EXCLUSIVE: Round one to IMG in legal battle with Serie A as agency secures €30m discount
The IMG agency has secured a discount on its payment for the international rights to Serie A worth €30m ($33.3
Internationalisation and transformation: Dal Pino outlines his vision on Serie A debut
Transforming Serie A into a media company and ‘internationalising’ the appeal of the Italian league were the two key themes outlined by Serie A’s newly-elected president Paolo Dal Pino at his first leagu…
Belgian clubs can exploit near-live clips on their own platforms in radical Pro League tender
Belgian Pro League clubs will be able to exploit near-live clips on their own digital subscription platforms in the next rights cycle: the first time European clubs have been able to do so without long hold-back periods.
EXCLUSIVE: ITTF to appoint long-term Chinese commercial partner after nine-month search
The International Table Tennis Federation is close to announcing a Chinese investor as its long-term partner as part of a wider commercial overhaul, SportBusiness understands.
Fifa will need more than eager investors to make new club competition work
Sports marketing companies and private equity houses bidding to become the vehicle for the delivery of Fifa’s new China-hosted club competition in 2021 will face the same challenge: the competition is only likely to be successful if a Chinese company is involved.
Belgian Pro League tries to draw new entrants to challenge telco dominance
The differing treatment of media operators in the latest Belgian Pro League domestic rights tender is justifiable as a way of increasing competition, according to the country’s competition authority.
Uefa and Team get off to winning Champions League start but caution prevails
There are two truisms in the sale of sports media rights which at first glance appear difficult to reconcile. One is that every market has a unique set of characteristics and the value earned is contingent upon those characteristics at the moment the rights are sold. The other is that the early deals in a market-by-market sales cycle create a psychological benchmark which affects how sales in the following markets play out.
Home games of Liga MX’s Querétaro remain on Imagen TV despite change of owner
The homes matches of Liga MX team Querétaro will continue to be shown free-to-air on Mexico’s Imagen Televisión network, despite the ongoing sale of the club from the family of businessman Olegario Váz…
Serie A seeks reassurance on Mediapro guarantees as channel plan delayed
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has delayed a decision on Mediapro’s plan to launch a league channel at least until December 16.
Timing will be critical to Serie A domestic rights tender
The Italian football league is finalising its guidelines for the tender process which must be approved by the country’s competition and communication authorities. The process is likely to be more complicated, controversial and political than the equivalent processes anywhere else. Story by Frank Dunne.