ESPN Brasil acquires rights to women’s Brasileirão season finale
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil has acquired rights to the top-tier Brasileirão Feminino A-1 in a deal covering the semi-finals and finals of the 2020 season.
South African regulator proposes expansion of listed events
South Africa’s broadcast regulator ICASA has continued to apply pressure on the country’s dominant pay-television broadcaster SuperSport, releasing an expanded draft list of ‘public interest’ sports events …
Lyon’s Aulas backs low-cost streaming, questions Mediapro’s ‘cumulative’ offering
Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas has called for French club football to modernise its media rights strategy ahead of a possible split with incumbent rights-holder Mediapro, the agency and…
Saada: Mediapro non-payment ‘risks damage’ to Ligue 1 image and value
Canal Plus president Maxime Saada has said he is “very worried for French football” as a result of the ongoing dispute between Mediapro, the rights agency and production group, and the Professional Foo…
FBF could extend current Sports TV Rights deal to avoid rebate
A media rights deal between the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) and the Sports TV Rights agency – which is set to expire at the end of this year – should be extended into 2021, according to FBF exe…
Fite acquires exclusive streaming rights in US and Canada to Tyson v Jones Jr.
Digital pay-per-view platform Fite has acquired exclusive digital rights to Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones Jr. in the US and Canada, buying the rights from short-form video app Triller
NBA avoids dramatic fee drop with Eleven renewal in Belgium
The NBA has avoided a severe decrease in fee for its rights in Belgium despite an absence of competition, renewing with Eleven Sports Network for the 2020-23 cycle at a slight reduction compared to the previous cycle.
Kenyan clubs protest legality of FKF’s StarTimes deal
The legality of a seven-season media rights deal between the Football Kenya Federation and pay-television broadcaster StarTimes is being challenged by a group of clubs led by Mathare United chairman Bob…
Acquisitions head Jury named SuperSport CEO, Khobane takes Multichoice role
Marc Jury has been named chief executive of SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates across sub-Saharan Africa, as part of a wider shake-up at parent company Multichoice
Matchday revenue is just one small piece of the Premier League PPV puzzle
Between Project Big Picture and pay-per-view, it’s not been the best couple of weeks for Premier League football’s public image.