Rights-holder action against beoutQ: what is ‘enough’ for beIN Media Group?
BeIN says rights-holder response to piracy ‘critical’ to future bids
Broadcaster spends over $2.5bn
Rights-holders left homeless in Middle East after OSN culls sports channels
OSN’s decision to close most of its sports channels will leave a vacuum in the Middle East and North Africa for rights-holders that is unlikely to be filled for some time, experts have told SportBusiness M...
Teleclub secures greater NHL exclusivity in Switzerland from 2020-21
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Teleclub has reached a new deal that will give it increased exclusivity over National Hockey League rights in Switzerland from the 2020-21 season
L’Équipe TV among parties in talks with beIN over French Handball League free-to-air sublicensing rights
BeIN Media Group has told SportBusiness Media it is in talks with various parties for the domestic free-to-air rights for the Ligue Nationale de Handball competition from 2019 to 2023; one of these parties is understood to be French digital-terrestrial channel L’Équipe TV.
Sky Deutschland listens to the demand of subscribers: bring back Formula One
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has brought back the Formula One motor racing championship to its platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after a one-year absence that caused a customer...
UFC limits the damage with new Fox deal in tough Filipino market
The value of Ultimate Fighting Championship rights has fallen in the Philippines, but local sources say the result is still a good one for the promotion and its owner, IMG, given current market dynamics
Premier League finds life tough in Pacific Islands and NZ, as competition dries up
Telco Digicel has renewed its Premier League rights in the Pacific Islands at a flat fee
The US media-rights market – 2018 Global Media Report extract
In honour of Super Bowl LIII, SportBusiness Consulting has updated its USA market focus - part of the 2018 SportBusiness Consulting Global Media Report - and made it freely available.
FREE | Germany Market Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Germany Market Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Teleclub secures greater NHL exclusivity in Switzerland from 2020-21
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Teleclub has reached a new deal that will give it increased exclusivity over National Hockey League rights in Switzerland from the 2020-21 season
L’Équipe TV among parties in talks with beIN over French Handball League free-to-air sublicensing rights
BeIN Media Group has told SportBusiness Media it is in talks with various parties for the domestic free-to-air rights for the Ligue Nationale de Handball competition from 2019 to 2023; one of these parties is understood to be French digital-terrestrial channel L’Équipe TV.
Sky Deutschland listens to the demand of subscribers: bring back Formula One
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has brought back the Formula One motor racing championship to its platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after a one-year absence that caused a customer...
Bellator MMA given a fighting chance in the UK with Sky, Channel 5 deals
Bellator MMA has been waiting years for a consistent broadcast deal in the UK and Ireland. Now two have arrived at once
The US media-rights market – 2018 Global Media Report extract
In honour of Super Bowl LIII, SportBusiness Consulting has updated its USA market focus - part of the 2018 SportBusiness Consulting Global Media Report - and made it freely available.
Hutton: Facebook spending on rights will remain highly targeted
Facebook has finally emerged as a major player in the global sports rights-market
Acquisition strategy is highly targeted, with India and Latin America among priorities
Company has no plan to expand...
US boxing landscape transformed by new deals, but broadcasters more cautious than advertised
A whirlwind six months for US boxing have seen five major media-rights deals agreed from May to October this year, setting up a four-way battle for supremacy between platforms from 2019 onward
ESPN doubles down on football to bolster ESPN+ offering
ESPN's deal with IMG for rights to Serie A and the FA Cup has shown how US sports broadcasters are desperate not to be left without premium European football on their platforms.
ESPN pays more to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 in Latin America
ESPN has paid a premium to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, boosting its European football portfolio after missing out on the English Premier League
Hutton: Facebook spending on rights will remain highly targeted
Facebook has finally emerged as a major player in the global sports rights-market
Acquisition strategy is highly targeted, with India and Latin America among priorities
Company has no plan to expand...
Mediapro on course to buy Bolivia World Cup qualifier rights
Mediapro is close to a deal for global rights to Bolivia’s home 2022 World Cup qualifiers, but must wait 30 days before its victory can be confirmed.
The agency’s bid of $12m (€10.5m),
DAZN embarks on spending spree in Brazil, but Latin America launch halted
DAZN will pay $30m per year for the Copa Sudamericana in Brazil
Streaming service to pay about $10m per season for Serie A; $5m per season for Ligue 1
Wider Latin American launch postponed pending...
UFC limits the damage with new Fox deal in tough Filipino market
The value of Ultimate Fighting Championship rights has fallen in the Philippines, but local sources say the result is still a good one for the promotion and its owner, IMG, given current market dynamics
Newcomer Mola TV helps Premier League to a big increase in Indonesia
The Premier League secured an uplift of more than 40 per cent in its deal in Indonesia with new-entry pay-television operator Mola TV, SportBusiness Media has learned
BeIN 2021-2024 renewal options haunt AFC; China hosting of 2023 Asian Cup should boost DDMC Fortis income
A lack of regional competition is weighing on the Asian Football Confederation’s prospects this year for securing a significant uplift in Middle East and North Africa media rights revenues in the 2021 t...
CR7 tempts Fox Sports Asia into Serie A deals in Singapore and Malaysia
Fox Sports Asia’s new two-and-a-half-season deal with IMG for Serie A rights in Singapore and Malaysia, is understood to be worth about $7m (€6.1m) for both territories combined, equating to about $2.3m
Sony retains LaLiga coverage via Facebook sublicensing deal
Facebook this week sublicensed some coverage of Spain’s LaLiga to Sony Pictures Networks India across the Indian subcontinent, recouping about 20 per cent of its investment in the rights.
Facebook and Turner force UCL rights fee down 40% in Brazil
Facebook and Esporte Interativo are set to strike a deal for Uefa Champions League rights in Brazil at a much-reduced price
Difficult sales process helps the Premier League in Ofcom battle
The Premier League’s 20 clubs are unconcerned about the small drop in the value of their domestic live rights in the next cycle, following deals this month with BT and Amazon that brought the protracted sales process to a close.
Facebook continues sports push with Premier League in Vietnam
Facebook has acquired English Premier League rights in Vietnam, its second deal for the league’s rights in a major Southeast Asian market.
Phil Lines, media-rights consultant
After a year in which there have been some aggressive new players, a high-profile agency collapse, a massive state-run piracy scandal and continuing question marks about the future of traditional pay-TV operators, Frank Dunne talks to media-rights consultant Phil Lines about the forces shaping the industry and what is in store for 2019.
Peter Hutton, director, global live sports partnerships and programming, Facebook
2018 was the year Facebook got serious about buying live sports rights. Frank Dunne talks to Peter Hutton, Facebook’s director of global live sports partnerships and programming, about the thinking behind those deals and the social media platform’s ambitions for live sport in 2019
Patrick Murphy, chief executive of DDMC Fortis
Frank Dunne talks to Patrick Murphy, chief executive of DDMC Fortis, on the agency’s deal for the global commercial rights to the competitions of the Asian Football Confederation. The long-form agreement was signed on October 29.