Sportfive in deal with Santa Monica to distribute Spanish cup football
The Sportfive agency has agreed a deal with Santa Monica Media, the partner agency of the Real Federación Española de Fútbol, the Spanish football federation, to distribute rights in selected territories fo…
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Football: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC renewed its highlights rights for the English Premier League for three seasons, from 2013-14 to 2015-16, in a deal worth £179.
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Broadcast revenue drives turnover growth in European football
Broadcast revenue was the main driver of growth in turnover across the five biggest domestic football leagues in Europe in the 2010-11 season, according to the latest report on football finance by financial…
Primera Liga duo open to TV revenue change, claims sports minister
Spanish Liga teams Real Madrid and Barcelona may be open to agreeing a more equal distribution of income from broadcast rights fees, according to the country’s sports minister, José Ignacio Wert.
Oceania says Sky bid for Nations Cup came too late
The Oceania Football Confederation, football’s governing body in the region, has said that a bid from pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand to acquire rights for the upcoming Nations Cup national t…
Police search BeIN Sport offices after Canal Plus complaint
Charles Biétry, the vice-president of Al Jazeera’s new pay-television operation in France, said that his offices had been searched by police last week following a complaint by pay-television broadcast ri…
Sportfive agrees deal with Klitschko brothers
The Sportfive agency has agreed a deal with the Klitschko Management Group to distribute the worldwide media rights – excluding Germany, Ukraine and North America – to fights involving Vitali and Wladimir Kli…
Polish pay-TV operator bags Olympics rights
Polish pay-television platform ‘n’ will broadcast more than 100 hours of live and delayed action from this summer’s Olympic Games in London, after agreeing a sublicensing agreement with public-service broad…