World Cup comeback with Rogers hurts TSN
The resurrected World Cup of Hockey will join the National Hockey League on pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet in Canada following a deal agreed late last month.
MP & Silva digs in with second Asia deal in 2015
MP & Silva fought off competition from rival agencies Dentsu, Infront Sports & Media, and World Sport Group this month to land an advisory deal with the Football Association of Singapore.
Andrea Radrizzani, co-founder, MP & Silva
Interview with Andrea Radrizzani, co-founder of MP & Silva, on the agency’s six-year advisory deal with the Football Association of Singapore.
FA makes massive gains but rights sales process creates problems
The Football Association of Malaysia last week secured an extraordinary deal for the rights to the M-League, the country’s top football league, and other association rights.
Mediaset forced to pay more in open tender
Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset was forced to increase its fee to keep the rights for Spanish national team football friendlies in a deal agreed last week following a formal tender ordered by the country’s competition regulator.
No competition for Sky PerfecTV
Uefa earned a decent increase in the value of its club tournaments in Japan this month despite the minimal level of competition in the market.
Andrea Radrizzani, co-founder, MP & Silva
Interview with Andrea Radrizzani, co-founder of MP & Silva, on the agency’s new 15-year advisory deal with the Football Association of Malaysia.
Coliseum adds Spark in rights battle with Sky
CBS deal shows power of the NFL
The CBS network’s renewal of its deal with the US National Football League for its Thursday Night Football package underlines the incredible power of the league in the US television market.
Telefónica’s entry into La Liga rights market establishes 2016 battle lines
Telefónica’s acquisition of all rights to two Primera Liga clubs, and its bid to acquire the rights to Spanish giant Barcelona, are aimed at strengthening the telco’s position ahead of changes in the domestic broadcast market.