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News and announcements
World Cup 2002
November 30, 2001
Univision Communications (NYSE: UVN) holds US Spanish-language TV rights to World Cups 2002 and 2006
and Women's World Cup 2003 as part of a $150 million TV rights agreement between Univision and the
International Association Football Federation FIFA.
For World Cup 2002, Univision will air 56 matches live and the new Telefutura broadcast network (which is
scheduled to launch on January 14, 2002) will air 8 matches live and 56 matches via tape-delay. Galavision
will air 25 matches via same-day tape-delay during prime-time.
The English-language US TV and radio rights to World Cups 2002 and 2006 were marketed by German media
empire Kirch Media. Kirch Media reportedly sold the English-language US TV rights to World Cups 2002 and
2006 to Colorado-based billionaire Philip Anschutz, who proceeded to package those rights along with the US
English-language TV rights to Major League Soccer (MLS) in a barter deal with ESPN, Inc. in exchange for
air time on the ESPN Networks in the US.
In Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) will air 25 matches on same-day tape-delay during
prime time, including exclusive coverage of the opening match, both semifinals, the 3rd place match, and the
final. The Sports Network (TSN) will air 59 matches LIVE.
Note that DirecTV does NOT have any US TV rights to World Cup 2002 and 2006. DirecTV has exclusive TV
rights to World Cup 2002 and 2006 in the following countries only: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico,
Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. US residents are NOT required to subscribe to DirecTV or DirecTV Para Todos
in order to watch the World Cup on the Univision Networks or the ESPN Networks.
Voluntary disclosure: Oliver Tse, the founder and publisher of soccerTV.com, currently owns shares of Univision
Communications (NYSE: UVN).
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Peace
King Solomon
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