Netflix secures exclusive rights to air 2030 World Cup in Spain and Andorra (Oct 13)
What happened
Netflix said on Tuesday, Oct. 13 it had secured exclusive rights to broadcast the 2030 FIFA World Cup in Spain and Andorra. The deal covers all 104 matches of the expanded 48-team tournament, with live coverage plus pre-match, half-time and post-match programming, a daily highlights show, and build-up content. One match per matchday will be free to watch in Spain, and a national free-to-air broadcaster will carry a package including all of Spain's games, both semifinals and the final (channel not yet named). Financial terms were not disclosed. Netflix shares rose about 0.71% in morning trading on the news. Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria framed it as part of an expanding FIFA partnership, including the Women's World Cups in 2027 and 2031 for the U.S. and Canada.
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- Netflix (NFLX) directly — exclusive Spanish rights to all 104 matches of the 2030 World Cup plus Andorra; shares rose ~0.7% on the news. DAZN / traditional Spanish broadcasters (RTVE/TVE) — lose the marquee tournament they carried in 2026. FIFA partners and Spanish pay-TV distributors — a major rights package moves to a streamer, with a free-to-air carve-out. Sports-rights sentiment read-through for other streamers (Amazon, Apple, Disney) bidding on live events.