Manel Arroyo, managing director, Dorna Sports; Pilar Gancedo, director of media sales, Dorna Sports
Interview with Manel Arroyo, managing director at Dorna Sports, and Pilar Gancedo, director of media sales at Dorna Sports, about MotoGP's new deal with DAZN in Spain
Small increase for MotoGP in Spain, but Dorna banks on bigger audience
DAZN’s willingness to pay an increased rights fee – and its low price point for consumers – were the crucial factors in its successful bid for MotoGP rights in Spain this month. DAZN
Ex-Turner executive Aquilino joins FC Diez Media
Felipe Aquilino has joined FC Diez Media as its new head of media, and will be responsible for the sales of media rights to the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana around the world
Gol TV hangs on to Peru qualifier rights after last-gasp payment
The Peruvian football federation (FPF) has decided not to follow through with its public threat to strip Gol TV of the international rights to Peru’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, after the broadcaster finally made an overd…
EFL’s new Sky deal angers ex-Premier League clubs
The English Football League’s decision to sign off on a five-season, £595m (€669m/$765m) deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky has caused deep divisions within its membership. A n
StarTimes keep skin in the Italian game, renewing Coppa Italia rights
African pay-television operator StarTimes has renewed its rights to the Coppa Italia in English, French, Portuguese and indigenous languages
Premier League first to benefit from DAZN’s entry in Spain
Streaming platform DAZN’s impending launch in Spain helped the English Premier League to another great result for its media rights in the country.
DAZN will pay about €23m ($27.2m)
Sport TV removes channels from Nowo and accuses unpaid carriage fees
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has accused telco Nowo of owing significant amounts in carriage fees, days after the broadcaster withdrew its channels from the service
US boxing landscape transformed by new deals, but broadcasters more cautious than advertised
A whirlwind six months for US boxing have seen five major media-rights deals agreed from May to October this year, setting up a four-way battle for supremacy between platforms from 2019 onward
Sony picks up Mzansi Super League rights in India
Sony Pictures Network has acquired media rights in the Indian Subcontinent to the Mzansi Super League, the T20 competition operated by Cricket South Africa