RTP announced on Thursday that it “has reached an agreement in principle with SIC and TVI” to sub-license some games for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and is now awaiting FIFA approval.
In a statement, the public broadcaster said this principle of agreement “will now be submitted for approval to FIFA, which has the final say in the matter”.
This principle of agreement “With the commercial operators, it follows another, already made official by FIFA, with RTP ceding the exclusive cable broadcasting rights of 28 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 to Sport TV”emphasizes the company headed by Nicolau Santos.
“RTP will be the Portuguese operator in open signal with the broadcast of the largest number of matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in a comprehensive coverage that takes into account the public interest of the event”concludes.
In an interview with Lusa in early July, the chairman of RTP said the directors had been asked to cut 5%, taking into account the increase in costs.
Nicolau Santos, who took office just over a year ago, had said RTP would likely suffer losses this year, taking into account the rise in costs, namely energy, coverage of the war in Ukraine, which cost 12 million euros from the World Cup. football in Qatar, which was entered into in 2011, but which is only now being accounted for.
Source: DN
