Analysis
Uefa club competitions to move fully to pay-television in Greece
The value of Uefa Champions League and Europa League rights in Greece is set to fall in its new cycle despite rights being sold exclusively to pay-television broadcaster Cosmote last week.
TF1 buys 2019 World Cup rights after solving scheduling troubles
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup after taking up an option in its deal for the 2015 tournament, TV Sports Markets understands.
Videoland pays up for expanded NBA deal, sublicenses to Eleven
The NBA has increased its annual media-rights value in Taiwan via a new agreement with Videoland, which has subsequently sublicensed rights to Eleven Sports.
RTÉ forced to pay IRFU increase after loss of Six Nations rights
The Irish Rugby Football Union roughly doubled the value of domestic rights to Ireland autumn internationals in a deal with public-service broadcaster RTÉ, and is still to sell rights in the UK.
MP & Silva sells football package to new Ukrainian player Megogo
Video-on-demand service Megogo has made its first move into the Ukrainian sports-rights market with the acquisition of exclusive rights to three top European football leagues.
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US Open the beneficiary with Amazon adding to tennis content
The value of US Open media rights across Europe will increase by about 26 per cent in the next cycle following deals struck with Eurosport and Amazon last month.
Datisa not done yet as Conmebol seeks settlement for Copa rights
Conmebol is in the process of settling with Datisa for a nine-figure dollar sum to reclaim rights to the 2019 and 2024 Copa América tournaments.
Eastern European results justify Uefa selling market-by-market
Uefa has earned a significant increase in the value of its national team rights across Eastern Europe, justifying its decision to sell market-by-market in the region.
Fifa and MP & Silva struggle in Italy as TV4 anticipates jackpot
Rai, Mediaset and Sky were all expected to bid this week for a cut-price 2018 Fifa World Cup. The rights in Italy have plummeted in value since the national team failed to qualify for the tournament, losing a play-off to Sweden.
French federation almost trebles value of female and youth rights
France’s football federation earned an increase of about 170 per cent in the value of its domestic women’s and youth football media rights last month.
BeIN adds to Cricket Australia deal with ECB rights across Mena
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) roughly doubled the value of its media rights in the Middle East and North Africa last month after carving them out from a future Asian deal.
New deals incoming for PSL and NPFL, but Kenya situation unclear
Rights to three of sub-Saharan Africa’s most popular domestic leagues are on the market, though their fortunes are likely to differ wildly.
New Japan Pro Wrestling secures first media-rights deal in India
The New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion secured broadcast coverage in India for the first time via a deal with pay-television broadcaster DSport.
Champions League value down slightly in Turkey as beIN swoops
BeIN Media Group has acquired Uefa Champions League rights in Turkey for a slightly reduced fee, meaning it will show both of the governing body’s club competitions from 2018-19 onward.
Serie A fills void in Malaysia with one-season Sportsfix agreement
MP & Silva’s deal with OTT platform Sportsfix this month will ensure Serie A coverage in Malaysia for the first time in almost two years.
CBA nears media-rights target for year one of in-house sales
The Chinese Basketball Association is close to reaching its media-rights income target of $60m (€51m) per season for the current cycle.