Argentina’s Superliga gauges interest in international rights as tender issued
Argentina’s Superliga, the top-tier of domestic football in Argentina, has kicked off an invitation to tender to sell the league’s broadcast rights internationally from the 2020-21 season onwards.
Eleven Sports acquires Spanish Supercopa rights in Portugal and Poland
International subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired the exclusive Portuguese rights to the Spanish Supercopa
RFEF falls far short of Supercopa de España fee target after broadcaster pull-out
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) accepted a fee from telco Telefónica for Supercopa de España domestic rights that was just half its original target, driven by a dearth of competition for the property.
SABC’s financial woes drive South Africa FA rights-fee slump
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s new deal with the South African Football Association was agreed at a more than 50-per-cent reduction on the pair’s previous rights agreement, with the broadcaster’s financial difficulties key to the decline.
SportTV Rights rebuffs claims of non-payment of Bolivian football rights fees
Sports agency SportTV Rights has rejected claims made by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) that it was not supplying the rights fee payments to the country top-tier Primera División.
SuperSport to launch WWE channel in expanded rights renewal
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has signed a “multi-year” rights extension to its World Wrestling Entertainment deal which will include the launch of a dedicated channel for the rights-holder’s conte…
Fifa Club World Cup rights added to DAZN’s Spanish portfolio
Subscription OTT platform DAZN has signed a deal for broadcast rights in Spain to the ongoing Fifa Club World Cup
AEK threatens break from Nova amid broadcaster’s impending takeover
Greek Super League 1 football side AEK Athens has threatened to cancel its contract with pay-television broadcaster Nova and create its own channel if the broadcaster's proposed sale is completed
Cosmote launches OTT platform with 4K content
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has launched a new OTT platform for TVs and mobile phones
ESPN acquires NHL rights in 61 territories across Europe and Africa
ESPN Player, the OTT platform of pay-television broadcaster ESPN, will broadcast NHL ice hockey in 61 nations across Europe and Africa thanks to a new rights agreement announced today (Tuesday)