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SPFL sees robust international rights guarantee despite betting absence
The Scottish Professional Football League has secured a strong minimum guarantee from Infront for international rights to Scottish league football. The deal is robust by historical standards, given that betting streaming rights were not included.
DAZN’s ‘logical’ interest in UK launch is hard to square with commercial realities
In October, DAZN executive chairman John Skipper described the UK as “a logical DAZN market”, pinpointing three potential avenues of entry: rights to the English Premier League, boxing, and tennis. But experts and insiders surveyed by SportBusiness say DAZN should treat the UK market with caution.
Caf-Lagardère dispute throws market into confusion, agency mulls legal options
By Frank Dunne and Callum McCarthy
SportBusiness: Essential data and analysis for the Asian sports sector
For more than 20 years SportBusiness has been delivering the data, information, insight and analysis that make the world’s most successful sports sector businesses tick.
Vietnam delivers big increase
Big increase for value of Fifa World Cup rights in Vietnam in deal with MP & Silva agency
LaLiga secures Mena increase in beIN renewal despite widespread piracy
The value of broadcast rights to Spanish football’s LaLiga has risen modestly in the Middle East and North Africa, SportBusiness Media understands, with incumbent Qatar-based pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports agreeing to extend the relationship through to the end of the 2023-24 season.
SPFL sees robust international rights guarantee despite betting absence
The Scottish Professional Football League has secured a strong minimum guarantee from Infront for international rights to Scottish league football. The deal is robust by historical standards, given that betting streaming rights were not included.
DAZN’s ‘logical’ interest in UK launch is hard to square with commercial realities
In October, DAZN executive chairman John Skipper described the UK as “a logical DAZN market”, pinpointing three potential avenues of entry: rights to the English Premier League, boxing, and tennis. But experts and insiders surveyed by SportBusiness say DAZN should treat the UK market with caution.
Caf-Lagardère dispute throws market into confusion, agency mulls legal options
By Frank Dunne and Callum McCarthy
Digiturk and LaLiga end deal in Turkey amid currency crisis
Pay-television broadcaster Digiturk and Spanish football’s LaLiga have ended their contract in Turkey due to the former's difficulties meeting its financial obligations amid continued weakness in the country’s currency, SportBusiness Media understands, leaving the league without a broadcast partner.