FIFA World Cup 2026 · CazéTV · Success Case

From the field,
to the feed.

How TVU Networks built the scalable IP- and cloud-based infrastructure behind CazéTV’s record-breaking World Cup 2026 coverage.

 

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The case

A World Cup covered
across five countries.

CazéTV, which set new global viewership records on YouTube throughout the tournament, streamed complete, free coverage of all 104 World Cup matches. The first time a World Cup has received full, free coverage from a digital-only platform in Brazil. To support field teams distributed across the USA, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and Portugal, TVU Networks supplied the contribution, signal transport, and cloud distribution infrastructure connecting those teams to CazéTV's production hub in Rio de Janeiro, along with the transport of match feeds from the International Broadcast Center (IBC) in Dallas to that same hub.

CazéTV is a Brazilian digital broadcaster built around streamer Casimiro "Caze" Miguel, one of the country's largest sports channels on YouTube. Its coverage model is built around free, ad-supported access, and during the 2026 World Cup it became the only platform offering complete, free coverage of every match in Brazil. The operation also includes CazéTV Portugal, a dedicated channel extending the coverage to Portuguese audiences.

Beyond the live broadcast, the operation also fed CazéTV's content team in real time: highlight clips were recorded and cut through TVU Search, ready in seconds for use across CazéTV's social media channels — extending the coverage's reach well beyond the main screen.

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5
Countries connected
104
Matches with clipping
3
Social channels fed
YouTube
Free main broadcast

 

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TVU stack in operation

AN END-TO-END ECOSYSTEM.

Contribution
TVU Backpacks
15 bonded-cellular transmitters (5G, 4G, Wi-Fi). Latency from as low as 300ms, with built-in IFB.
Distribution
TVU MediaHub
Cloud-based multipoint distribution: the same signal to multiple sites at once, with two-way IFB for field teams.
Cloud & Clipping
TVU Search
Cloud ingest, recording, and indexing. MP4 clip output — from the highlight to publishing in seconds.
4K Transport
G-Link 4K
4 standalone encoders transporting 4K signals from IBC Dallas to Rio, over internet with ultra-low latency.
HD Transport
TVU RPS
2 RPS encoders transporting 12 HD feeds from the IBC, with video return (VRF) for remote monitoring.
Result
One IP mesh.
No production silos. Contribution, distribution, recording, and clipping on a single ecosystem — in real time.

Every challenge, a TVU solution

CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS

Challenge TVU Solution
Covering multiple countries and sites
 → TVU backpacks across 5 countries
Same signal to two sites with low latency
 → TVU MediaHub multipoint
Communication with teams at two sites → IFB integrated via MediaHub
Many signals, limited ingest ports → TVU Search - cloud ingest
Speeding up social media clips
 → Clipping in Search, output in MP4
16 feeds from IBC Dallas to Brazil
 → G-Link 4K + TVU RPS with VRF

 

In the words of the team behind it

"The challenge isn't just receiving signals from different points — it's organizing those signals within an operation that has to respond in real time. Covering the World Cup demands integration between teams, hubs, in-person activations, and social media. With TVU Networks' solutions, we were able to structure a workflow that gives the operation more control and cuts steps between capture, production, and content delivery."

Ivan Souza
Head of Strategic Planning, Engineering & Operations · CazéTV

 

THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND A RECORD-BREAKING AUDIENCE.

Across the tournament, CazéTV’s coverage reached more than 100 million devices and generated over 2.5 billion views from its full-match broadcasts. The channel also set a new YouTube record when 24.2 million devices connected simultaneously to watch the semifinal between France and Spain.

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