Uefa Champions League
Team turns to challenging Nordic market for club competitions rights sales
Team Marketing has gone to market with Uefa club competition media rights across the Nordics, once one of the most bullish markets but which has softened considerably given the financial struggles of one…
Uefa club competition rights hit Canadian market
Broadcast rights are on the market in Canada for Uefa club competitions across the 2024-27 cycle
Premier Sports lands top pick Champions League rights in Ireland
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has picked up a significant package of rights in Ireland to Uefa club competitions in the new cycle
Team and Relevent almost a quarter up on equivalent Uefa club sales for 2024-27 cycle
The media rights value of Uefa club competitions from 2024-27 is tracking toward a significant cycle-on-cycle increase compared to 2021-24 as Uefa, Team Marketing and Relevent Sports Group are yet to suffer a decrease in any of their deals completed thus far.
Sales processes live in Belgium, Portugal for Uefa club competition rights
Broadcast rights are on the market in both Belgium and Portugal for Uefa club competitions in the 2024-27 cycle
Uefa avoids club competition decrease in Spain with Telefónica, LaLiga TV Bar deals
Uefa and Team Marketing have prevented the first media rights income decrease of the 2024-27 cycle, splitting residential and ‘horeca’ rights in Spain to eke out a marginal uplift.
BeIN hampered by French legislation over Plus500 sponsorship in Champions League
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has once again been forced to curtail some of its live football output in France because of legislation pertaining to online financial trading firm Plus500.
No Polish free-to-air Champions League coverage on TVP
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has failed in a bid to negotiate a Uefa Champions League sublicensing deal ahead of the start of the group stage this evening (Tuesday)
Champions League’s massive American increase ‘opens the door’ for US-hosted final
The ubiquity of streaming and the rise of WFH lifestyles has turned the Uefa Champions League’s daytime window in the US into a blessing, helping Relevent Sports Group more than double its media rights value from 2024-25 onward.
Viaplay’s Danish boss targets Champions League as key ‘growth driver’
Fresh off the back of retaining Danish Superliga rights, Viaplay has set its sights on keeping the Uefa Champions League on its screens in Denmark as it plots a path back to profitability
Shinai nets exclusive digital rights to Uefa club competitions
Chinese media group Shinai Sports has announced an exclusive digital rights deal for Uefa club competitions for the 2023-24 season, bolstering its portfolio of top-tier football properties
LaLiga TV Bar nets Uefa club competition ‘horeca’ rights
LaLiga’s channel for public establishments, LaLiga TV Bar, has acquired exclusive hospitality rights for Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27, beefing up its content offering and supplementing t…
Team Marketing begins new business drive as it nears Swiss Super League deal
Team Marketing is set to expand its sports client base for the first time in its 31-year history as it nears an agreement to become the Swiss Football League’s global commercial rights sales agent, sources have told SportBusiness Media.
Telefónica renews Uefa rights at slight decrease, hit with €5m F1 rights fine
Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica has renewed its exclusive Uefa club competition rights for a further three seasons, achieving a slight reduction in the overall cost.
EXCLUSIVE: Disney, WBD set to renew UCL rights across LatAm
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are in line to renew their Uefa Champions League rights deals across Latin America and Brazil, respectively, SportBusiness understands
Warner Bros Discovery set to pay uplift for Champions League in Brazil
Warner Bros Discovery is set to acquire exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League in Brazil for the upcoming three-season cycle, agreeing to pay an uplift should its deal in principle be finalised as expected.
Sky Italia doubles down on Uefa club comps ahead of Serie A negotiations
Sky Italia doubled its fee for Uefa Champions League rights to ensure it held Uefa club competition rights in the next cycle, putting it in a strong position ahead of the current Serie A domestic media rights sales process.
Canale 5 nears 9m viewers for Champions League final, French and German figures drop
Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final registered the highest free-to-air audience in Italy since 2017 as Inter Milan lost out to Manchester City.