‘Existential threat’ helps league treble value
The threat of an OTT player entering the local television market helped Israel’s Premier League to a 198-per-cent increase in the value of its media rights last month.
Coupe de la Ligue secures top dollar from joint deal
Canal Plus’s recent loss of English Premier League rights in France helped the value of Coupe de la Ligue media rights increase by 119 per cent last month.
Free-to-air windfall for Uefa, F1 and British horse racing
Concurrent auction processes for three UK media rights deals in recent weeks generated strong competition between free-to-air broadcasters, helping each rights-holder to a healthy fee increase.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 17 to January 20
Media rights clips from December 17 to January 20
Sanzar profits home and away in 16-20 cycle
Watching Brief (Vol.116) Special Focus: UK TV Sports Viewing – 2015 Review
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2015 on UK television
European sales continue to deliver growth
England’s Premier League has almost doubled its income in recently-agreed deals covering 11 territories across Europe.
Pitch renews Football League international rights
England’s Football League has opted to renew its international rights deal with the Pitch International agency, TV Sports Markets understands.
Sky snatches ATP tennis rights
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland is close to dislodging Sport1 as the holder of ATP World Tour tennis media rights in the country.
Five bidders poised as league sets new tender deadline
Israel’s Premier League is targeting an increase of at least 29 per cent in the value of its domestic media rights, with three packages of rights on the market.