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FOOTBALL: Regional carve-outs and guarantees offered as Uefa sets final agency bid deadline
RUGBY LEAGUE: NRL secures positive renewals following pandemic reductions
Premier League contending with dead ends and empty pockets in PPTV legal battle
The English Premier League faces an uphill battle as it attempts to recover the rights fees it is owed by Chinese streaming platform PPTV, experts have told SportBusiness Media.
Regional carve-outs and guarantees offered as Uefa sets final agency bid deadline
The deadline gives the four remaining companies – Team Marketing, Relevent Sports Group, Endeavor and Infront – one last chance to improve or amend their bids to become the exclusive commercial rights agent of Uefa club competitions.
Disney retains Premier League rights across South America
Media group Disney is in the final stages of agreeing a three-season deal for exclusive English Premier League rights across South America, SportBusiness understands.
Premier League awarded $213m in collapsed PPTV deal court ruling
The English Premier League has today (Tuesday) been awarded just under $213m (€187.5m) – plus interest and costs – by the High Court of Justice in London as a result of its collapsed media rights deal with PPTV in China.
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FOOTBALL: LaLiga’s one-per-cent pay-television uplift cancelled out by production burden
FOOTBALL: Premier League leaves cash on the table in NBC renewal
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Premier League leaves cash on the table in NBC renewal
The English Premier League secured a monstrous increase in its new six-season deal with Comcast-owned NBC in the United States, but sources say it left a significant amount on the table by deciding to stick with the incumbent.
BT considers options as cracks show in three-way talks with DAZN and Sky
As DAZN Group’s protracted effort to acquire BT Sport reaches its conclusion in one way or another, neither party wants to make final concessions to seal a deal before the year’s end.
Eclat secures three-year deal for Open rights in APAC
Eclat Media Group has continued its effort to replace Fox Sports as the dominant pay-television broadcaster in Asia-Pacific, acquiring exclusive rights to The Open Championship across the region in a three-year deal.
SportBusiness Media 25:21
Inside this issue:
BASKETBALL: NBA weathers storm to increase digital rights revenue in China
FOOTBALL: No guaranteed fees for Uefa as sales agent process sprints to a finish