The information came out during the match between France and Tunisia broadcasted by several local channels and it had the effect of a bomb. Indeed, the National Television of Haiti (TNH) has just lost the right to broadcast the Matches of the 22nd edition of the World Cup which takes place in Qatar.
The information was made public by the company VertiCast, responsible for sharing with the Haitian television stations the images of the matches of the Qatari world. An information confirmed by the general director of the TNH Gamal Augustin quoted by several Haitian press agencies including GazetteHaitiNews.
In its communiqué VertiCast is unequivocal. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM began on Sunday, November 20 and the National Television of Haiti (TNH) has broadcast the matches until Monday, November 29 live after obtaining authorization from FIFA, DirecTV and VertiCast Media. This authorization was granted without TNH fulfilling its contractual obligations,” the company wrote in its statement.
On Sunday, November 20, 2022 before the kickoff, in the best interest of all in Haiti, VertiCast had temporarily authorized access to TNH to broadcast live matches of the FIFA World Cup, writes the company as to put the situation in context.
Until then, according to VertiCast, “FIFA or the Haitian government have not provided any document confirming any arrangement allowing Haiti free access to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar or modifying the contractual conditions.
[As a result, TNH will not be allowed to broadcast matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM from today, starting November 30, 2022” says VertiCast.
An amount of 2.5 million U.S. dollars would have been required to finance the granting of the right to broadcast matches in the country. According to what we learned the government in the name of the TNH should pay this amount to have broadcasting rights of the world for Haiti, which was not done in the time required by VertiCast.
Other consequences according to the VertiCast press release “no broadcaster in Haiti is authorized to broadcast the FIFA World Cup matches because TNH has not been authorized by FIFA, DirecTV or VertiCast as the holder of the broadcasting rights”.
Is this the end of the retransmission of
World Cup in Haiti while the first round is not even completed? A legitimate question. However, there is a bit of hope if we refer to the conclusion of the press release of VertiCast which says “ready to work with TNH to ensure access to all matches of the World Cup.
Meanwhile it should be remembered that the Prime Minister Ariel Henry had announced that the country had received the right to broadcast the World Cup 2022. In the name of the Haitian people, I thank the president of FIFA, Mr. Gianni Infantino, for having granted the right to broadcast the 22nd edition of the World Cup, Qatar 2022,” he wrote on Twitter.