SRG and Uefa go into overtime with the national team
SRG and Uefa have agreed on a partnership up to and including qualifying matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Including the rights already acquired to the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia and 2022 in Qatar, one thing is certain: SRF, RTS, RSI and RTR will continue to provide exclusive TV, radio and multimedia coverage of the Swiss senior national team and the final tournaments for another four years. In addition, the 2017 European Women's Football Championship in Holland will be on the SRG channels and platforms.
The channels and platforms of SRF, RTS, RSI and RTR will be able to provide exclusive live coverage of all international football matches of the Swiss senior national team and the international final tournaments of Uefa and Fifa throughout Switzerland for another four years until 2022.
The new agreements with Uefa govern the live and retransmission rights in all SRG television, radio and multimedia offerings for all matches of the 2020 European Football Championship, which will take place in a total of 13 European countries, as well as for the qualifying matches of the Swiss senior national team for the 2020 European Championship and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The agreements also include the corresponding rights for all matches with Swiss participation in the newly created Uefa Nations League, for Swiss matches in the Final Four tournament of the Uefa Nations League up to the 2020/21 season and for friendly matches of the Swiss senior national team up to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
SRG acquired the broadcasting rights for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar from FIFA back in April 2012 - together with 36 other members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
International women's football in the SRG program
There is also good news for women's football: SRG has acquired the rights to broadcast the 2017 Uefa Women's European Championship in Holland. Thanks to the agreement, SRF, RTS, RSI and RTR will be able to report exclusively on all matches with Swiss participation, the two semi-finals and the final match live on television and radio throughout Switzerland as well as via multimedia. The agreement also includes retransmission rights for all matches of the tournament.
Roland Mägerle, Head of the SRG Sport Business Unit: "Football unites and arouses emotions. We are delighted that we will be able to continue offering our audience the great sporting moments of the Swiss national teams and the international finals in the coming years - with the usual reliability and quality and in all four national languages."
The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial compensation and contractual details, according to the statement.
