UFC deal with Ten sets out path to Whittaker title defence
The UFC’s deal with commercial broadcaster Ten in Australia will provide its middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with much-needed exposure ahead of his first title defence in December.
Eleven’s big wheel keeps turning in Portugal after new F1 deal
Eleven Sports’ acquisition of Formula One in Portugal will bring diversity to its offering in the country but will have little impact on market leader Sport TV’s business.
Portugal and Africa bring strong Serie A increases for IMG
Gauging the success of IMG’s Serie A international rights acquisition won’t be possible until the end of the cycle given the agency has launched direct-to-consumer offerings in more than 20 markets.
Perform-IMG call off fruitless Copa Sudamericana tender
Copa Sudamericana rights could be sold to a single broadcaster across Latin America and Brazil, as FC Diez Media has called off tender processes in both territories and entered private negotiations.
FEF seeks double in new World Cup qualifier tender
The Ecuadorian football federation (FEF) has launched a second tender for international rights to the national team’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier matches after deciding not to award rights to the winners o…
Optus pays up for Uefa rights despite World Cup ‘balls up’
Australian telco Optus will get another chance to stream a major international football tournament despite its troubled coverage of this year’s Fifa World Cup.
Match TV retains RFPL rights despite not making best offer
Match TV has held onto Russian Football Premier League domestic rights despite decreasing its overall investment in the league, TV Sports Markets understands.
Football rights bubble deflates in India after years of boom
Uefa and LaLiga will see significant reductions in their media-rights income from the Indian subcontinent as Facebook and Sony Pictures Networks India capitalise on the region’s cooling football rights market
IMG helps create competitor for UK rights with Eleven venture
The success of Eleven Sports’ soon-to-launch UK and Ireland operation – in partnership with the IMG agency – will depend on the broadcaster’s ability to negotiate fruitful carriage deals with operators that did not bid aggressively for the properties Eleven will base its channels upon.
Peruvian federation nets huge uplift ahead of showdown talks
Paco Casal’s latest deal for 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier rights puts the Uruguayan businessman in a strong position ahead of a frenzied period of rights-trading in Latin America