Fite nets first football rights deal in Europe
Streaming platform Fite has secured exclusive rights to the AFC Champions League for two seasons in the UK and Ireland, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, more than a year after its proposed deal for…
Next Media pays increase on back of Bundesliga ratings growth in Vietnam
Vietnamese sports marketing agency Next Media renewed its rights for the German Bundesliga, this time alongside the VMG Media agency, after agreeing to pay a slight increase on the previous deal.
Ekblad joins FA as ‘broadcast lead’ for women’s football
Sports executive Andrea Ekblad has joined the Football Association as ‘Broadcast Lead - Women’s Professional Game’, in a role that covers the top two tiers of women’s football in England, the Women’s Super Lea…
Coupang pays big uplift to take AFC rights from 2025-28
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang secured exclusive Asian Football Confederation rights from 2025 to 2028 after agreeing to pay a significant uplift.
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Inside this issue, we take a look at how the ubiquity of streaming and the rise of WFH lifestyles has turned the Uefa Champions League’s daytime window in the US into a blessing, helping Relevent Sports Group more than double its media rights value from 2024-25 onward and create a path to a US-hosted Champions League final. We also examine how, in the face of tough conditions, the DFL will do well to match the €1.1bn per season it currently brings in for domestic rights from 2025-26 onwards. There's plenty more, including an analysis of the dispute between CAF and beIN, following the former’s decision on September 1 to cancel its 12-year, $415m deal with the broadcaster.
Matildas matches added to Australia’s ‘anti-siphoning’ list
The Australian government has added Fifa World Cup matches featuring the Australian women’s football team to the country’s current ‘anti-siphoning’ list, which dictates sporting events that should be show…
Sky renews British Basketball League rights ahead of new season
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has signed an extension to its rights deal with the British Basketball League ahead of the 2023-24 season, which starts today (Thursday)
FanCode nets AFC Champions League streaming rights for two seasons
Indian streaming platform FanCode has secured exclusive rights to selected Asian Football Confederation competitions over the next two seasons, 2023-24 and 2024-25
Nine front-runner for Melbourne Cup after Seven withdraws
Media group Nine Entertainment is the front-runner to secure domestic free-to-air media rights to the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s showpiece horse racing event, after its rival Seven West Media withdrew f…
In Focus: US Open
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the commercial success of the US Open, which concludes on Sunday.