Uefa Champions League
OneFootball agrees Uefa club competitions content deal with ServusTV
OneFootball has announced a content sharing agreement with Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV that will make Uefa Champions League and Europa League highlights available on its streaming platform.
Viaplay’s Jensen: No interest in Champions League rights in Sweden unless price drops
Subscription pay-TV broadcaster Viaplay has claimed to have “no interest” in winning back the Uefa Champions League in Sweden unless the current rights fee paid by TV4 Media drops dramatically.
Ziggo breaks the bank for Uefa club rights in Netherlands
Uefa and and its sales agent Team Marketing have benefitted from the increasingly dynamic Dutch market, securing a massive increase in value for media rights to Uefa club competitions.
Amazon retains Champions League package in Italy, Sky ‘closes in on remainder’
Online retail giant Amazon has retained its package of broadcast rights in Italy to first-pick Wednesday evening matches from the Uefa Champions League in a new deal covering the 2024-27 cycle
TV2 wants Viaplay talks after inadvertent Champions League broadcast in Norway
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has said it will hold talks with pay-TV operator Viaplay after coverage in Denmark of a Uefa Champions League match by the latter was inadvertently made available to…
Uefa benefits from surprise Canal Plus move into Austria
The value of Uefa club competition media rights in Austria has significantly increased, with newcomer Canal Plus paying a premium to gain a foothold in the market.
SRG SSR recaptures Uefa club competition rights in Switzerland
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has acquired free-to-air rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League through a direct deal with European football’s governing body and a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Blue.
Champions League value sees minor increase as German challenges laid bare
Uefa will see a slight increase in the value of its Champions League media rights in Germany amid tough conditions for rights-holders as a result of macroeconomic gloom, cost-cutting and uncertainty over the potential sale of pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland.
Uefa enjoys another increase for club competition rights in Switzerland
Uefa has significantly grown the value of its club competition rights in Switzerland through new agreements with pay-television broadcaster Blue and public-service broadcaster SRG SSR.
Uefa club competition broadcast rights to hit Italian market early next year
The Team Marketing agency will next month initiate the bidding process for broadcast rights in Italy to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
DAZN finalises Champions League renewal in Germany, offers reduced tariff
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has announced its new agreement for Uefa Champions League rights in Germany spanning the 2024-27 cycle
TVP keen to keep hold of Ekstraklasa, Champions League rights
Polish public broadcaster TVP remains in talks with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus about sublicensing rights to Poland’s Ekstraklasa from next season onwards and is keen to tie down an agreement.
Sky retains bulk of Champions League rights in Austria amid Canal Plus swoop
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky has retained the majority of its Uefa Champions League rights in Austria from 2024-25 to 2026-27
Canal Plus makes sports move in Austria with Uefa club competitions swoop
Canal Plus, the international pay-TV broadcaster, has acquired its first sports rights in Austria after landing a package of exclusive matches from Uefa club competitions
Amazon and DAZN retain Champions League rights packages in Germany
Amazon has retained its package of Uefa Champions League broadcast rights in Germany from 2024-25 to 2026-27 and will continue to be able to offer a first-pick Tuesday-evening match
Blue retains Uefa club competition rights in Switzerland
Pay-television operator Blue has extended its rights in Switzerland to Uefa club competitions for another three seasons, from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
EXCLUSIVE: Cyta retains Champions League rights, CyBC takes Europa League package
Cypriot telecoms operator Cyta has retained all but one of its Uefa club competition rights packages but has lost rights to the first-pick Europa League or Europa Conference League match to public broadcaster CyBC, SportBusiness understands.
Uefa club competition fee up in Cyprus thanks to CyBC competition
Cypriot telco Cyta successfully retained all but one of its Uefa club competition rights packages in the new three-season cycle from 2024-25, but has lost rights to the first-pick Europa League or Europa Conference League match to public broadcaster CyBC.