Premier League secures modest uplift in Italy as DAZN-Sky battle fails to materialise
England’s Premier League secured a modest increase in the value of its rights in Italy in this week’s deal with incumbent rights-holder Sky Italia.
IMG heading for loss on Serie A despite big increases in most key territories
• IMG has secured big increases in most major markets for Serie A but is still likely to lose money
• Agency was given discount for favouring visibility over price in US in ESPN / beIN face-off
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CCTV’s new digital strategy complicates renewal talks for Champions League, Bundesliga and Serie A
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is in discussions to renew rights to three of its most important football properties: the Uefa Champions League, Germany’s Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A.
FFT petitions for the winding up of MP & Silva in UK’s High Court
A petition by the French tennis federation for the winding up of the MP & Silva agency will be heard at 10.30am on Wednesday, October 10, in the UK’s High Court in London.
Tender for global rights to Canadian football will provide signpost to future of the sport
The market is about to give its verdict on the Canadian Soccer Association’s ambitious plans for developing the sport, which include the creation of a new commercial arm (Canadian Soccer Business) and the April 2019 launch of a new professional league (the Canadian Premier League).
IMG to go market-by-market with MLS rights after Eurosport pulls out
The IMG agency is expected to sell rights to Major League Soccer across Europe on a market-by-market basis from next season following Eurosport’s decision not to renew its deal for the next four-year c…
Serie A and Lega B conclude deals for minor domestic rights
Italian state broadcaster Rai acquired extensive free-to-air television highlights and radio rights to the country’s second football division, Lega B, for the next three seasons, 2018-19 to 2020-21, i…
Sky Italia holds on to MotoGP as new rival DAZN picks up LaLiga and much of the Fox inventory
Pay-television platform Sky Italia and Perform Group’s OTT service DAZN will probably both be happy with the outcome of an intense period of rights negotiations in Italy.
Everbright set for showdown MP & Silva board meeting
The MP & Silva board is to hold an emergency meeting in London early next week to discuss the agency’s future after inaction at ownership level for several months has plunged it into a state of paralysis and led it to miss payments to rights-holders.
DDMC Fortis faces daunting task with AFC but potential is massive
The Asian Football Confederation has gambled by awarding its commercial rights to a joint venture of two relative newcomers: Chinese media company Wuhan DDMC Culture and Synergy Sports, the agency set up by former Team Marketing executives Patrick Murphy and David Tyler.