Callum McCarthy

Football

VRT is set to pay a slight increase for Uefa European Championship rights in Dutch-speaking Belgium, while VTM will keep its rights fee for Belgium’s European Qualifier and Nations League matches in the region flat until the end of 2025-26.
Football

Telenet has renewed its deal for exclusive English Premier League rights in Belgium, extending its agreement with the league for another three seasons
Multi-sport

Multi-platform broadcaster DAZN has filed a claim against Vodafone Italia at London’s High Court, accusing the telco of multiple ‘deliberate’ breaches of a carriage deal between the two.

Inside this issue: FOOTBALL: Sky rolls over Premier League deal in DACH; Sky Italia deal to follow FOOTBALL: BeIN mulls next move after Canal pulls plug on Ligue 1 broadcasts
Boxing

DAZN’s expanded global media rights deal with Matchroom Boxing will see the multi-platform broadcaster take greater control over how and where Matchroom spends its budget.
Football

The English Premier League has extended Sky Deutschland’s exclusive rights deal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) on the same terms, but the conclusion of a similar deal with Sky Italia must wait until 2022.
Multi-sport

Russian state-owned bank Sberbank has signed a "preliminary cooperation agreement" with agency Telesport that the bank says will lead to its acquisition of the company

Inside this issue: FOOTBALL: Uefa club competition value falls in beIN Mena renewal FOOTBALL: LaLiga’s $1.4

SportBusiness Media speaks to Robert Klein, chief executive officer at Bundesliga International, about the league's most-recent media rights sales cycle in Europe, private equity investment proposals, and the league's five-year marketing plan in Asia-Pacific.
Football

Bundesliga International chief executive Robert Klein has said that Germany’s top-tier league has secured a “strong increase” for its international media rights across Europe from 2021-22.