Vuelta down in home market
The value of Vuelta a España rights in Spain fell for the third successive time in a renewal with TVE last week.
MotoGP grows in Americas
MotoGP’s deals in the Americas with beIN Media Group and ESPN have significantly increased the value of the motorcycling series in the region.
PGA Tour doubles up with Neo
IMG strengthens ties with growing Chinese Super League in strategic rights acquisition
IMG’s distribution deal for the Chinese Super League’s international rights is a strategic acquisition of a property that’s “going places”.
Coliseum opts for OTT in Asia and quits New Zealand
New media player Coliseum has developed into a pan-Asian service and will wind down operations in its home market of New Zealand.
MP & Silva the beneficiary of new OTT competition
Emerging competition in Japan’s digital sector helped the MP & Silva agency earn significant profit on its deals for England’s Premier League and Spain’s LaLiga.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 3 to 23
Media rights clips from March 3 to 23
Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG
Interview with Michael Mellor, head of football at IMG, on the agency’s rights-distribution deal for the Chinese Super League.
Tim Martin, founder, Coliseum Sports Media
Interview with Coliseum founder Tim Martin, on the launch of the pan-Asian Rugby Pass OTT service, and the company’s scaling back in New Zealand.
Le Sports and CSM point the way for China
Behind Le Sports’s huge Chinese Super League deal is a partnership that could shift the competitive balance of the Chinese digital market.