Analysis
Sky beats Sport1 and Sportsman in last-minute deal
The Pitch International agency secured a late rights deal in the critical German market for the 2015 men’s Handball World Championship at the end of December – the last major market where a deal was outstanding.
Value of Uefa rights stays strong in Europe and Canada
Uefa has agreed a raft of Champions League and Europa League rights deals, securing fee increases in each territory, TV Sports Markets understands.
One down, two to go: Uefa tackles problem markets
Uefa is understood to be close to a breakthrough in Russia for the rights to its European Qualifiers but still faces big challenges in Germany, where third-party rights remain unsold, and Singapore, where it has not sold any rights.
MP & Silva must work hard to turn profit in Japan
MP & Silva has paid a significant increase for the rights in Japan to Euro 2016 in a deal finalised last month. The agency now faces a challenge to turn a profit on the deal.
ARD back in the saddle with cut-price Tour deal
German public-service broadcaster ARD will return to broadcasting the Tour de France cycle race in 2015 after agreeing a two-year deal earlier this month for substantially less than the old rights fee in Germany.
Digiturk’s Süper Lig rights secured until 2017
The renewal by Turkish pay-television operator Digiturk’s of its domestic Süper Lig rights was confirmed by the Turkish competition authority, Rekabet Kurumu, in November.
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Perform and IMG share the betting spoils after two bruising encounters
Digital media company Perform and the IMG Events & Media agency have come away honours even after head-to-head battles for two of the biggest contracts in the sports betting rights market.
Football and NFL underpin the global rights market
The global sports-rights market will grow over the next 12 months by nine per cent, according to the TVSM Global Report 2015.
Perform delists, takes the gloves off and hits a big first serve
Perform’s commitment to produce and distribute live coverage of all 2,000 Women’s Tennis Association matches from 2017 will elevate the WTA to the company of the world’s elite sports leagues.
IOC edges closer to true China value in new CCTV deal
The International Olympic Committee earned a significant increase from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV this month, but the new deal still falls well short of the true market value of the Games.
IMG increases its share of rights to top FEI events
IMG Events & Media will provide the lion’s share of the Fédération Equestre Internationale’s media-rights income after the governing body this month renewed its deals with long-term partners IMG and the European Broadcasting Union.
Uefa benefits from aggressive Türk Telekom push
Uefa almost doubled the value of its Champions League and Europa League rights in Turkey in a deal with telco Türk Telekom for 2015-16 onwards.
WRC investments slowly beginning to bear fruit
The organisers of motor racing’s World Rally Championship believe they are well on the road to achieving something no other promoter has so far been able to: making a commercial success of the championship.
Sky Italia sees off Rai to land rights to EuroBasket 2015
Italian pay-television operator Sky Italia beat competition from state broadcaster Rai to land the rights to next year’s EuroBasket.
Latest crop of deals help Bundesliga to more than double global rights fees
The German Bundesliga is set to more than double its international rights value from 2015-16 onwards following a host of deals agreed in recent weeks.