Africa Cup of Nations
Sportklub lands Caf rights in the Balkans
United Media’s pay-television broadcaster Sportklub has acquired exclusive media rights in the Balkans for the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the knockout phases of the TotalEnergies C…
Caf issues host broadcast tender for events in 2022, 2023
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has launched a tender process for host broadcast and television services for its events in 2022 and 2023
Caf issues tender for Africa Cup of Nations pay-TV rights
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has launched its tender process for pay television and pay-per-view media rights in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
AUB: 25 FTA broadcasters already signed up for Africa Cup of Nations
The African Union of Broadcasting, the body of free-to-air broadcasters, has said that a total of 25 of its broadcast affiliates have already committed to showing the Africa Cup of Nations, which takes …
CAF budgets for $13.6m loss as commercial revenues hit
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has budgeted for a loss of $13.6m (€11.2m) in the 2020-21 period as the shifting of the flagship Africa Cup of Nations to January 2022 takes its toll.
CAF issues TV rights and marketing services tenders
The Confederation of African Football has issued an invitation to tender for broadcast services related to its various competitions, including its flagship Africa Cup of Nations in 2021
African Union of Broadcasting issues CAF rights fees warning
The African Union of Broadcasting, the body of free-to-air broadcasters, has called for a drop in the rights fees paid by African public broadcasters for major football tournaments held in the continent
Lagardère loses CAF emergency arbitration but will pursue compensation
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has rejected Lagardère Sports’ application for interim emergency measures in the agency’s dispute with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the …
CAF: Lagardère deal termination ‘legal consequence’ of regulators’ recommendations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) today strongly defended its move to terminate Lagardère Sports’ 12-year global media and sponsorship rights contract, describing it as a “legal consequence” of rec…
CAF to join BeoutQ legal action following mass piracy of AFCON group matches
The Confédération Africaine de Football (Caf) has pledged to join other major rights holders in a legal battle against Saudi Arabian pirate channel BeoutQ after mass piracy affected all 36 of the Africa C…
DAZN snaps up Africa Cup of Nations, Gold Cup rights
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has acquired exclusive live rights in a number of territories for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and Concacaf Gold Cup football tournaments
HotSports to market Afcon rights in Nigeria
Marketing and production company HotSports Media has agreed a deal to market broadcast rights in Nigeria to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) national team football tournament
Caf sees political benefits of renegotiating with Lagardère, albeit at great cost
The Confederation of African Football has made good on a two-year-old promise to renegotiate its mammoth global media and marketing rights deal with Lagardère Sports, but not its promise to earn more money for its rights.
AMC lands AFCON 2019 rights in Czech Republic
US entertainment company AMC Networks' central Europe division has acquired rights in the Czech Republic to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations national team football tournament
AUB reaches deal for Africa Cup of Nations free-to-air rights in sub-Sahara
The African Union of Broadcasting has agreed a deal in principle on free-to-air rights in the sub-Saharan region to the 2019 and 2021 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations and other competitions out to…
CAF launches agency tender for broadcast rights
The Confederation of African Football has launched a tender seeking an agency to commercialise the terrestrial free-to-air broadcast rights in the sub-Saharan region to a range of competitions from 2019…
SABC to show crucial Afcon qualifer but Safa dispute continues
South African public-service broadcaster SABC is relying on Lagardère to supply it with rights to South Africa national-team matches as its dispute with the country’s football association rumbles on.
DAZN lands Pro14 rights, Italian launch line-up revealed
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has secured rights in Italy to the Pro14 cross-border rugby union league as it unveiled its full line-up for its launch in the country