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.
Free-to-air final talks break down between Premiership Rugby and BBC
This Saturday’s Premiership Rugby final will be shown domestically only on pay-television broadcaster BT Sport after talks broke down between the rights-holder and UK public-service broadcaster the BBC.
Grupo Nación acquires domestic rights to Paraguay World Cup qualifiers, Conmebol qualifier package
Media conglomerate Grupo Nación has finalised its acquisition of domestic rights to the Paraguay men’s national team’s away 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, as well as exclusive rights in Paraguay to a…