{"id":2433034,"date":"2026-05-26T17:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2433034"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:17:52","slug":"world-cup-broadcast-hopes-boosted-in-india-as-zee-entertainment-enter-talks-world-cup-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/world-cup-broadcast-hopes-boosted-in-india-as-zee-entertainment-enter-talks-world-cup-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup broadcast hopes boosted in India as Zee Entertainment enter talks | World Cup 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Broadcasting rights for FIFA World Cup 2026 in India have been at a deadlock only weeks ahead of June 11 kickoff.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 26 May 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">26 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>India\u2019s Zee Entertainment is in talks with FIFA to stream and broadcast the 2026 World Cup in the country, the \u2060company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement on Tuesday, which provided no financial details, comes \u2060as talks between a Reliance-Disney joint venture and the football body are at a deadlock, just weeks before the tournament kicks off on June 11.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>FIFA, which had initially sought $100m for broadcast rights for the 2026 and 2030 World Cups in India, was last looking for no less than about $60m, the news agency Reuters had reported.<\/p>\n<p>The expected amount still far exceeds the $20m offered by Reliance-Disney, led by \u2060billionaire Mukesh Ambani\u2019s Reliance.<\/p>\n<p>Sony also held talks but decided not to make an offer for FIFA rights for India.<\/p>\n<p>\u2060FIFA has concluded agreements with broadcasters in more than 180 territories \u2060globally, it said previously.<\/p>\n<p>Zee \u2060Entertainment disclosed its talks with FIFA as part of its launch of Unite8 Sports, a dedicated portfolio of sports channels \u200cto strengthen its sports offerings to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>India accounted for 2.9 percent of the global linear TV \u200creach \u200cof the Qatar World Cup in 2022, trailing only China in overall engagement figures, with more than 745 million fans following the action across all media platforms in the country, according to figures released by FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>In television viewing numbers, India was among the top 10 countries \u2013 ahead of World Cup participants Germany, France and England \u2013 with nearly 84 million viewers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aljazeera.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broadcasting rights for FIFA World Cup 2026 in India have been at a deadlock only weeks ahead of June 11 kickoff. 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