2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights

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.

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Source
Albania	Free-to-air: RTSH Cable/Satellite (pay): SuperSport Albania (DigitAlb)	[1]
Andorra	Free-to-air: TF1, France Télévisions	[1]
Argentina	Free-to-air: Canal 7, Telefe Cable (pay): TyC Sports Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports	[2]
Armenia	Free-to-air: Public Television of Armenia (56 matches) Free-to-air (Yerevan): Ararat TV (8 matches)	[3]
Australia	Free-to-air: SBS Cable/satellite (pay): ESPN Australia	[4]
Austria	Free-to-air: ORF	[1][5]
Azerbaijan	Free-to-air: Lider TV	[1]
Bangladesh	Free-to-air: Bangladesh Television Satellite (pay): ESPN Star Sports
Belarus	Free-to-air: BTRC	[1]
Belgium	Dutch: Free-to-air: VRT	[6]
	French: Free-to-air: RTBF	[7]
Bhutan	Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports
Bolivia	Free-to-air: Unitel, Red Uno	[1]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Free-to-air: BHRT	[1]
Brazil	Free-to-air: Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes Cable/satellite (pay): SporTV, BandSports, ESPN Brasil	[8][9]
Bulgaria	Free-to-air: BNT	[1]
Cambodia	Free-to-air: CTN, MyTV
Canada	English: Free-to-air: CBC Cable/satellite (pay): Bold (8 group stage matches live, nightly encores)	[10]
	French: Free-to-air: SRC	[1]
	Spanish and Italian: Cable/satellite (pay): Telelatino
Chile	Free-to-air: TVN (33 matches) Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches)
People's Republic of China	Free-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)
Colombia	Free-to-air: Caracol, RCN (40 matches total) Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches)
Costa Rica	Free-to-air: Teletica, Repretel	[1]
Croatia	Free-to-air: HRT	[1]
Cyprus	Free-to-air: CyBC	[1]
Czech Republic	Free-to-air: ČT	[1][11]
Denmark	Free-to-air: DR (10 matches), TV2 (32 matches) Cable/Satellite (pay): Canal 9 (21 matches)	[12][13][14]
Ecuador	Free-to-air: Gama, TC Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports
El Salvador	Free-to-air: TCS	[1]
Estonia	Free-to-air: ERR	[1]
Fiji	Free-to-air: Mai TV
Finland	Free-to-air: YLE	[1]
France and overseas territories	Free-to-air: TF1 (27 matches), France Télévisions (37 matches) Satellite/cable/IPTV (pay): Canal+ (37 matches, 8 exclusive)	[1][15]
Georgia	Free-to-air: GPB (all matches)	[1]
Germany	Free-to-air: ARD (28 matches), ZDF (27 matches), RTL (9 matches) Satellite (pay): Sky Deutschland (all matches)	[16] [17]
Greece	Free-to-air: ERT
Guatemala	Free-to-air: Televisiete, Canal 3
Honduras	Free-to-air: TVC, Vica TV
Hong Kong	Free-to-air: ATV (1 match – opening), TVB (3 matches – 2 semi-final and final) Cable (pay): Cable TV Hong Kong (all matches)
Hungary	Free-to-air: MTV	[1]
Iceland	Free-to-air: RÚV (46 matches) Cable (pay): Stöð 2 Sport (18 matches)	[1]
India	Free-to-air: Doordarshan Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports
Indonesia	Free-to-air: MNC Media (RCTI (46 matches), Global TV (20 matches))	[18]
Iran	Free-to-air: IRIB
Ireland	Free-to-air: RTÉ	[19][20]
Israel	Hebrew: 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)	[1]
	Arabic: Free-to-air: Channel 33
Italy	Free-to-air: RAI (one match per day) Satellite (pay): SKY Italia (all matches)	[1][21]
Japan	Free-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 Korea	Free-to-air: KCTV (Broadcasting rights obtained through ABU)	[22][23]
South Korea	Free-to-air: SBS Cable/satellite (pay): SBS Sports 3D coverages produced by SBS were broadcast on 3D channel of each pay television providers.	[1][22]
Kosovo	Free-to-air: RTK	[1]
Latvia	Free-to-air: LTV	[1]
Liechtenstein	Free-to-air: SRG SSR idée suisse (SF)
Lithuania	Free-to-air: LRT (46 matches), LNK (18 matches)
Luxembourg	Free-to-air: RTL	[1]
Macau	Free-to-air: TDM
Macedonia	Free-to-air: MRTV
Malaysia	Free-to-air: RTM, Satellite (pay): Astro (all matches)
Maldives	Free-to-air: Television Maldives, Cable (pay): MediaNet (all matches)	[24]
Mali	Free-to-air: ORTM, Terrestrial (all matches)	[25]
Malta	Free-to-air: PBS (46 matches) Satellite (pay): Melita Sports (all matches)	[1]
Mexico	Free-to-air: TV Azteca, Televisa Cable (pay): TVC Deportes, Televisa Deportes Network Satellite (pay): SKY México
Republic of Moldova	Free-to-air: TRM	[1]
Monaco	Free-to-air: TF1, France Télévisions	[1]
Montenegro	Free-to-air: RTCG	[1]
Netherlands	Free-to-air: NOS through NPO channels	[26]
Nepal	Free-to-air: NTV Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports	[1]
New Zealand	Free-to-air: TVNZ (22 matches) Satellite (pay): Sky (all matches)	[1][27]
Nicaragua	Free-to-air: Televicentro	[1]
Norway	Terrestrial (pay): TV2 (32 matches) Satellite (pay): Viasat (32 matches; rights purchased from NRK)	[28][29][30]
Pakistan	Free-to-air: PTV Cable (pay): TEN Sports (rights purchased from ESPN Star Sports)
Panama	Free-to-air: RPC, TVMax (40 matches total) Cable (pay): Cableonda Sports (24 matches)
Paraguay	Free-to-air: SNT
Peru	Free-to-air: ATV Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches)	[1]
Philippines	Free-to-air: ABS-CBN, Studio 23 Cable (pay): Balls	[31]
Poland	Free-to-air: TVP	[32]
Portugal	Free-to-air: RTP (28 matches), SIC (18 matches) Cable/satellite/IPTV (pay): SportTV (all matches; 18 are exclusive)	[33][34]
Romania	Free-to-air: TVR	[1]
Russia	Free-to-air: Channel One (26 matches), VGTRK (38 matches)
San Marino	Free-to-air: RAI
Senegal	Free-to-air: RTS, Terrestrial (all matches)	[35]
Serbia	Free-to-air: RTS	[1]
Singapore	Free-to-air: MediaCorp (4 matches) Cable (pay): StarHub TV (all matches) IPTV (pay): mio TV (all matches)	[36]
Slovakia	Free-to-air: STV	[1]
Slovenia	Free-to-air: RTV Slovenija	[1]
South Africa	Free-to-air: SABC Satellite (pay): Supersport
Spain	Free-to-air: Telecinco (8 matches), Cuatro (16 matches) Satellite (pay): Canal+ (all matches)	[37][38]
Sri Lanka	Free-to-air: SLRC – Channel Eye Satellite (pay): ESPN Star Sports	[1]
Sweden	Free-to-air: SVT (32 matches), TV4 (32 matches)	[39]
Switzerland	Free-to-air: SRG SSR idée suisse	[1]
Taiwan	Cable (pay): Era Television IPTV (pay): ELTA TV
Thailand	Free-to-air: TV3, TV7, MCOT9, NBT11 (all matches) Satellite (pay): TrueVisions
Turkey	Free-to-air: TRT
Ukraine	Free-to-air: UT1, ICTV	[40]
United 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 and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands	English: 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)
Uzbekistan	Free-to-air: NTRC
Vietnam	Free-to-air: VTV, HTV Satellite (pay): VTC (HD only)	[1][41]
Vatican City	Free-to-air: RAI	[1]
Venezuela	Free-to-air: Meridiano, Venevisión Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches)	[1]
Middle East and North Africa List of countries 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 Yemen	Satellite (pay): Al Jazeera Sports[note 1]	[1][42]
Sub-Saharan Africa List of countries 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)  Guinea-Conakry (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 countries Satellite (pay): Supersport	[1][43]

