Imran Yusuf

Inside this issue we analyse Ligue 1’s proposal for a direct-to-consumer channel, examine if women’s club football has lost its media rights momentum, look at F1’s latest deal in Portugal, and plenty more.
Football

Lega Serie B’s “final offer to the market” will likely end in reduced domestic rights fees for the second division of Italian club football, though the league is hoping a key change in its approach will result in belated deals ahead of the new season.
Motorsport

DAZN secured Formula 1 rights in Portugal three years after Eleven Sports, which it now owns, had relinquished the rights in the face of fee escalation.

Inside this issue we look at Viaplay's renewal of its F1 rights in the Netherlands, how the Bundesliga is innovating to meet the challenges of a bear market, DAZN's deals for LaLiga in Italy and Portugal, and much more besides.
Motorsport

SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the commercial success of Formula 1.
Football

Vietnamese telco Viettel secured rights to the 2024 Uefa European Championship after agreeing to pay a slight increase on the previous fee, SportBusiness Media has learned.

Inside this issue, we analyse Uefa's uplifts for rights to the Euros in the UK and Italy, examine European Leagues' collective rights project, and ask if sport should take content off social media platforms.
Tennis

BeIN Sports renewed its exclusive Wimbledon rights in France for a further five years after agreeing to pay a slight uplift.
Multiple Sports
Media

Warner Bros. Discovery's Max streaming service is now available in 20 countries spanning Europe
Football
Media

Movistar Plus+, the OTT service of the Telefónica-owned pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights in Spain to this summer’s Conmebol Copa América.