBCCzech TelevisionDR, TV 2RTNCGama, TC Mi Canal, Oromar, DirecTV SportsTCSRDEGEBCERRETVKTV Ltd.DR, KVFMai TVYle
TF1, beIN Sports, France TélévisionsRTGGRTSGBC, Metro TVGPBARD, ZDFMediaset España, BBC, ITV, Gol TelevisiónNERIT, Nova SportsDR, KNRAlbavisión, Radio Televisión GuatemalaBBC, ITV, TF1, beIN SportsRTGRTVGBTVBTelevicentro, VTV, SkyMTV, Digi SportRÚV, 365Sony SIX, Sony KIXANTV, tvOne, K-VisionIRIBRTÉIBA, ReshetItalian Peninsula
RAI, Sky SportRTICVM TelevisionIn response to this, CVM Television produced and/or aired 2014 FIFA World Cup-themed programmes such as The 32 and On the Road: BrazilJapan Consortium (Fuji TV, NHK, Nippon Television, TBS, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo)BBC, ITV, TF1, beIN SportsChannel One Russia, VGTRK, TVP, LRTKazakhstan, Perviy Kanal EvraziyaKBCNTSSBSKBS, SBS, MBCRTK, Digit-AlbTVLAOLTVLBCLBSSRG SSRLRTVRT, RTBFTDMMRTMATVMBCRTM (only terrestrial network), AstroMBC, MSMORTMPBSMBCMediaset España, beIN Sports, Gol TelevisiónTelevisa, TV Azteca, SkyMiddle East and North Africa
beIN SportsENTV-Terrestrial (Team games only, in Algeria)Teleliban-terrestrial (in Lebanon)TRMTF1, beIN SportsETVRTCGTVMSky NetİTV, ARMTVNBCNTV, Kantipur Television NetworkNOSTVNZ, Sky SportTelemetro, RatensaSkyORTNBroadcasting Organisation of Nigeria Optima Sports Management InternationalCyBC, TRTBBC, ITV, RTÉNRK, TV 2Oceania
Click PacificPTV Sports, Ten SportsCorporación Medcom, Televisora Nacional, Cable OndaSkySNT, Telefuturo, Tigo SportsATV, DirecTV Sports,ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports & ActionTVPRTP, CMTV, SportTVTVRChannel One Russia, VGTRKTélévision RwandaiseRAI, TF1, Sky Sport, BeIN SportsRTSRTSSBCRAI, Sky Sport, PBSSLBSOkto, Singtel mioTVRTVSRTV SlovenijaSABC, SuperSportSouth Asia
Sony SIX, Seven3Mediaset España, Gol TelevisiónSLRCSub-Saharan Africa
SuperSport, Canal+STVSSTVASVT, TV4SRG SSRELTA TV, Era Television, TVBSTVTTBSRS Public Company Limited: Channel 8, BBTV Ch7, Channel 5RTTLTVTRAI, Sky Sport, ORFOne Caribbean MediaTRTTurkmenistan TVUBCNTKU, Ukrayina
BBC, ITV
Baker Island Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Islands Navassa Island Palmyra Atoll Wake IslandABC, ESPN, UnivisionMonte Carlo TV, Channel 10, Channel 12NTRCMeridiano Televisión, Venevisión, TVes, Televen, DirecTV SportsVTVZNBC, MUVI TVZBC
Notes - Alongside TeleAruba - Alongside CVM Television. - Alongside STVS. - Alongside One Caribbean Media. - Alongside ABC and ESPN. - FT only covered the tournament in the French overseas territories - Each country also received coverage of the event by a domestic broadcaster. - Nigeria did not receive coverage from Canal+. - Alongside SportsMax. Also, not covered by Univision.
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