Tele Liban’s chairman of the board said Wednesday that the state-run television station is waiting on Doha about rights to broadcast the 2014 World Cup. “There is no confirmation,” Chairman Talal Makdessi told The Daily Star on Wednesday. Makdessi said that political and diplomatic sources received a “verbal promise” that they would be able to air international football’s most viewed tournament.

 

Qatar’s state owned BeIN, the new name for Al-Jazeera’s sports channel, has distribution rights to the 2014 World Cup. Currently, cable television provider Sama is the only one with the rights to air the World Cup in Lebanon. In Europe and the United States, The World Cup is regularly shown on basic cable, enabling the masses to enjoy watching the matches. In Lebanon however, Sama is charging a fee of $110 to install their cable box with a subscription that allows viewers to watch all the games. [Link]