Europe
Netherlands market report, 2021
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media rights landscape of the Netherlands
Movistar Plus retains Bundesliga rights in Spain
Spanish pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the German Bundesliga, the top division of German club football
BBC’s online Tokyo 2020 viewing soars but TV audience slumps
UK public broadcaster the BBC has reported record online demand for its live and on-demand coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but Japan’s postponed event was the worst performing for linear television a…
TVI retains free-to-air Champions League in new Eleven Sports accord
TVI has sublicensed free-to-air rights to the Uefa Champions League from Eleven Sports, the subscription broadcaster, which will keep the top-tier European competition on the Portuguese free-to-air commercial…
IMG recruits Williamson and Norrish to Premier League Productions roles
The IMG agency has appointed Gus Williamson, former head of rugby union at Sky Sports, and Mike Norrish, previously of rival UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, to leading positions at Premier League…
Ofcom recommends review of UK listed events
UK media regulator Ofcom has recommended a review into the listed events legislation
Helbiz Media, Kosmos take Serie B into new broadcast markets
Helbiz Media, Lega Serie B’s global media rights distributor, has agreed a deal with Kosmos, the company co-founded by Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, to ensure broadcast deals for the second tier of…
Sky to offer Amazon’s Champions League content in Italian bars, hotels
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has signed a three-year agreement with Amazon that will grant its bar, hotel and commercial premises subscribers access to the online retail giant’s coverage of t…
Romania’s Digi Sport ensures three more seasons of Ligue 1
Romanian pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport has retained its rights to French football’s Ligue 1 until the end of the 2023-24 season.
United Rugby Championship increases exposure and revenue from 2021-22
The United Rugby Championship will increase its annual media rights income by about 30 per cent in its new four-season media rights cycle, despite a dramatic shift toward free-to-air broadcasters in key markets.
Serie A returns to BT Sport in three-year deal
BT Sport has secured exclusive Serie A broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in a deal with the Infront agency
OneFootball retains coverage of selected DFB-Pokal ties in UK, Ireland
Germany-based digital platform OneFootball has continued its live coverage in the UK and Ireland of German club football competition the DFB-Pokal
New-look Spanish third division struggles with rights sale
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has received only one bid - and at a value well below its initial expectation of €15m ($17.6
Freebox to carry Amazon’s Ligue 1 offering in France
Online retail giant Amazon has agreed a deal for French telecoms operator Free to carry its Ligue 1 football coverage during the 2021-22 season, which gets underway tonight
Saran lands EuroLeague rights in Turkey, replacing beIN’s Digiturk
The Saran Media Group will become the new broadcast rights-holder in Turkey to the top-tier EuroLeague basketball competition from the 2022-23 season onwards
Canal ‘to respect’ beIN court decision, will broadcast and pay for Ligue 1 matches
Canal Plus has been ordered to perform its obligations under a sublicensing contract with beIN Sports and air two Ligue 1 fixtures per matchweek, along with settling its rights payments, the Nanterre Commercial…
Sky Deutschland agrees Amazon deal for Champions League in bars
Sky Deutschland, the German pay-television broadcaster, will offer live Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League coverage in its Sky Sportsbars across Germany after reaching an agreement with Amazon, the…
Free adds Saint-Étienne content deal to Ligue 1 rights
Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne has agreed a content deal with telecoms operator Free, holder of near-live rights to the top tier of French football.