HomeAustralian Rules FootballEurope

ESPN spree leaves sports grateful for small mercies

Germany’s Bundesliga and martial arts’ Ultimate Fighting Championship are among only a handful of sports rights properties to have avoided major rights-fee cuts in the UK following Setanta’s collapse.

You need to have a subscription to access this content

If you would like more information on our Media product please contact our sales team

Already have an account? Sign in here

Related Articles

Australian Rules Football
Asia

Basketball: PCTV-owned Mexican pay-broadcaster TVC Deportes extended it deal for the live rights to the ACB Spanish Basketball League in a three-year deal from 2009-10 to 2011-12
Basketball
Albania

Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for up to 49 matches in football’s 2006 World Cup from Swiss agency Infront Sports & Media.

Related News

Football
Mexico

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Mexico has agreed a four-season extension to its rights deal for the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, the top two divisions of German club football
Football
Brazil

South American sports content creator Desimpedidos has agreed a deal with social media platform Facebook to show matches from the Copa Libertadores club football competition
Football
China

China’s withdrawal as host of the 2023 Asian Cup has undermined some of the most valuable commercial rights deals for the Asian Football Confederation in its 2021-24 cycle, potentially leaving the body f…
Football
USA

Spanish-language outlet extends post-merger growth run

Most recent

Motorsport
Germany

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has extended its deal with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters motorsport series for another two years, paying an increased fee on the back of renewed interest from car manufacturers and drivers.
Tennis
Sub-Saharan Africa

African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport renewed its exclusive English-language rights to the French Open and Australian Open, paying slight increases in both to secure longer terms.
Badminton
China

The digital rights deals are all non-exclusive, while CCTV will receive linear exclusivity for selected BWF events. All seven deals cover the five years from 2022 to 2026.
Football
Greece

Greek powerhouse Olympiacos is set to switch from Nova to Cosmote in a lucrative deal that casts further doubt over the league’s efforts to centralise the management of its media rights.