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RUGBY UNION: Amazon’s Autumn Nations Cup swoop triggers speculation over rugby intentions
FOOTBALL: Premier League sees steep discount in short-term China deal
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Amazon’s Autumn Nations Cup swoop triggers speculation over rugby intentions
Tech giant Amazon’s acquisition of UK rights to the Autumn Nations Cup competition has triggered a debate over whether the company will now embark upon a concerted push into rugby.
Sky keeps NFL rights fee flat in UK, Ireland renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky renewed its NFL media-rights deal in the UK and Ireland at an unchanged fee, SportBusiness Media understands.
SportBusiness Media 24:16
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MULTI-SPORT: Covid-19 bursts China bubble amid changing political, economic winds
FOOTBALL: AFC and FMA to renegotiate global rights contract
Ziggo gets discount for LaLiga renewal in Netherlands
Dutch telco Ziggo has secured another fee reduction in its latest renewal of Spanish LaLiga rights amid a lack of competition in the market.
Canal Plus locks in European Tour rights for eight years in France renewal
Canal Plus and the European Tour renewed their deal in France for a mammoth eight years in what is seen as an attempt by the broadcaster to fend off the potential threat of Discovery’s GolfTV channel.
SportBusiness Media 24:15
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FOOTBALL: Broadcaster power struggles help drive up the value of LaLiga in sub-Saharan Africa
CRICKET: Sri Lanka Cricket finally sells rights, but income depends on shifting calendar
Belgian Pro League sees hike in international betting streaming rights value
Belgium’s Pro League saw a sizeable uplift in the value of its international betting streaming rights in its deal with sports data and technology company Stats Perform for the 2020-25 cycle.
Canal Plus raises French third-tier football outlay in renewal
Canal Plus has paid an uplift to renew its rights to France’s Championnat National, the third tier of club football in the country, for another four seasons.
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MULTI-SPORT: Rights-holders face large fee cuts in Mena as Saudi-Qatar rancour grows
BASKETBALL: NBA takes haircut in Philippines in Cignal, Smart deal after long stalemate
RFEF sees respectable Copa del Rey fee in France after initial debacle
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) managed to secure a fairly robust fee for the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa from L’Equipe TV in France, despite a lost season following the abortive sale of the rights to a previously unknown agency.
British & Irish Lions media value holds up in UK, Ireland in Sky renewal
The British & Irish Lions touring side maintained the value of its media rights in the UK and Ireland in a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky for next year’s tour of South Africa.