People travelling on selected cruises and a number of international airlines (including Cathay Pacific) will be able watch the World Cup live via Sport 24.
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Dolby and MagentaTV Bring Fans Closer to the FIFA World Cup 2026⢠in Germany with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmo
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) and Deutsche Telekom today announced that MagentaTV will bring fans a premium FIFA World Cup 2026⢠viewing experience, becoming the first platform in Germany to broadcast a major football tournament in Dolby VisionŽ and Dolby AtmosŽ. All 104 matches will be delivered in vibrant, vivid imagery and immersive sound, transporting audiences to the center of the stadium, surrounded by the cheers of thousands of fans.
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Unlike rivals ITV, BBC presenters and pundits will work from the studio, using an LED backdrop that switches between images of the 16 host cities in North America until the quarter-final stage.
The BBC has created a massive and modern studio in the English city of Salford to cover the 2026 World Cup instead of having a full presence inside America, in a move aimed at reducing broadcast costs without impacting coverage quality. The studio is equipped with a 360-degree panoramic LED screen featuring visual effects and artificial winds to simulate the atmospheres of host cities, and backgrounds can be changed directly to make the analysts appear as if they are in New York or Los Angelesâa decision defended by BBC Sport director Alex Kay-Jelski, who confirmed that this technology will save millions of pounds for the network.
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I wonder if SBS-HD will use an actual Dolby true surround feed with their AC3 5.1 audio stream, rather than just a virtual surround feed?
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Where to Watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup From Anywhere in the World
The broadcast rights in Bangladesh were settled this week, with the national government paying Tk 72.70 crore (approximately US$5.92 million) for the rights. BTV and a number of streaming partners will show the tournament.
In South Africa, DStv / Supersport have the rights to all 104 matches of the World Cup, while SABC will show 35 matches live, including all matches involving South Africa, starting with the tournament opener against Mexico on Thursday.
In a LinkedIn post in May, HKT (which operates Now TV and ViuTV) revealed more details of its World Cup coverage. ViuTV will show 25 matches live on channel 99, including the opening match between Mexico and South Africa, both semi-finals, and the final.
Powered by HKTâs advanced network and digital capabilities, weâre raising the bar for fans:
- Lower latency and up to 2x faster load times on the Now TV website and appâenabled by csl and 1O1O 5G together with NETVIGATOR high-speed broadbandâfor smoother, near real-time streaming
- New AI-powered features deliver real-time analysis from exclusive match data, a Cantonese-localised AI chat for Hong Kong audiences, and personalised match schedules with seamless links to live and on-demand content.
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It's the eve of #WorldCup 2026 and The Rest is Football has kicked things off with its very first episode on #Netflix! â˝
â Radio Times (@RadioTimes) June 10, 2026
Visit the streamer every day of the tournament for expert analysis, debate and a lot of laughs from Gary Lineker, Micah Richards, Alan Shearer and many⌠pic.twitter.com/sL1UverCtO
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A couple more images from ITV
Our home in Brooklyn for the #FIFAWorldCup 𤊠pic.twitter.com/ULSZVjuyLt
â ITV Sport (@ITVSport) June 10, 2026
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Anyone spotted a list of world feed commentators as yet?
From UKâs Digitalspy.
World feed commentators are:
Peter Drury, Martin Tyler, Simon Brotherton, Chris Wise, Paul Walker, David Stowell, Kevin Keatings, Conor McNamara, John Roder, Ellen Ellard, Paul Scott, Tony Husband, James Fielden, Josh Eastern and Mike Watts, with one TBC.
Co-commentators are:
Alan Smith, Andy Townsend, Danny Higginbotham, Matt Holland, Courtney Sweetman-Kirk, Brad Friedel, Mark Schwarzer, Craig Forrest, Dean Ashton, Heath Pearce, Chris Iwelumo, Tab Ramos, Casey Stoney and Jamie Watson.
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Czechâs ÄT will provide a statistical altcast - known as âMatch Buddyâ - for all of its 55 matches.
You can read more about it here (alongside a host of other resources):
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World Feed commentary pairings according to listings on icdb:
- Peter Drury / Alan Smith
- Martin Tyler / Andy Townsend
- Conor McNamara / Matt Holland
- Simon Brotherton / Mark Schwarzer
- Kevin Keatings / Dean Ashton
- John Roder / David Prutton
- James Fielden / Andy Hinchcliffe
- David Stowell / Craig Forrest
- Chris Wise / Brad Friedel
- Josh Eastern / Chris Iwelumo
- Chris Sharples / Jamie Watson
- Paul Scott / Casey Stoney
- Paul Walker / Glenn Davis
- Mike Watts / Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
- Ellen Ellard / Brian Dunseth
- Tony Husband / Tab Ramos
Drury/Smith are the âleadâ team and hence, will call one semi and the final, and I suspect either Tyler/Townsend or McNamara/Holland (depending on how Martinâs voice holds up by the end of the tournament) will call the other semi and the bronze final.
I can guarantee that my VPN will be getting some very very good use this tournament
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Wonder if with there being 16 pairs theyâre located one pair per city, assuming all World feed commentary is on location.
FOX opening match coverage coming from SoFi Stadium (where USA will open up their campaign tomorrow)
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TVNZ coverage. Opening match on TVNZ 1 FTA.
No âliveâ watermark. They took a 1m15 ad break during the hydration pauses.
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