Callum McCarthy

Inside this issue: FOOTBALL: Uefa RFP prompts agency frenzy but Team remains strong favourite MULTI-SPORT: Middle East thaw resets market but glory days unlikely to return

Gazprom Media-owned Match TV has retained its Russian Premier League domestic rights, paying an increase of about 320 per cent after a hard-fought behind-the-scenes battle to avoid an open tender.

While Uefa's search for a club competition sales agent should be the blockbuster tender of the century, agencies have greeted the opportunity with as much bemusement as excitement.  

Uefa has sent a request for proposals document (RFP) to companies interested in selling commercial rights to its club competitions, encouraging potential bidders to “consider structures with minimum guarantees” and allowing bids across six seasons.

Fevered competition between Telekom Srbija and United Media Group has produced one of the biggest cycle-on-cycle increases in the history of the sports media rights business.

Disney is hoping its decision to dominate the football rights market in Latin America will drive a strong influx of subscribers to its Star+ streaming platform, which launched across the region on August 31.

Inside this issue: TENNIS: Australian Open secures strong increase from 10-year Discovery renewal FOOTBALL: Telekom Srbija pays over 700-per-cent increase for Premier League rights

Inside this issue: MULTI-SPORT: Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with ‘lean and localised’ SPOTV FOOTBALL: Sky and SportA both pay more as DFB secures cup rights increase MUL

Euroleague Basketball has secured an increase in value for its media rights in a tough Turkish market, agreeing a new three-season deal with Saran Media from 2022-23 onward.

The value of the DFB-Pokal’s domestic media rights will rise by about 23 per cent from next season thanks to improved deals with both free-to-air and pay-television broadcasters.