Univision will broadcast all the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa games in HD. The HD broadcasts will be featured across Univision Network, TeleFutura, the Univision and TeleFutura Station Group and on video-on-demand. The 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was broadcast on Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisión, garnered an estimated 50 million viewers. “Univision is delivering unprecedented World Cup coverage of the 64 matches and making these available in HD across our networks and platforms, including through VOD,” Ray Rodriguez, president-chief operating officer of Univision Communications, said in a statement. “For 31 days, Univision and TeleFutura, Univision Interactive Media and our VOD services will be transformed into the U.S. ‘World Cup Destination,’ allowing U.S. audiences to have first-of-its-kind access to the biggest sporting event in the world.”

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Posted Wed, Apr 8 2009 3:39 PM by News