Nent acquires host of European women’s football
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in the Nordic region to the top-tier women’s football leagues in England, France and Germany; two Uefa Euro 2021 qualifiers; and French champions O…
Bundesliga readies for international sales push
The German Bundesliga’s international sales and marketing arm, Bundesliga International, is set for a busy 12 months of media-rights sales as the league approaches the conclusion of deals across the Americas, Asia, Middle East and North Africa.
YouSee adds Bundesliga coverage to Xee in Denmark
Quadruple play service provider YouSee has sublicensed rights to Germany’s Bundesliga in Denmark from the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, adding to its coverage of the English Premier League.
DAZN positions itself for domestic tender with Bundesliga sublicense deal
Streaming service DAZN’s two-season Bundesliga sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery has strengthened its position in Germany and Austria ahead of the league’s upcoming domestic tender.
IMG seals LaLiga, Serie A agreement in Norway
The IMG agency has sold a package of Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A rights to Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2, further increasing its income from the Nordic region.
STC set to terminate Saudi football rights deal
Saudi Telecom Company informed the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) that it is working to terminate its 10-season media and marketing deal with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and the General Sport…
Sky to continue Bundesliga pub distribution until long-term deal struck
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland will continue to distribute in public establishments Bundesliga matches that have been recently acquired by streaming service DAZN, until a longer-term…
Rai appeal rejected, ends hope of Champions League renewal
The Court of Milan has definitively rejected Italian public-service broadcaster Rai’s appeal against the sublicensing agreement between pay-television broadcaster Sky and commercial and pay-television g…
LaLiga seeking long-term deal after securing ITV stop-gap
Spain’s LaLiga has secured a short-term deal in the UK with commercial broadcaster ITV, whilst it continues its search for a longer-term deal.
DAZN yet to agree Bundesliga pub deal in Germany
Streaming service DAZN, having taken over Bundesliga rights to 40 matches in Germany and Austria from sports broadcaster Eurosport, is yet to complete a deal for those matches to be shown in public establishments