10 Global TV Stories You Should Know: 03/19/2025

Here are the global TV and streaming television stories that should be on your radar for Wednesday, March 19th, 2025:

RTVE Wins Spanish Rights For 2026 World Cup Alongside Mediapro (Sportcal)
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE and sports rights holding agency Mediapro have tied up TV rights for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 showpiece soccer competition after a competitive tender process.

PPV Nations League Matches On Prime Video UK (Advanced-Television)
Football fans in the UK can follow the road to the UEFA Nations League Final on Prime Video for £2.49 per match, with no Prime membership or long-term commitment required. The action begins on March 20th with the UEFA Nations League Quarter-Finals featuring Netherlands v Spain, as well as Italy v Germany, with the competition’s conclusion coming to Prime Video in June.

CazeTV Partners DAZN For CWC Rights In Brazil (Sportcal)
CazeTV, the Brazilian sports streaming platform run by the LiveMode agency alongside streamer Casimiro Miguel, has snapped up rights to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) through a sublicensing deal with international sports subscription service DAZN. The deal, unveiled on the streaming platform’s social media accounts yesterday, will see the CazeTV show at least 39 of the 63 matches played live, including those involving Brazilian teams, the semi-finals and final.

Spain Arrests Crime Family Accused Of TV Piracy (The Desk)
A criminal organization in Spain has been dismantled by local police following an investigation into the distribution of pirated television signals online. The group, described as a crime family, was located in the southern Spanish city of Malaga earlier this month. Nine people were arrested on suspicion of distributing live sports channels and other TV networks through the Internet without compensation to rights holders, local police said.

Research: Disruption And Opportunity In European Video Markets (Advanced-Television)
Europe’s video entertainment landscape is evolving rapidly, with continued growth across the region and streaming services seeing strong gains in key markets. A trio of new reports from Futuresource Consulting showcases the countries where audiences continue to embrace a wide breadth of content, whether that’s coming through traditional pay-TV operators or via direct SVoD services.

A1 Macedonia First In Market To Offer SkyShowtime (Broadband TV News)
A1 Macedonia has become the first telecommunications company in the domestic market to offer SkyShowtime with Macedonian translation. New and renewing customers to the A1 Combo M or A1 Combo L packages in combination with at least one mobile line will receive a SkyShowtime Standard package for a period of 3 and 6 months.

Diallo Named Canal+ GM of Pay-TV French-Speaking Africa (Advanced-Television)
Aziz Diallo has been appointed General Manager of Pay-TV French-speaking Africa. He will report to David Mignot, Managing Director of Canal+ Africa. Diallo began his career in 2004 with Alcatel in the international sales department. In 2007, he joined Greenwich Consulting as a senior consultant, before joining MTN, the African telco, two years later.