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China Mobile rights spree doesn’t herald new boom, but raises hopes for competition
Three big deals by telco China Mobile have raised cautious hopes for competition in the Chinese rights market after a dreadful 2020.
Česká Televize raises Olympic hours, digital scope in new Discovery deal
Česká Televize will pay more to continue to sublicense Olympic rights from US media group Discovery but will gain more winter Games hours and an additional digital broadcast option.
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In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the role of agencies in the media-rights market globally.
Middle East and Africa market report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in the Middle East and Africa.
IOC extends non-Tokyo Games rights growth trend in Japan to 2032
The International Olympic Committee extended a long run of media-rights revenue growth in Japan in its latest deal with the market’s free-to-air broadcaster consortium for 2026 to 2032, when the special case of the large Tokyo 2020 sales cycle is disregarded.
RTBF keeps financial discipline in protracted Belgian Olympics sublicense talks
RTBF’s Olympic sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery was delayed by the Belgian broadcaster’s determination not to exceed the amount it committed to the European Broadcasting Union’s failed attempt to acquire the property, SportBusiness Media understands.
Canal Plus set to recoup Tokyo 2020 outlay in France with Eurosport deal
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is set to recoup its outlay on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic rights in a deal with Discovery-owned Eurosport, SportBusiness Media understands.
Plan B in talks to sublicense Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Thailand
The Plan B Media agency is in talks with multiple broadcasters in Thailand to sublicense the Tokyo 2020 Olympics rights, which it acquired from the Japan-based Dentsu agency in a surprise move this summer.
Paul Rehrig, general manager, Eurosport Digital
Paul Rehrig, general manager, Eurosport Digital, talks about Discovery’s deal with Twitter for coverage of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
Discovery’s Tokyo 2020 deal with Twitter sets stage for more clips, highlights partnerships
The deal struck this week between US media group Discovery and social media platform Twitter for coverage of the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo is expected to be the first of many such clip and highlights deals, as Discovery looks for additional ways to monetise its substantial investment in the rights in Europe.
Ambitious JTBC shakes Korean FTA broadcasters, delivers strong Olympics fee for IOC
South Korean pay-television broadcaster JTBC’s recent acquisition of Olympics Games rights has jolted the country’s sluggish sports media rights market and delivered an unexpectedly strong fee increase for the International Olympic Committee.
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Latin America Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Latin America.
Government pressure drives France Télévisions’s Olympics sublicensing deal
The French government strongly encouraged public-service broadcaster France Télévisions to reach an Olympics sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery for the 2022 to 2024 cycle to ensure the widest access to the Paris 2024 games, SportBusiness Media understands.
Olympics value down in India after pay-TV consolidation
The International Olympic Committee has seen its Olympic Games rights fee fall in the Indian subcontinent, driven by the long consolidation in the country’s pay-television market.
Olympics bounce in Singapore as Dentsu and Mediacorp find common ground
The Dentsu agency got off to a good start in its 2020 and 2022 Olympics rights sales in Southeast Asia, striking a deal in Singapore that delivered a fee increase and avoided a repeat of the fraught negotiations for Rio 2016.
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Germany market report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Kwesé agrees repayment plan with rights-holders after pay-television flameout
Econet closes its African pay-TV platform and agrees repayment schedule with rights-holders
Rights-holders affected by closure include the IOC, the NBA, Fifa and Uefa
Late sublicensing deals grow Discovery earnings in Europe
Discovery Communications secured three late sublicensing rights deals ahead of last month’s winter Olympic Games, taking it closer to its sublicensing revenue target.
Surprise live coverage for IOC in Singapore via late Eleven deal
The 2018 Olympic Games was shown live in Singapore after a late deal with pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports, which showed some coverage free-to-air.
Discovery on course to exceed its Olympic sublicensing target
Discovery Communications has so far recouped more than 70 per cent of its internal target from sublicensing Olympic Games media rights across Europe, according to TV Sports Markets research.
Discovery secures fee increase for 2018/2020 Games in Ukraine
Public-service broadcaster UA:PBC has acquired rights in Ukraine to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games at a considerable uplift on the cost of the 2014 and 2016 Games.
The IOC changes tack in LatAm despite América Móvil renewal
The International Olympic Committee’s deal with telco América Móvil for pay-television and digital rights this month heralds an abrupt change in strategy across Latin America.