Foxtel to pay lion’s share of new Cricket Australia TV rights deals
Australian media-rights experts believe Foxtel and Seven’s deal for Cricket Australia rights works for all parties, despite Foxtel bearing the brunt of a 67-per-cent fee increase
RFEF earns decent fee from TVE despite difficult circumstances
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE paid a relatively high fee for rights to this season’s Copa del Rey final, but acquired them in somewhat controversial circumstances
Golf Channel Latin America lives on as ex-DirecTV execs swoop
AT&T’s sale of Golf Channel Latin America could breathe new life into the ailing broadcaster, but its new owners must work quickly to agree carriage deals and renew rights agreements.
Klefer seeks new owner for Copa do Brasil international rights
Klefer Marketing Esportivo has begun discussions with interested parties over the sale of international media and betting rights to the Copa do Brasil
Eleven Sports pays modest uplift for both LaLiga and Serie A rights
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports has renewed deals in Poland for Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A, paying modest increases for both.
Saran pays slightly less to renew F1, as Demirören buys D-Smart
Saran Media has renewed its Formula One rights in Turkey for the next three years, from 2018 to 2020, in a deal thought to have remained roughly flat on the previous cycle
MP & Silva beats Infront/Synergy to Copa América 2019 contract
MP & Silva’s victory in the tender for 2019 Copa América rights hinged on the agency’s knowledge of deals struck by Conmebol’s previous partner, the Datisa agency.
Globo edges closer to free-to-air monopoly but bloc stands firm
Globo’s latest deals with Santos and São Paulo mean only three Brazilian Série A clubs are yet to sell their domestic free-to-air and pay-per-view rights from 2019 onward.
Upcoming funding rounds key for Kwesé after missed payments
Pan-African pay-television operator Kwesé TV says it is “committed to honouring its financial obligations to all rights-holders, production companies and suppliers” after TV Sports Markets learned of missed payments to several rights-holders.
Clubs hit the reset button as GolTV wins Ecuadorian rights
GolTV has emerged victorious in the third tender for Ecuadorian club football rights this year, overcoming the annulment of its previous deal and an initial vote awarding the rights to DirecTV.