Imran Yusuf

Football

Sport TV, the Portuguese pay-television broadcaster, retained rights to Italy’s Serie A in a three-year agreement from 2024-25 to 2026-27 at an increase on its previous deal.
Football

Bundesliga International’s five new deals in sub-Saharan Africa for the upcoming season have put its total media rights income slightly above what it earned in the region last season.

Inside this issue we analyse WBD's ten-year deal for the French Open in the US, its lawsuit against the NBA, recent Premier League deals in Japan and South Korea, and much else besides.
Football

E-commerce company Coupang secured Premier League and FA Cup rights in South Korea after agreeing to pay an increase of over 66 per cent on the league’s current deal with Eclat Media Group.
Football

U-Next secured exclusive media rights to the Premier League and FA Cup in Japan in what is now a seven-year deal in order to reinforce its competitive edge in the local streaming market.
Football

JTBC secured exclusive rights to the 2026 and 2030 Fifa World Cups after outbidding other broadcasters in a competitive process, with South Korea again proving itself one of the world’s hottest sports media rights markets.

Inside this issue we analyse Uefa and Team's strong result for club competition rights in Japan, look at how the Bundesliga struck a new deal with Eleven in Poland as Viaplay withdraws, examine Extreme E's media strategy, and plenty more.
Football

Optus secured rights to the FA Cup over the next four years at a marginally lower fee than Network Ten previously paid, as the Premier League opted to align the competition's rights with its own in Australia.
Football

Wowow retained exclusive media rights to Uefa club competitions in Japan from 2024-25 to 2026-27 after agreeing to pay a hefty increase in direct negotiations without a tender process.

Inside this issue, we look at how for international distribution, D2C will soon be an integral part of the media strategies of Europe’s top five football leagues, analyse WRC and Euro media rights deals in Japan, examine WBD's latest pan-European deal for Wimbledon, and plenty more.