Globo acquires Brasileirão Feminino A1 rights
Brazilian media group Globo has acquired rights to the Brasileirão Feminino A1, the highest level of women’s football in the country, which sees the property return to it after a four-year absence.
Fifa issues 2022 World Cup broadcast rights tender in Greece
World football’s governing body Fifa has launched an invitation to tender in Greece for broadcast rights to the 2022 World Cup.
BT Sport becomes latest UK broadcaster to acquire Extreme E rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is the latest company to have penned a deal to broadcast races from motorsport series Extreme E
Aurora Media signs global broadcast deal for Super League Triathlon
London-based production company Aurora Media has signed a multi-year deal for global production rights to the Super League Triathlon series
LaLiga avoids dramatic decrease in Brazil with six-season ESPN renewal
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has reduced its fee for rights to Spain’s LaLiga in Brazil, agreeing a six-season extension at a reduction of about 25 per cent on a per-season basis.
Team maintains Champions League fee in Brazil as Turner goes big on renewal
The value of Uefa Champions League rights in Brazil has stayed steady thanks to Turner’s appetite for greater exclusivity and commercial broadcaster SBT’s desire to add more premium rights to its sports portfolio.
ESPN set for Europa League rights award in Brazil
The Brazilian arm of global sports broadcaster ESPN is set to renew its exclusive rights to the Uefa Europa League
IMG to sell Italian volleyball league’s international media, betting and data rights
The IMG agency has acquired international media rights to the top tier of men’s volleyball in Italy, the Lega Pallavolo Serie A, for a four-season period between 2020-21 and 2023-24.
IPFL ready to go D2C, but door remains ajar for broadcasters
The Israeli Professional Football League is set to proceed with a plan to make direct-to-consumer OTT its primary broadcast platform from the 2021-22 season onward, as it faces the reality of a dip in direct media rights fees for the foreseeable future.
Spark acquires MotoGP rights in three-year deal
New Zealand telco Spark has acquired exclusive media rights to MotoGP in the country for a three-year period