Analysis

Football

Fifa took advantage of the BBC’s failure to acquire women’s Euro 2017 rights to secure a big increase in the value of the women’s World Cup.

UK viewing audiences for the week between Monday 6th March  and Sunday 12th March, plus February's leading free-to-air audiences. Please note that viewing data for BT Sport 1 is currently unavailable.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape of selected International Federations, including a special focus into the IOC and the Olympic Games

UK viewing audiences for the week between Monday 27th February and Sunday 5th March

UK viewing audiences for the week Monday 20th to Sunday 26th February and a review of audiences for this year's EFL Cup. Watching Brief Vol. 146
Football

To secure an increase in the value of its domestic media rights, the English Football League must make pay-television operator Sky believe it is facing real competition and enable the bigger clubs to control their own digital services in a way that neither erodes Sky’s exclusivity nor upsets the smaller clubs.
Football

The Swedish football league is likely to double the value of its rights as media groups Bonnier and Discovery go head to head in an ongoing tender.

Greater free-to-air exposure and a deep understanding of Asian media-rights markets has helped One Championship create a “global duopoly” in mixed martial arts, according to its chairman Chatri Sityodtong.
Athletics

SFR Sport lost out to French pay-television rival Canal Plus in a fourth round of bidding for International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events this month, but added the Diamond League to its slow-growing portfolio of sports rights.
Football

Uefa will imminently finalise club competition deals for the 2018-19 to 2020-21 cycle in China, Japan and the US.
Football

Strong competition and Robert Lewandowski’s decision to remain with Bayern Munich drove a big increase in the value of Bundesliga pay-television rights in Poland last month.
Football

Chinese retail giant Suning’s sporting subsidiaries are filling gaps in the country’s media-rights market left by the retreat of streaming operator LeSports.
Tennis

SuperSport’s latest deal for French Open media rights in sub-Saharan Africa has illustrated the lack of competition for tennis rights in the region, despite the entrance of new players.
Football

Lagardère Sports and Mediapro deals illustrate the inroads international agencies continue to make in the Latin American sports-rights market.
Football

Uefa will earn just under €3.5m for national team rights from 2018-19 to 2021-22 in Iceland RÚV will pay about €850,000 for rights to 24 first- and second-party Iceland matches 365 will pay €2.6m for

UK viewing audiences for the week Monday 13th to Sunday 19th February and a look at FA Cup audiences for the season so far. Watching Brief Vol. 145

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses media-rights in the US major leagues: MLB, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL

UK viewing audiences for the week between Monday 6th and Sunday 12th February, and a review of January's audiences on pay-television.