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GOL! How TelevisaUnivision streamed the FIFA World Cup to millions with Google Cloud
TelevisaUnivision partnered with Google Cloud to stream all 104 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches to viewers across Latin America via the ViX platform. The collaboration focused on utilizing cloud infrastructure to manage massive live-stream traffic spikes.
Why it matters
Ensuring a stable stream without interruptions prevents subscriber churn and maintains consumer trust for broadcasters during high-stakes global sporting events.
The details
- The platform achieved 100% availability with zero downtime across all 104 matches.
- Cumulative viewership reached 675 million views across TelevisaUnivision and ViX.
- Google Cloud established direct peering connections with América Móvil and Telefônica.
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TelevisaUnivision owns ViX
TelevisaUnivision owns and operates the ViX streaming platform.
Google offers Media CDN as part of Google Cloud.
TelevisaUnivision uses Google Cloud
TelevisaUnivision selected Google Cloud to stream the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
TelevisaUnivision uses Media CDN
TelevisaUnivision used Media CDN for deep edge caching during the tournament.
TelevisaUnivision uses Memorystore
TelevisaUnivision migrated its session store to Memorystore for Valkey 9.0.
TelevisaUnivision is a partner of Google
TelevisaUnivision formed a strategic engineering partnership with Google Cloud.
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TelevisaUnivision is a partner of América Móvil
Established direct peering connections with América Móvil to bypass transit bottlenecks.
TelevisaUnivision is a partner of Telefônica
Established direct peering connections with Telefônica to bypass transit bottlenecks.
TelevisaUnivision is related to FIFA
TelevisaUnivision broadcast live matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
TelevisaUnivision is located in Mexico
TelevisaUnivision served Mexico as a primary host nation and contender.
Media CDN uses Edge Compute
Media CDN deployed serverless microservices on edge compute.
América Móvil competes with Telefônica
Regional telecommunications operators in Latin America.
Memorystore is built with Valkey
Memorystore session store operated on Valkey 9.0.
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TelevisaUnivision Streams 2026 FIFA World Cup on Google Cloud
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