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OneFootball pays discounted fee to pick up Ligue 1 rights in Brazil
Digital streaming platform OneFootball has picked up French Ligue 1 rights in Brazil at a substantial discount after DAZN’s exit from the market.
Mediapro’s minimum guarantee demand may scupper Téléfoot carriage talks
The reluctance of French pay-television platforms to pay a minimum guarantee to carry Mediapro’s new Téléfoot channel has become a huge obstacle to the Spanish agency’s prospects for finalising distribution deals before the start of the new domestic football season.
ESPN pays more to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 in Latin America
ESPN has paid a premium to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, boosting its European football portfolio after missing out on the English Premier League
DAZN embarks on spending spree in Brazil, but Latin America launch halted
DAZN will pay $30m per year for the Copa Sudamericana in Brazil
Streaming service to pay about $10m per season for Serie A; $5m per season for Ligue 1
StarTimes capitalises on Kwesé woes to grow football portfolio
Pay-television operator StarTimes has acquired a host of European and African football properties in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two months, taking advantage of Kwesé TV’s continuing financial pr…
Ligue 1 rights sold but Serie A still without a home in Germany
Serie A rights remain unsold in Germany and Austria with new season fast approaching
DAZN renews Ligue 1 for just over €500,000 per season, up from €300,000 per season
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Ligue 1 ‘happy but not surprised’ by 60% domestic fee increase
Ligue 1 sells domestic rights for €1.1