List of 2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasters

This is a list of broadcasters of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Asia: ESPN Star Sports broadcasts in Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan: ESPN Star Sports reaches 164 million households in Asia.
Albania: Digit-Alb
Argentina: Torneos y Competencias & DirecTV
Austria: ORF-Österreichischer Rundfunk
Australia:
- Television: Australian Broadcasting Corporation :
  - Australia Network (international all matches)
- Radio: Australian Broadcasting Corporation :
  - Radio Australia (international all matches)
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Television
Belgium: Kanaal 2 & VT4 (Dutch-speaking) and RTBF (French-speaking)
Bolivia: Unitel Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina: PBSBiH
Brazil:
- Television:
- High-definition: BandSports, Sportv Copa
- Standard-definition: Rede Globo
- Cable television: ESPN Brasil.
- Internet: Globo.com
- Radio: Rádio Globo
Bulgaria: BNT Channel 1
Canada:
- Television:
  - English: CTV (using HBS International feeds with Canadian English announcer voice of audio streaming services)
    - CFTO-TV based in Greater Toronto Area;
  - Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese: Fairchild TV (using HBS International feeds with Canadian Cantonese announcer voice of audio streaming services)
    - Fairchild Television Toronto based in Greater Toronto Area (all matches)
- Radio:
  - Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese: Fairchild Radio (using HBS International feeds with Canadian Cantonese announcer voice of audio streaming services)
    - Fairchild Radio Toronto based in Greater Toronto Area (all matches)
- Broadband Internet:
  - Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese: Fairchild Television Cable (using HBS International feeds with Canadian Cantonese announcer voice of audio streaming services)
    - Chinavision Canada based in Greater Toronto Area (all matches)
    - Talentvision based in Greater Toronto Area (all matches)
    - Cathay International Television based in Greater Toronto Area (all matches)
Chile: Megavisión, TVN, RED Televisión & DirecTV.
China:
- Television : China Central Television
  - China National Television (national all matches)
  - China International Television (international all matches)
- Radio : China Central Radio
  - China National Radio (national all matches)
  - China International Radio (international all matches)
Colombia: Caracol TV, RCN Television
Costa Rica: Repretel
Cuba: Tele Rebelde
Croatia: HRT
Cyprus: CYBC
Czech Republic: Česká televize
Denmark: DR1 & TV 2
Ecuador: La Tri (Teleamazonas, RTS, Ecuavisa)
England: see United Kingdom
Estonia: ETV
Finland: YLE
France: Television Francaise 1
Germany:
- Television:
  - Standard definition:ARD (Erste Deutsches Ferneshen)
Greece: ERT1 & NET
Guatemala: Canal 3 & Canal 7
Honduras: TVC
Hong Kong:
- Television:
  - Asia Television Limited :
    - ATV Home (10 matches only 2 opening ceremonies & opening matches, quarter-final (4 matches), semi-final (2 matches) and 2 closing ceremonies & final movie on Rob-B-Hood)
  - Television Broadcasts Limited :
    - TVB Jade (4 matches only 2 opening ceremonies & opening matches and 2 closing ceremonies & final movie on Rob-B-Hood)
Hungary: RTL Klub & Sport Klub
Iceland: Sýn
India:
- Television:
  - Zee English (selected matches)
Indonesia: RCTI and SCTV
Iran: IRIB
Ireland: RTÉ
Israel: Arutz 2 & Israel 10
Italy:
- RAI International: international all matches live by radio and television.
Japan: NHK World
- Television : NHK World Television
  - NHK World Television (all matches)
  - NHK World Premium Television (all matches)
- Radio : NHK World Radio
  - NHK World Radio (all matches)
  - NHK World Premium Radio (all matches)
Kenya: KTN & KBC
South Korea: KBS World
- Television: KBS World Television (all matches)
Kosovo: RTK
Latvia: LTV7 & Channel One (Baltic)
Lithuania: Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija
Macedonia: MKTV (Macedonian Radio-Television)
Malaysia: Radio Televisyen Malaysia:
- Television : Televisyen Nasional Malaysia (all matches)
- Radio : Radio Nasional Malaysia (all matches)
Malta: Melita Sports
Macau: Teledifusão de Macau
- Television:
  - Cantonese: Macau Cantonese Television (all matches)
- Radio :
  - Cantonese: Macau Cantonese Radio (all matches)
Mexico: Televisa.
Moldova: TRM
Arab World: ART World Cup Channel
Montenegro: TV In
Netherlands: Nederlandse Omroep Stichting

