SABC strikes surprise English Premier League deal
South African public-service broadcaster SABC has agreed a deal to show one live English Premier League match per match-week
French league remains without coverage in Belgium
The French football league is still without a media-rights deal in Belgium after two match-weeks of the 2018-19 season
Vodafone and Orange sell LaLiga bar and club rights to Mediapro
The Mediapro agency has acquired the broadcasting rights in public establishments of Spain’s top-tier LaLiga from telcos Vodafone and Orange in the 2018-19 season, adding to the same set of rights it w…
IHF terminates MP & Silva deal and signs up with Lagardère
The International Handball Federation has today become the latest rights-holder to terminate an agreement with the Chinese-controlled MP & Silva agency, reclaiming global media rights to its flagship World…
Greek Super League media rights finally sorted with last-minute ERT deal
After months of negotiations the seven clubs in Greece’s Super League without media-rights deals for the 2018-19 season last week found a home with public-service broadcaster ERT.
Ziggo strengthens European football portfolio without paying a premium
Dutch telco Ziggo has bolstered its portfolio of European football rights, picking up Italian Serie A and English FA Cup rights in relatively low-cost deals.
NBA continues to recover value in Poland
The NBA will again earn an increase in Poland after pay-television broadcaster NC Plus secured rights to the 2018-19 season last month.
Megogo picks up French and Spanish football rights in Ukraine
Ukrainian video-on-demand service Megogo last week sealed deals for Spanish LaLiga and France’s Ligue 1, confirming its intent to compete in the country’s sports-rights market.
Sony Pictures Networks India lands Euro 2020 rights
The Sony Pictures Networks India media group has acquired rights in the Indian subcontinent for the Uefa Euro 2020 national team football tournament
Uefa completes slew of deals as new cycle draws close
Uefa has finalised a host of media-rights deals for its national-team properties around the world as the start of its new cycle draws near.