English Premier League
Pan-regional edge aids All Media Baltics in Premier League renewal
Pay-television broadcaster All Media Baltics used its pan-regional competitive advantage to retain English Premier League’s rights in the Baltics without a hefty increase in cost.
Premier League slumps in South Korea as agency interest evaporates
South Korea can be added to the list of Asian markets where English Premier League rights have fallen in value in the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, SportBusiness Media has learned.
All Media Baltics renews Premier League rights
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster All Media Baltics has secured English Premier League rights across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a further three seasons, from 2019-20
IMG takes big step in recouping Premier League investment after new deal in the Balkans
IMG continues to recoup its investment in English Premier League rights in Eastern Europe with a new deal with pay-television broadcaster Sportklub in the Balkans.
Sustained struggles for Premier League in Asia as Japan, Philippines values fall
English Premier League rights are set to fall in value in yet more Asian markets, with weak competition triggering a 32 per cent drop in the value of its rights in Japan and the Philippines.
Premier League dodges drastic decline in Vietnam after Facebook talks collapse
The English Premier League has avoided a dramatic decrease in the value of its rights in Vietnam after media group Canal Plus swooped in following the collapse of talks between the league and social media giant Facebook.
Canal Plus Group picks up Premier League rights in Vietnam
Media company Canal Plus Group, through its subsidiary K Plus, has acquired exclusive rights in Vietnam to football’s English Premier League.
The three-season deal covers the 2019-20 to 2021-22 campaigns.
English Premier League values decline again in Singapore, Malaysia
The value of English Premier League rights has fallen significantly in Singapore and declined once again in Malaysia with each country’s incumbent rights-holder needing to cut costs internally and facing little external competition.
Amazon partners with BT Sport, Sunset+Vine for EPL match production
US media company Amazon said on Thursday it will turn to BT Sport and its production partner Sunset+Vine to produce its package of 20 live English Premier League games per season acquired for UK broadcast…
Telco TDC Group’s entry into Danish EPL rights market may boost competition ahead of Superliga tender
A new player has emerged that could shake up the Danish sport-rights market before the upcoming domestic Danish Superliga tender after a subsidiary of the country’s largest telco, TDC Group, sublicensed English Premier League rights from Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group.
Nent sublicenses Premier League rights in Denmark
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has sublicensed English Premier League rights to the broadcaster YouSee in Denmark from 2019-20 to 2021-22
OTT platform DAZN launches in Spain
Streaming platform DAZN launched its service in Spain on Wednesday, making it the company’s eighth confirmed market.
Premier League deal gives Eurosport stronger hand in Romanian carriage negotiations
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has held on to English Premier League rights in Romania, giving it leverage in upcoming carriage negotiations with local pay-television operators
Premier League finds life tough in Pacific Islands and NZ, as competition dries up
Telco Digicel has renewed its Premier League rights in the Pacific Islands at a flat fee
Eurosport seals English Premier League renewal in Romania
Sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a new three-season deal, from 2019-20, with the IMG agency for English Premier League rights in Romania
BT and Sky to have access to 360° replays following Intel partnership with Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal
Intel’s production partnership with three of the Premier League leading clubs will deliver multi-angle replays and player-eye-view technology to the league’s domestic broadcasters to allay fears of can…
Sky Pacific renews Premier League rights across Pacific Islands
Fiji-based pay-television broadcaster Sky Pacific has acquired English Premier League rights in Fiji and across the Pacific Islands in a new three-season deal, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
Russian web giants make their move as Rambler buys English Premier League rights
Web portal Rambler has acquired English Premier League rights in Russia, moving the country’s sports broadcast market further into the digital realm.