IMG takes ATP betting package to buttress defence against rivals
Eleven steps into Singaporean breach and adds rights in Taiwan
LeSports CEO confirms strategy change amid cash-flow troubles
Chinese streaming operator LeSports will change its acquisition strategy to focus on premium content, chief executive Lei Zhenjian told TV Sports Markets this week.
Globo likely buyer but Primeira sale waits on clubs and calendar
Uncertainties over the Brazilian football calendar and a dispute over revenue sharing is delaying a new rights agreement for the Primeira Liga – Brazil’s newest football competition.
TVE surprises market with FA Cup and Club World Cup deals
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE surprised the market with deals for English FA Cup and Club World Cup rights this month.
Sony nabs Bangladesh Premier League rights as Neo steps away
Sony Pictures Networks India last month picked up rights to the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament after pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports refused an option to extend its deal.
PPTV comes up trumps in huge Chinese Premier League deal
The English Premier League’s new media-rights deal in China is one of the most valuable ever signed in the country.
EXCLUSIVE: PPTV snaps up Premier League rights in China
Online streaming company PPTV has acquired rights in China for football’s English Premier League.
LeSports’s late payments may herald rights-buying slowdown
Aggressive Chinese OTT operator LeSports has cash-flow problems, resulting in delays to payments for many of its deals.
GolTV accuses Fox Sports LatAm over Conmebol club rights deals
GolTV’s accusation of bribery against Fox Sports Latin America – made in a Florida court late last month – has cast light on one of the most secretive deals in world football.