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Mediaset bid for free-to-air Champions League rights could be stymied by stubborn Rai
Mediaset ‘at the window’ for Champions League as Rai-Sky renewal talks stall
Broadcaster is thought to have offered uplift on Rai’s €40m per season
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Greece’s ERT to refinance F1 rights in ‘cash plus content’ deal with Cosmote
Greek public-service broadcaster ERT will recoup almost a quarter of its investment on the first two years of its deal for Formula One motor racing championship rights in a ‘cash plus content’ sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Cosmote.
BeIN benefits from DAZN delay with Champions League deals in Southeast Asia
The beIN Media Group has so far been the main beneficiary of the DAZN Group’s decision to delay the launch of its OTT service in Southeast Asia.
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
Canal Plus hopes Premier League ‘message’ will keep subscribers on board ahead of key Ligue 1 talks
The English Premier League has benefited from a second successive strategic bid for its rights in France but that did not prevent a fall in their value
CCTV acquires Champions League rights from Suning for three seasons
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV last week agreed a sublicensing deal with the Suning conglomerate to acquire Uefa Champions League rights for the remainder of the current cycle, from 2018-19 to 2020-21
Uefa suffers dramatic decrease in club competition value from Ukraine
The value of Uefa club competition rights in Ukraine has decreased drastically after Media Group Ukraine and telco Volia jointly acquired rights to both the Champions League and the Europa League
Champions League and Europa League value drops in Indian subcontinent
Sony Pictures Networks India’s deal for Uefa club-competition rights last month has produced a marginally better result for Uefa than market experts anticipated, but still sees a dramatic decrease in t…
CCTV’s new digital strategy complicates renewal talks for Champions League, Bundesliga and Serie A
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is in discussions to renew rights to three of its most important football properties: the Uefa Champions League, Germany’s Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A.
Broadcasters aim to lower Uefa fees after Turkish lira collapse
Media groups beIN and Saran are seeking to renegotiate their Uefa club competition media rights deals in Turkey, as the further depreciation of the Turkish lira against the euro, dollar and pound has inflated…
Europa League stays flat in Hungary after big Champions League increase
Uefa has now completed its media-rights sales for its club competitions in Hungary after sealing new Europa League deals with pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport and media group AMC Networks
DAZN pays up to keep hold of Serie A in Germany and Austria
Perform-owned OTT service DAZN has paid an increase of close to 70 per cent to retain its hold on rights to Italy’s Serie A in Germany and Austria.
Portugal and Africa bring strong Serie A increases for IMG
Gauging the success of IMG’s Serie A international rights acquisition won’t be possible until the end of the cycle given the agency has launched direct-to-consumer offerings in more than 20 markets.
Football rights bubble deflates in India after years of boom
Uefa and LaLiga will see significant reductions in their media-rights income from the Indian subcontinent as Facebook and Sony Pictures Networks India capitalise on the region’s cooling football rights market