Uefa Champions League
Agnelli offers joint study into impact of Uefa competition reform on top 5 leagues
European Club Association (ECA) chairman Andrea Agnelli has accused Europe’s top 5 leagues of ‘protectionism’ in opposing plans to reform Uefa club competitions (UCC) post-2024 and disputed suggestions that …
FREE | Latin America Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Latin America.
Latin America Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Latin America.
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.
ERT, Cosmote sublicense high profile rights to each other in Greece
Greek public-service broadcaster ERT and pay-television broadcaster Cosmote have agreed sublicensing deals involving rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Formula One
Goal teams up with Twitter for Champions League coverage in Asia
Perform-owned online football platform Goal has struck a partnership with Twitter for streaming of Uefa Champions League games in Asian markets on the social media service
Eleven secures crucial carriage deals in Portugal with Nos, Meo and Vodafone
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports may have fallen on hard times in the UK and Ireland, but its opportunistic acquisition strategy has cleared a pathway to success in Portugal's broadcast market
Optus takes Uefa competition coverage to Twitter, YouTube
Telco Optus will trial the live streaming of Uefa Champions League and Europa League via social media platform Twitter and video-sharing website YouTube in what it claims is a first for football coverage…
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.
Broadcast revenues key to Premier League dominance in Money League
There were six English Premier League teams in the top 10 of this year’s Deloitte Football Money League, the most ever from one country.
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
Digiturk adds Uefa club competitions to football portfolio
Turkish pay-television broadcaster Digiturk has acquired rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions
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
Uefa club competition rights sold in Ukraine
Uefa club competition media rights will be shared between Media Group Ukraine and telco Volia for the next three seasons, from 2018-19 to 2020-21
German cartel office to investigate Sky’s Champions League deal with DAZN
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, is to investigate a sublicensing agreement between pay-television broadcaster Sky and digital media company DAZN Group for rights to the Uefa Champions L…