Analysis
ARD/ZDF finalise four-Games deal with Discovery in Germany
Last month’s Olympic Games sublicensing deal in Germany with ARD and ZDF has plugged a large gap in Discovery Communications’ revenue projections.
World Snooker gets huge growth in China from digital rights deal
Rigour Media’s 10-year deal for digital rights in China to World Snooker events marks the media group’s first significant move into streaming live sport.
Lagardère renews KHL rights as league seeks commercial change
The Kontinental Hockey League’s new international rights deal with the Lagardère Sports agency marks the beginning of a six-season plan to expand the league across Europe and restructure its revenue streams.
French federation renews with domestic partners for 33% more
The French football federation increased the value of its domestic Coupe de France media rights by about 33 per cent in a joint renewal with France Télévisions and Eurosport.
Telesport’s OTT plans could reshape Russian rights market
The Telesport agency is aiming to take advantage of Match TV’s weakened financial position and become the main buyer of sports rights in Russia, wresting control of the market from the Gazprom Media-owned broadcaster.
Football fees fall in Turkey as Bundesliga is still without deal
The depreciation of the Turkish lira since 2014 continues to hurt the value of football rights in the country. Italy’s Serie A, the German Bundesliga and – most significantly – Turkey’s domestic cup, have all been affected.
NFL digital rights value grows in China as Tencent gets exclusivity
The NFL secured a solid increase in the annual value of its digital rights in China from an exclusive deal with online streaming platform Tencent.
Kelly: Mayweather vs. McGregor set to break international record
The IMG agency says global media-rights revenue earned from Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor will exceed that of previous marquee fights, and expects the pay-per-view revenue record to have been broken in multiple major territories.
Big Ten bucks trend by agreeing shorter-term deals than its rivals
The Big Ten collegiate athletic conference has agreed a set of new domestic media-rights deals, increasing the value of the existing package by almost 300 per cent.
Amazon makes first significant UK sports play with ATP rights
Amazon secured its first major sports rights deal in the UK with the acquisition of ATP World Tour 1000 and 500 rights, a move which surprised local experts.
ANFP earns increase in value of Chilean national team matches
The Chilean football federation has earned a slight increase in the value of its national team friendly and qualifier matches in a new deal with Chilevisión.
MP & Silva takes hit on package value due to LeSports’ collapse
MP & Silva has seen the value of several of its European football properties tumble in China following a pair of new deals in place of its broken agreement with LeSports.
CBF chooses Synergy to handle keenly-anticipated sales process
The Brazilian football confederation has appointed the Synergy Sports agency to manage the sale of media rights to its national team matches. The move represents the first time the confederation, the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, will sell its rights via an agency.
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Full interactive report | Media rights in Cycling, 2017
In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape in cycling, looking at the three major Tours; the Tour de France, the Vuelta a España and the Giro d'Italia.