ERT puts athletics at heart of sporting output with sprawling EBU deal
Greek public broadcaster ERT’s determination to make athletics central to its sporting output drove the broadcaster to join the European Broadcasting Union’s pool for a host of European and World Championship events.
Concacaf’s Pellerano: Media proliferation lets everyone have their place
Football in the US is facing a unique opportunity to grow in the country now due to the proliferation of multiple media platforms for distribution, Concacaf’s chief commercial officer Heidi Pellerano t…
SABC to receive final ZAR1.1bn tranche of government bailout
The South African Broadcasting Corporation is set to receive more than ZAR1bn (€58.4m/$64.2m) in a major financial boost from the country’s Treasury.
This latest bailout is worth ZAR1.1bn
Streamlined Copa del Rey rights process tempts ESPN Brasil into three-year deal
With Copa del Rey rights now available in one package, ESPN Brasil was comfortable agreeing a three-season deal for a competition that has historically been a tough sell in the territory.
StarTimes adds ESPN channels in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has added ESPN and ESPN 2 to its linear platforms alongside four other Disney-owned entertainment channels
Champions League rights-holder Univision sold to private equity firms
A consortium headed up by private equity firms Searchlight Capital Partners and ForgeLight LLC have acquired a controlling stake in Spanish-language broadcaster and Uefa Champions League rights-holder…
Sky Italia mulls free-to-air broadcast of Juventus-Inter in wake of coronavirus
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has said that it will consult with Lega Serie A over whether to broadcast this Sunday’s fixture between Juventus and Inter Milan on its free-to-air channel T…
ERT commits to various EBU sports rights acquisitions
Greek public broadcaster ERT has signed up to support a wide range of sports properties acquired by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of public broadcasters in Europe
CNMC ‘urges’ changes to LaLiga’s international rights sales
The Comisión de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC), Spain’s competition watchdog, has urged LaLiga to amend its tender processes within and beyond the European Economic Area for the media rights to th…
LaLiga kicks off media-rights tender in 16 European countries
LaLiga, the governing body of Spanish football’s top two divisions, has launched its invitation to tender covering broadcast rights in 16 European territories.