Uefa Champions League
Fifa media rights income trebles since 2002, despite ‘web of corruption’
An analysis conducted by SportBusiness Media shows that the Fifa World Cup’s global media rights value has kept pace with other blue-riband sporting events, despite what the US Department of Justice described as a 'web of corruption' curtailing its value during the 2000s and early 2010s.
Ziggo secures clean sweep of Uefa club competition rights
Dutch telecoms operator Ziggo has landed exclusive broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
RTVE extends football commitment with deal for Champions League finals
RTVE, the Spanish public broadcaster, has reaffirmed its investment in top-tier football rights by agreeing a deal to show the next two editions of the Uefa Champions League final
Champions League rights on the market in Germany
Broadcasters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland must submit their first-round offers for 2024-27 Uefa Champions League broadcast rights by November 14 after Team Marketing kicked off the sales process
Telekom Srbija retains grip on Uefa club competition rights in Balkans
Telekom Srbija has retained and expanded its exclusive Uefa club competition broadcast rights in the Balkan region after the Team Marketing agency completed the sales process
ECA and Uefa edge closer to long-term MoU
The European Club Association (ECA) and Uefa have moved closer to agreeing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) spanning until 2030 after signing a new letter of intent (LOI)
Uefa club competitions broadcast rights hit market in three more European countries
The Team Marketing agency has this week initiated the Uefa club competitions media rights sales processes from 2024-25 to 2026-27 in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria
Cypriot broadcasters handed deadline for Uefa club competitions bids
The sale of media rights to Uefa club competitions in Cyprus from 2024-25 to 2026-27 is next up for the Team Marketing agency after invitations to submit offers were issued in the island country
Migu picks up Uefa club rights in China
China Mobile’s streaming platform Migu has acquired streaming rights in China for Uefa club competitions in the 2022-23 season.
Migu's coverage began with this week's matches.
Team turns attention to Balkans for next Uefa club rights sales
Following recently concluded rights sales in France and the UK, the Team Marketing agency has issued invitations to submit offers (ISOs) for broadcast rights in the Balkan countries to Uefa club competitions…
Paramount beats Amazon to secure Champions League supremacy in US
About 30-per-cent fewer Champions League matches will appear on Paramount’s linear channels from 2024-25, with many more matches appearing exclusively on subscription streaming platform Paramount+.
Paramount keeps hold of Uefa club competitions in landmark $1.5bn, six-year US rights deal
Paramount Global, owner of the CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ streaming service, has retained English-language rights to Uefa club competitions in a landmark six-year deal worth around $250m (€248.6
Team Marketing prepares to fight through its existential crisis
Team Marketing's contract for the 2024-27 cycle does not contain an automatic renewal clause as it has done in the past, nor does it contain any option for extension. No matter how well it performs, the agency faces an uphill battle to survive.
Amazon sheds ‘frugal’ tag with UK Champions League play
Amazon blew away the competition for rights to the Tuesday-night Champions League rights package in the UK, emerging victorious from what sources described as “the most competitive” process for Uefa club competition rights the market has ever produced.
Relevent aiming for $2.5bn mark in US Champions League process
Relevent Sports Group is targeting revenue of over $400m per season from Uefa club competition rights in the US after being permitted to strike a deal for up to six seasons, SportBusiness Media understands.
Orange offers full slate of LaLiga and Champions League after Telefónica deal
The Spanish division of telecoms operator Orange will offer coverage of all matches from the Spanish LaLiga and continue to show Uefa club competitions after striking a new agreement with rights-holder…
Relevent goes to market with US rights to Uefa club competitions
The US media rights sales invitation to tender for Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 onwards, a process being managed by the Relevent Sports agency, has launched today (Monday)
Canal Plus sends message to LFP with huge UCL splash
Canal Plus’s decision to pay a huge increase for Uefa club competition rights in France last week was made with one eye on next year’s Ligue 1 domestic rights tender, experts have told SportBusiness Media.