2 June 2006
Broadband users in the UK will be able to watch the World Cup on their computers as the BBC is to show all of its games online.
Those with a broadband connection will be able to view the games by logging onto the BBC's World Cup and BBC Sport sites.
Only viewers in the UK will have access to the output, after the corporation signed a deal with Infront Sports and Media, the company charged with the sale of broadcasting rights for the tournament.
Short highlight clips will also be available online through the BBC, which users will be able to access at any time.
"Our audiences now expect to get BBC Sport on television, on radio and online – and the World Cup on broadband is our biggest commitment yet to bringing people major events where and when they want them," said director of sport, Roger Mosey. "We know a lot of online viewing is done in the office, so we suspect this will allow people both to do their job and to keep up with the very latest action from Germany."
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