Analysis
Premier League audiences – early-season fall could yet be corrected
Euroleague value bounces back in Spain thanks to new format
The Euroleague has earned an increase of almost 170 per cent on the value of its media rights in Spain, reviving the property’s fortunes in the territory after a tough sales process last time.
Uefa stands still in new national team deals for France & Germany
Uefa has failed to secure any meaningful uplift in value for its national team competitions in deals agreed recently in France and Germany. The deals underline that, while Europe remains the bedrock of value for Uefa, it has become a difficult region in which to achieve growth for its national team properties.
SRG renews raft of key winter sports properties in Switzerland
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG has renewed a host of winter sports rights in recent weeks for a combined investment of about CHF62m (€57m/$64m).
Infront’s combined offer for BWF commercial rights usurps rivals
Infront Sports & Media secured the Badminton World Federation’s global commercial rights for eight years after completing a blockbuster deal last week.
Swisscom fights back against UPC with domestic league deal
The Swiss Football League last week announced the sale of all media and marketing rights worth a total of CHF40m (€37m/$41m) per season.
Premiership Rugby significantly grows global audience reach
Increasing the number of live Premiership Rugby matches broadcast had an “immediate and tangible” impact on its international distribution and income, according to the league’s commercial director Dominic Hayes.
Türk Telekom buys up host of European basketball leagues
Türk Telekom has acquired rights to an assortment of European basketball leagues in recent weeks to compensate for its lack of Euroleague and Turkish domestic league coverage.
Perform deal completes BBL’s revamp of its commercial rights
The British Basketball League’s six-season deal with the Perform Group last month marks the completion of the league’s commercial revamp and sets a clear course for its future.
Premier League moves early to reap rewards of Chinese market
The English Premier League has launched an early tender in China in order to reap the benefits of the country’s buoyant media-rights market.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 29 to October 12
Media rights clips from September 29 to October 12
Watching Brief (Vol.133) Special Focus: 2016 Paralympic Games
Joseph Rivers, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in selected European markets for the 2016 Paralympic Games.
Watching Brief (Vol.133) – UK television audience highlights
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, highlights some UK television audiences in the period between Monday 19th September and Sunday 2nd October.
The FA tweaks tender as global players line up for buyout deal
The Football Association’s invitation to tender for its international rights from 2018-19 to 2023-24 opens the way for a type of deal that has become increasingly rare: a single agency buyout worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
SHL gets 90% fee increase in Sweden’s most valuable deal
Pay-television broadcaster C More last week agreed the most valuable Swedish sports-rights deal in history, paying an increase of about 90 per cent to renew Swedish Hockey League rights.
Saran to launch channel in response to low broadcaster bids
The Saran Media agency will become Turkey’s newest sports broadcaster in November, abandoning its role as a broker of media-rights deals in favour of exploiting rights itself.
IPC opts for early extension with Channel 4 for 2018 & 2020 Games
Channel 4 is expected to pay a small increase to extend its deal with the International Paralympic Committee to cover the 2018 and 2020 Games.
Early Euroleague rights deal imminent in Greek market
Basketball’s Euroleague is close to a new media-rights deal in Greece even though its existing contract has two seasons to run, TV Sports Markets understands.