EXCLUSIVE: Streaming platform Fite surprise frontrunner for LaLiga rights in UK
SportBusiness understands Fite is currently in exclusive negotiations with LaLiga over a proposed three-season deal from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
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MULTI-SPORT: CVC’s Ligue 1 deal confirms fund’s reputation as sport’s biggest gambler
FOOTBALL: TVP goes big for Uefa national team rights in six-season deal
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Turkish Süper Lig media rights tender descends into political battle
With four months remaining until the beginning of the 2022-23 season, experts say beIN holds an advantage over Saran as the battle for Turkish Süper Lig rights moves on to private negotiations.
France Télévisions becomes biggest spender in deal for 2024 Paralympics
France Télévisions’ deal for media rights to the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris will see the event’s value increase by over 6,000 per cent in France, despite the fee falling below the original asking price.
Eric Conrad, EVP of sports acquisitions, to leave TelevisaUnivision
Conrad was a highly influential executive during a period of consistent growth for Univision prior to this year's merger with Televisa.
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FOOTBALL: Conmebol hunts for blockbuster bid in Libertadores media rights tender
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Apple dips a toe with MLB but has plans for NFL cannonball
FuboTV splashes out for Premier League rights in Canada
FuboTV’s Premier League deal brings it into direct competition with DAZN in Canada as they vie for the disposable income of Canadian soccer fans.
Conmebol hunts for blockbuster bid in Libertadores media rights tender
The tender, issued by South American football’s governing body Conmebol and its commercial rights sales agent FC Diez Media, gives interested parties the option of a single bid for exclusive rights to both competitions.
Russian broadcasters keep the lights on despite sanctions and cancellations
Though the global sports industry’s response has been far from unanimous, several rights-holders have taken a view that cancelling or postponing broadcast deals with Russian companies is either morally correct or the safest PR move.
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FOOTBALL: Premier League continues international charge with huge LatAm deals
GOLF: Sky pays small uptick to extend European Tour deal in UK