World Cup May Move to Netflix, But BBC and ITV Are Safe

Netflix wants to buy the rights to show the World Cup in 2030 and 2034. They already have the rights for the Women's World Cup in the US and Canada. Netflix is focusing on live sports, especially football.

Many broadcasters want the rights to the next World Cups. Netflix is interested in the 2030 tournament in Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. Some matches will also be in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay.

Netflix also wants the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia. This might mean the World Cup will be in winter again, like in Qatar in 2022.

But Netflix only wants the US and Canada rights. In the UK, the World Cup will still be on free TV, likely BBC and ITV.

The World Cup is a special event that must be on free TV.

Other special events include the Women's World Cup, Euros, and Olympics. These must also be on free TV for almost everyone to watch.

UK broadcasters must make sure almost everyone can watch these events for free.

Paid channels can also show these events, but must share with free TV.

This summer's World Cup had many viewers, with all matches on BBC or ITV.

Both BBC and ITV showed the final live, where Spain beat Argentina.

The most-watched match was England vs Argentina, with 14.1 million viewers on BBC and a peak of 24 million.

ITV's most-watched match was England vs Norway, with 12 million viewers.

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