Analysis
Serie A in chaos after failure to secure guarantee from Mediapro
Lega Serie A and its media-rights adviser Infront are on a collision course with the Mediapro agency, which was appointed intermediary for the league’s domestic live rights, after the Spanish agency failed to meet this week’s deadline to pay its guarantee.
Euroleague extends in Spain, deal in Germany to follow
Euroleague Ventures – the joint venture between Euroleague Basketball and the IMG agency – has agreed a one-season extension to its deal with telco Telefónica in Spain and is close to a new deal in Germany.
TV3 aggression in Ireland boosts Uefa club competition income
Strong competition in Ireland has helped Uefa seal a big increase for its club competition rights, as commercial broadcaster TV3 fell just short in its attempt to acquire all the rights on offer.
New entrant beats major agencies to Série A international rights
BR Newsmedia’s acquisition of international rights to Brazil’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was finalised on Tuesday despite the warnings of the Brazilian football federation
Lagardère finds home for KHL in Germany with DAZN deal
Lagardère Sports last month secured coverage in Germany and Austria for the Kontinental Hockey League following years without a partner.
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MP & Silva close to deal for Ligue 1 media rights in Europe
The MP & Silva agency is close to a deal to acquire French football league rights across Europe, TV Sports Markets understands.
Pro14 set to double value of UK and Ireland media rights
The Pro14 cross-border rugby union league will almost double the value of its UK and Ireland media rights once it completes its remaining deals for 2018-19 onward.
Government proposal could lead to restructuring of Greek football
The Greek government will offer the country’s domestic football clubs a massive increase in media-rights revenue, but only if they agree to a series of demands including a restructuring of the league system.
Eleven makes moves into UK market as LaLiga leaves Sky
Eleven Sports’ surprise entrance into the UK sports-rights market will have been welcomed by rights-holders around the world.
Match TV faces competition from new player for RFPL media rights
Match TV and Gazprom Media’s inability to pay an increase for Russian Football Premier League rights has opened the door for new players, one of which has offered RUB 11bn (€145m/$175m) over five seasons
Optus renews Premier League following solid subscriber gains
Australian telco Optus will pay an increase of just over 10 per cent for English Premier League media rights in a new cycle, TV Sports Markets understands
UFC off to good start in US TV negotiations after ESPN deal
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has completed the first of its US non-pay-per-view deals from 2019, selling exclusive rights to a package of 15 events to media group Disney
Foxtel to pay lion’s share of new Cricket Australia TV rights deals
Australian media-rights experts believe Foxtel and Seven’s deal for Cricket Australia rights works for all parties, despite Foxtel bearing the brunt of a 67-per-cent fee increase
RFEF earns decent fee from TVE despite difficult circumstances
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE paid a relatively high fee for rights to this season’s Copa del Rey final, but acquired them in somewhat controversial circumstances
Fiba sees potential to grow value of Basketball Champions League
Patrick Comninos, chief executive of the Basketball Champions League, spoke to media at the Fiba Final Four event last week about Greek basketball club Panathinaikos reported interest in joining the competition.
AMI pays increase for LaLiga rights across Baltics and ex-CIS
LaLiga has increased the value of its rights in 13 European and Asian markets by about 20 per cent in a single deal with the Advisers Media International agency.