New Zealand: SKY TV and TV ONE
Northern Ireland: see United Kingdom
Norway: NRK & TV 2
Pakistan: PTV
Panama: RPC (MEDCOM)
Paraguay: SNT
Peru: ATV
Philippines: SportsPlus
Poland:
- TV:
- Polsat
- TVP
- Radio:
- Polskie Radio (selected matches)
Portugal:
- TV:
  - SIC (free-to-air, broadcasting Portugal's matches and one match per eliminatory)
  - SportTV channels (pay-tv, broadcasting all the matches)
  - RTP (free-to-air, highlights of all matches)
- Radio:
  - TSF
  - RTP (Antena 1)
Puerto Rico: Univision Puerto Rico
Romania: TVR 1 & TVR 2
Russia: Channel One
Saudi Arabia: Al Riyadiah & ART World Cup Channel
Scotland: see United Kingdom
Serbia: RTS ^[1]
Singapore:
- Cable Television : StarHub TV
Slovakia: STV
Slovenia: RTV Slovenija & Kanal A
South Africa: DSTV & SABC
Spain:
- TV:
  - la Sexta: all 64 matches; 35 live and 29 delay.
  - Cuatro TV: matches of Spain, inaugural match, semifinals and final.
  - Digital+: all 64 matches; all matches live.
- Radio:
  - Cadena SER
  - Cadena COPE
  - RNE
  - Onda Cero
Sweden:
- TV: shared between SVT and TV4 32 matches each ^[2]
- Radio: Sveriges Radio
- High-Definition: HD-kanalen
Switzerland:
- German: SF2;
- French: TSR2;
- Italian: TSI 2
Republic of China: Taiwan Television (all matches)
Trinidad and Tobago: CCN TV6
Turkey: Kanal 1
Ukraine: Inter, ICTV
United Kingdom:
- Television:
  - High-definition': BBC One HD
  - Standard definition': BBC One SD
- Radio:
  - BBC Radio Five Live
United States: CNN International News
- Television:
  - CNN International News Television
  - Radio:
  - CNN International News Radio
Venezuela: Venevisión, RCTV, Meridiano Televisión
Vietnam: ^[3]: FPT, VTV and HTV. All matches available on VTV and HTV (both are state's TV).
Wales: see United Kingdom
Worldwide: Radio - BBC World Service

Notes

^ Rights originally bought by BKTV, but the network effectively got shut down in late April 2006, which is when RTS stepped in and took over the package on short notice.
^ HD will be available for free both in the terrestrial network and by Canal Digital satellite.
^ Report on Vietnam broadcasting rights

External links

Listing of broadcast rights from FIFAPDF (165 KiB)

2006 FIFA World Cup

Stages	Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Group G · Group H · Knockout stage · Final

General information	Qualification · Seeding · Squads · Schedule · Discipline · Officials · Controversies · Broadcasting · Sponsorship · Rankings

2006 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions	Italy

Runners-up	France

Third place	Germany

Fourth place	Portugal

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Argentina · Brazil · England · Ukraine

Eliminated in the round of 16	Australia · Ecuador · Ghana · Mexico · Netherlands · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland

Eliminated in the group stage	Angola · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Czech Republic · Iran · Japan · Korea Republic · Paraguay · Poland · Saudi Arabia · Serbia & Montenegro · Togo · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · United States