Conmebol wins big in new Libertadores and Sudamericana deals
The new deals struck with Disney, Paramount, Globo, SBT, DirecTV and OneFootball have produced a like-for-like increase of about 66 per cent on the guaranteed income provided by equivalent deals in the current cycle.
Disney and Globo keep Uefa national team fee steady in Brazil
Disney and Globo’s joint six-season deal for co-exclusive rights to Uefa European Qualifiers and Nations League matches will dramatically boost exposure for the properties in Brazil and keep fees steady in a tricky territory.
Viaplay makes first big UK splash with Uefa national team deal
Viaplay’s entry to the UK market has taken a sharp turn toward premium sport as its deal for rights to the ‘Home Nations’ package of European Qualifiers and Nations League matches shakes up the market.
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FOOTBALL: Cooler UK market allows Channel 4 to pick up England rights
SKIING: FIS and Infront on course for legal collision over controversial rights centralisation plan
Cooler UK market allows Channel 4 to pick up England rights
Channel 4 took advantage of a lack of interest from incumbents to secure rights to the Uefa Euro 2024 qualifiers and 2022-23 Nations League matches of the England men’s national football team
LaLiga preparing UK D2C solution as talks with Fite stall
A direct-to-consumer offering such as LaLiga Pass – which has already been rolled out in Indonesia and Thailand – is thought to be LaLiga’s current preferred fallback option should its deal with Fite collapse.
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FOOTBALL: German national team rights value drops in new ARD, ZDF, RTL deals
FOOTBALL: Fifa seeks massive increase from sponsors on the back of Fifa+ launch
BT agrees to big increase in new five-year UFC deal in UK
Sources say that despite strong interest from DAZN and Sky, BT submitted the only concrete bid for UFC rights from 2023 onward.
Premier League’s value to decrease again with Canal Plus in France
The English Premier League was unable to spare itself from bearish conditions in the French sports media rights market as the value of its rights decreased in a deal with Canal Plus last year.
EXCLUSIVE: BT Sport set to seal UFC rights renewal
BT Sport is on the verge of striking a multi-year renewal to continue its coverage of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the UK and Ireland, warding off interest from DAZN and Sky, SportBusiness understands