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Infront announces HRT deal for Croatia

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04.06.04 -- Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with HRT – Croatian Radio Television (Hrvatska Radio Televizija) for the exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup ™ and the annual FIFA World Player Galas 2004 - 2006.

Zug, Switzerland, 4 June 2004 – Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with HRT – Croatian Radio Television (Hrvatska Radio Televizija) for the exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup ™ and the annual FIFA World Player Galas 2004 - 2006.
 
HRT is the national broadcaster in Croatia and the agreement is an exclusive one for the Croatian language and territory. As a free-to-air broadcaster, HRT will ensure that the coverage of the event is extensive, with the majority of the matches broadcast live and in full.
 
Oscar Frei, CEO of Infront, FIFA's television partner, said: "We are covering Europe deal by deal, ensuring the best possible coverage in every market. Our negotiating team is doing a first-class job of ensuring optimum coverage of the 2006 event. We welcome Croatian Radio Television as a broadcast partner and know that fans in Croatia will be delighted with the news."
 
The Croatian deal follows a recent number of European agreements including with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation – SRG SSR idée suisse - for the Swiss broadcasting rights, NOS for Holland, EESTI Television for Estonia, the Romanian Television Corporation (TVR) and Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation SA (ERT) for Greece.
 
For further information please contact:
John Kristick
Infront Sports & Media AG.
Tel: +41-41 723 1515
Fax: +41-41 723 1516
info@infrontsports.com
 

 

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