Uefa agrees big national rights deal with beIN in Mena but growth flat
Uefa's six-year deal with beIN for the rights to its men’s national team competitions in Mena is in line with the annualised value of the previous cycle.
Doubling of international revenues helps LFP offset domestic results
France’s Professional Football League is on course to at least double its income from the sale of international rights, with deals in a handful of markets still to be completed.
BeIN’s preemptive strike ensures EPL maintains Mena growth trajectory
The Premier League’s ability to secure an uplift in its renewal with beIN for its rights in Mena underlines its importance as a driver of beIN’s subscription-based television business.
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN streaming ends WTA’s Mena blackout
WTA Tour broadcast coverage has returned to the Middle East and North Africa following a near three-year blackout with DAZN committing to free streaming until the end of the 2024 season, SportBusiness…
DAZN ‘sells’ WTA Tour rights to itself in Mena after three-year absence
DAZN, one half of WTA Media, has effectively sold WTA Tour rights to itself in the Middle East and North Africa, returning coverage to the region after a hiatus which began in 2022.
LaLiga holds discounted value in Mena despite payments fall-out
Spain’s LaLiga has maintained the value of its media rights in Mena following its renewal with beIN Media Group and a non-exclusive deal in Iraq with streaming service 1001.
LFP and CVC search for silver linings despite error-strewn Ligue 1 process
The Ligue 1 media rights process began last September with vaulting ambition and ended last month with the league’s media value tumbling. Nevertheless, the league’s senior management have identified many positive facets of the overall commercial performance of LFP Media this year which bode well for the future.
European leagues stumble towards D2C as market hardens
Direct-to-consumer services will soon be an integral part of the international media strategies of Europe’s top five football leagues, with Serie A and the Bundesliga rolling out D2C offerings in multiple markets and the Premier League developing its product.
Ligue 1’s D2C proposal fails to convince as solution to rights impasse
The 2.1 million first-season subscriber target for Ligue 1’s mooted D2C channel has been questioned by one of France’s most experienced sports rights executives, while the league’s own clubs have cast doubts on the viability of the proposal.
How the Bundesliga is tackling the most challenging media market ever
In the second of a three-part series looking at challenges for rights-holders in the current market, we look at the German Bundesliga’s strategies to ‘tame the bear’.