FIFA, through several companies, sold the rights for the broadcast of 2010 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.
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 | |
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Albania | Free-to-air RTSH | ||
Andorra | Free-to-air: TF1, France Télévisions | ||
Argentina | Free-to-air Canal 7, Telefe | [1] | |
Armenia | Free-to-air: Public Television of Armenia (56 matches) Free-to-air (Yerevan): Ararat TV (8 matches) | [2] | |
Australia | Free-to-air: SBS Cable/satellite (pay): ESPN Australia | [3] | |
Austria | Free-to-air: ORF | [4] [5] | |
Azerbaijan | Free-to-air: Lider TV | ||
Bangladesh | Free-to-air: Bangladesh Television Satellite (pay): ESPN Star Sports | ||
Belarus | Free-to-air: BTRC | ||
Belgium | Dutch
| [6] | |
French: Free-to-air: RTBF | [7] | ||
Bhutan | Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports | ||
Bolivia | Free-to-air: Unitel, Red Uno | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Free-to-air: BHRT | ||
Brazil | Free-to-air: Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes Cable/satellite (pay): SporTV, BandSports, ESPN Brasil | [8] [9] | |
Bulgaria | Free-to-air: BNT | ||
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 | |||
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 | ||
Croatia | Free-to-air: HRT | ||
Cyprus | Free-to-air: CyBC | ||
Czech Republic | Free-to-air: ČT | [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 | ||
Estonia | Free-to-air: ERR | ||
Fiji | Free-to-air: Mai TV | ||
Finland | Free-to-air: YLE | ||
France and overseas territories | Free-to-air: TF1 (27 matches), France Télévisions (37 matches) Satellite/cable/IPTV (pay): Canal+ (37 matches, 8 exclusive) | [15] | |
Georgia | Free-to-air: GPB (all matches) | ||
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 | ||
Iceland | Free-to-air: RÚV (46 matches) Cable (pay): Stöð 2 Sport (18 matches) | ||
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
| ||
Arabic
| |||
Italy | Free-to-air: RAI (one match per day) Satellite (pay): SKY Italia (all matches) | [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] | |
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. | ||
Kosovo | Free-to-air: RTK | ||
Latvia | Free-to-air: LTV | ||
Liechtenstein | Free-to-air: SRG SSR idée suisse (SF) | ||
Lithuania | Free-to-air: LRT (46 matches), LNK (18 matches) | ||
Luxembourg | Free-to-air: RTL | ||
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) | [23] | |
Mali | Free-to-air: ORTM, Terrestrial (all matches) | [24] | |
Malta | Free-to-air: PBS (46 matches) Satellite (pay): Melita Sports (all matches) | ||
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 | ||
Monaco | Free-to-air: TF1, France Télévisions | ||
Montenegro | Free-to-air: RTCG | ||
Netherlands | Free-to-air: NOS through NPO channels | [25] | |
Nepal | Free-to-air: NTV Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports | ||
New Zealand | Free-to-air: TVNZ (22 matches) Satellite (pay): Sky (all matches) | [26] | |
Nicaragua | Free-to-air: Televicentro | ||
Norway | Terrestrial (pay): TV2 (32 matches) Satellite (pay): Viasat (32 matches; rights purchased from NRK) | [27] [28] [29] | |
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) | ||
Philippines | Free-to-air: ABS-CBN, Studio 23 Cable (pay): Balls | [30] | |
Poland | Free-to-air: TVP | [31] | |
Portugal | Free-to-air: RTP (28 matches), SIC (18 matches) Cable/satellite/IPTV (pay): SportTV (all matches; 18 are exclusive) | [32] [33] | |
Romania | Free-to-air: TVR | ||
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) | [34] | |
Serbia | Free-to-air: RTS | ||
Singapore | Free-to-air: MediaCorp (4 matches) Cable (pay): StarHub TV (all matches) IPTV (pay): mio TV (all matches) | [35] | |
Slovakia | Free-to-air: STV | ||
Slovenia | Free-to-air: RTV Slovenija | ||
South Africa | Free-to-air: SABC Satellite (pay): Supersport | ||
Spain | Free-to-air: Telecinco (8 matches), Cuatro (16 matches) Satellite (pay): Canal+ (all matches) | [36] [37] | |
Sri Lanka | Free-to-air: SLRC – Channel Eye Satellite (pay): ESPN Star Sports | ||
Sweden | Free-to-air: SVT (32 matches), TV4 (32 matches) | [38] | |
Switzerland | Free-to-air: SRG SSR idée suisse | ||
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 | [39] | |
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales) | Free-to-air:
Cable/satellite (pay): British Eurosport, ESPN UK (highlights) | ||
United States
| 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, HTVSatellite (pay): VTC (HD only) | [40] | |
Vatican City | Free-to-air: RAI | ||
Venezuela | Free-to-air: Meridiano, Venevisión Satellite (pay): DirecTV Sports (all matches) | ||
Middle East and North Africa
| Satellite (pay) | [42] | |
Sub-Saharan Africa
| Free-to-air: see list of countries Satellite (pay): Supersport | [43] |
Country | Broadcaster | Source |
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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 | [48] | |
Country | Broadcaster | Link |
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Argentina | ||
Australia | SBS[49] | https://web.archive.org/web/20100628111835/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/flash/ |
Belgium | ||
Brazil[50] | ||
Bulgaria | https://web.archive.org/web/20100613013543/http://svetovno.bnt.bg/ | |
Canada | ||
Denmark | ||
Hungary | https://web.archive.org/web/20100612093144/http://sportgeza.hu/futball/2010/vb/elo/ | |
Ireland[51] [52] | ||
Israel | IBA (48 matches), Reshet (9 matches) | |
Mexico and Latin America (except Brazil and Argentina) | ||
Poland | http://sport.tvp.pl | |
Portugal | http://www.rtp.pt | |
Romania | ||
Serbia | http://rts.rs | |
Slovenia | http://tvslo.si | |
Sweden | http://svtplay.se | |
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales) | http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldcup, https://web.archive.org/web/20171205033214/http://www.itv.com/fifaworldcup | |
United States | http://www.espn3.com | |
https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110427101420/http://futbol.univision.com/ |
Country | Broadcaster | Source | |
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Argentina | |||
Australia | SBS / Optus | [53] | |
Brazil | [54] | ||
Canada | |||
Indonesia | |||
Israel | |||
Malaysia | |||
Portugal | |||
Slovenia | |||
United States | |||
United Kingdom | [55] |