OneFootball retains Deutsche Telekom distribution contract
OneFootball has renewed another key media deal in its home market after extending its agreement with Deutsche Telekom to stream live and highlights coverage of matches from German men’s football’s thi…
Germany becomes DAZN Bet’s fourth launch market
DAZN has launched its sports betting service in Germany to add to its existing market presence in Italy, Spain and the UK
IMG retains APL international media, betting rights
IMG has retained exclusive international broadcast, betting data and video rights to the men’s and women’s A-League competitions in Australasia.
Asia Football Group named new AFC rights agency, FMA staff to transfer over
Media and sponsorship rights to the Asian Football Confederation’s flagship competitions will be sold by Asia Football Group (AFG), a new single-client entity set up following the termination of the A…
EXCLUSIVE: AFC has deal in place with special purpose vehicle following FMA termination
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has terminated its exclusive eight-year commercial rights contract with Football Marketing Asia and is poised to appoint a new special purpose vehicle likely to comprise…
Ligue 1 international rights tender set for next month
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is set to go to market with its international rights at the start of next month, affording it time to meet with interested broadcasters and agencies at next m…
ESPN edges closer to Eredivisie deal as rival bid consortium calls foul
Dutch football’s Eredivisie is edging closer to signing off a renewal with incumbent domestic broadcast rights-holder ESPN but in a deal spanning five seasons and not 10 as initially envisaged.
FEI pivots broadcast model to offset dwindling rights fees
The move by FEI to take its media rights in-house at a time of cost-cutting from broadcasters has led the federation to look to ways to maximise media value for sponsors, its chief commercial revenue source.
Viaplay sells off more equity in deal with Norwegian media group
Viaplay Group continues to dispose of more equity after Norwegian media group Schibsted secured a 10.1-per-cent shareholding in the financially troubled broadcaster.
Viaplay has already sold a 6
Sky Deutschland CFO Mills replaces Raj as CEO
Sky Deutschland’s chief financial officer Barny Mills has been promoted to chief executive, succeeding Devesh Raj.