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Inside this issue, we analyse Team Marketing's recent hunt for new business, which has been shot through with sense of urgency as its relationship with Uefa comes under increasing threat. We also examine Viaplay's financial struggles - and their ramifications for rightsholders and the wider industry. There's also a look at LaLiga's positive result in Vietnam, and plenty more besides.
Shinai nets exclusive digital rights to Uefa club competitions
Chinese media group Shinai Sports has announced an exclusive digital rights deal for Uefa club competitions for the 2023-24 season, bolstering its portfolio of top-tier football properties
SCTV pays uplift for its LaLiga rights in Vietnam, though fee down on original DAZN deal
Pay-television broadcaster SCTV secured exclusive rights in Vietnam to Spain’s LaLiga for five seasons after outbidding its rivals.
LaLiga TV Bar nets Uefa club competition ‘horeca’ rights
LaLiga’s channel for public establishments, LaLiga TV Bar, has acquired exclusive hospitality rights for Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27, beefing up its content offering and supplementing t…
Genius Q2 revenue rise driven by betting, media uplifts
Data, technology and broadcast services group Genius Sports has posted a year-on-year quarterly revenue increase of 22 per cent, boosted by strong revenue uplifts in its betting and media divisions
Major League Cricket settles on Willow for initial growth
Major League Cricket, which held the final of its inaugural edition last night, opted to seal a five-year media rights deal with Willow TV in the absence of strong competition.
Italian regulator approves 30-minute blocking of illegal streams
Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), the regulator and competition authority for the communications industry in Italy, has given the green light to block pirated websites within 30 minutes, …
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Inside this issue:
FOOTBALL: US hosting key to Fifa’s $2bn revenue target for 2025 Club World Cup
FOOTBALL: LaLiga secures marginal increase in Japan
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Viacom18 in pole position to land Indian Super League rights
Viacom18 is thought to be the front runner to secure rights to the Indian Super League, the country’s top-tier football competition which has launched its first ever tender.
Foxtel seizes exclusive distribution for UFC’s PPV events
Foxtel’s Main Event channel will become the exclusive home of all pay-per-view UFC events from the start of 2024, bolstering the media group’s position as Australia’s pre-eminent sports broadcaster.
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