From - Soccertv.com 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). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peace King Solomon <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>