Notes

1. Rights were held by ART until Al Jazeera purchased all of ART's sport-related rights and content on 24 November 2009.

Radio

Country	Broadcaster	Source
Albania	RTSH
Argentina	Radio Nacional Radio La Red	[44]
Australia	SBS
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT	[45]
Brazil	Bandeirantes Super Tupi BandNews FM Rede Transamérica Gaúcha Guaíba Sociedade da Bahia Verdinha 810 Gazeta de Alagoas Banda B Paiquerê Brasil Sul Rádio Globo CBN Inconfidência Record Clube de Pernambuco Eldorado/ESPN Clube do Pará Itatiaia Rádio 730 Rádio Jornal Jovem Pan.
Croatia	HRT
Denmark	DR
France	French: Radio Monte Carlo
	Portuguese: Radio Alfa
Germany	ARD (20 matches)	[46]
India	All India Radio (Matches that feature Argentina, England, Germany and Brazil)	[47]
Ireland	RTÉ
Israel	Kol Yisrael (48 matches)
Italy	RAI, RTL 102.5
Mexico	Televisa Radio
Panama	RPC
Portugal	RTP
Slovenia	Radio Slovenia
Spain	Cadena SER
Sweden	SR
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales)	BBC, Talksport
United States	English: ESPN	[48]
	Spanish: Fútbol de Primera

Internet

Country	Broadcaster	Link
Argentina	Canal 7
Australia	SBS[49]	https://web.archive.org/web/20100628111835/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/flash/
Belgium	Sporza
Brazil[50]	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/
Ireland[51][52]	RTÉ
Israel	IBA (48 matches), Reshet (9 matches)
Mexico and Latin America[51] (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	http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldcup,
United States	English, Arabic, German, Korean and Portuguese: ESPN	http://www.espn3.com
	Spanish: Univision	https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110427101420/http://futbol.univision.com/

Mobile and Cellular Services/Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster	Source
Argentina	Canal 7
Australia	SBS / Optus	[53]
Brazil	Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes	[54]
Canada	CBC, Rogers
Indonesia	Telkomsel
Israel	Sport 5
Malaysia	Maxis
Portugal	RTP, Vodafone, TMN
Slovenia	RTV Slovenija, Mobitel
United States	ESPN
United Kingdom	BBC	[55]

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External links

• ESPN Soccer World Cup coverage online
• IPTV Sports International World Cup coverage