Infront signs 2006 FIFA World Cup™ agreement with Rogers Sportsnet, Canada
Sport:
Zug, Switzerland, 17 November 2004 -- Infront Sports & Media has signed an exclusive agreement with Rogers Sportsnet, the Canadian broadcaster, for the Canadian broadcast rights to all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, which takes place in Germany.
This agreement includes rights to broadcast in the following six languages - English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Sportsnet, a dedicated sports broadcaster, has built a strong reputation as a soccer broadcaster in Canada, televising live English Premier League football, Spanish Primera Liga soccer and matches of both the Canadian men's and women's national teams. Sportsnet also produces Soccercentral, a football magazine show that airs twice a week.
"We are delighted to acquire the rights to such a premier world event as the FIFA World Cup," says Doug Beeforth, President of Rogers Sportsnet. "This agreement takes our network to another level and that's exciting."
A second agreement between Infront and Sportsnet covers a package of additional FIFA events including:
· Futsal World Championship 2004
· FIFA World Youth Championship 2005
· FIFA U-17 World Championship 2005
· FIFA Confederations Cup 2005
· FIFA U-19 Women's World Championships 2004 and 2006
· Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cups 2005 and 2006
· 2004, 2005 and 2006 FIFA World Player Galas
"Sportsnet has shown its commitment to soccer, in particular its popular broadcasts of the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, so Infront is delighted that it will be showing all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ live and delayed and providing Canadians with the opportunity to also experience many other international FIFA Events" said Oliver Seibert, an Executive Director of Infront.
For further information, please contact:
John Kristick
Infront Sports & Media AG
Tel. +41-41-723 15 15
Fax. +41-41-723-1516
info@infrontsports.com
Dave Rashford
Director of Communications & Promotions
Rogers Sportsnet
Tel. +1-416 332-5656
info@sportsnet.rogers.com
www.sportsnet.ca
