Orange and Telefónica agree new deal for LaLiga and Champions League content
Orange has agreed a new content deal with fellow telco Telefónica to offer coverage from LaLiga, the Uefa Champions League and Europa League during the 2020-21 season.
Discovery signs off on WWE rights deal in Italy
International media group Discovery will be the new Italian broadcaster of wrestling’s WWE after reaching a “multi-year” agreement with the rights-holder.
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Globo wants R$2m penalty for Flamengo as Carioca broadcast dispute heats up
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has stepped up its opposition to Flamengo broadcasting any of the club’s matches in the Rio de Janeiro state championship on its own TV channel by filing a legal a…
Globo handed injunction to withhold $90m Fifa media-rights payment
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has been handed an injunction against world football’s governing body Fifa to withhold a $90m (€79.7m) broadcast rights payment.
Digiturk payments resume after Turkish Süper Lig restart
Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television subsidiary of Qatari sports broadcaster beIN Media Group, has resumed rights fee payments to the Turkish Football Federation for the top-tier Süper Lig on the return …
DOSB New Media extends German sports sublicense with SportA agency
DOSB New Media, the media arm of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, has agreed an extension to its streaming sub-license deal with the SportA agency for a swathe of German sports content
BeIN opts for Serie A ‘blackout’ in latest piracy spat
Qatari pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports did not show any Serie A matches on the season's restart in the 35 territories where it holds rights, amid tensions over the league's relationship with Saudi…
MLB sees sharp fee hike in Turner renewal ahead of possible postseason expansion
Major League Baseball has secured a domestic renewal with Turner Sports for the 2022-28 cycle worth over 50 per cent more than the broadcaster’s current outlay. But the league is looking to boost rights revenues further, with plans to significantly expand the postseason.
Brazil issues decree placing TV rights back in clubs’ hands
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has issued a decree that markedly alters the media rights landscape for the country’s football clubs.
Serie A nears free-to-air decision with Rai highlights holdbacks ‘to be lifted’
An embargo on Serie A highlights aired by Italian public broadcaster Rai looks set to be dropped as the league returns to action this weekend