Portugal
Uefa’s patience pays off in Portugal after sealing Euro 2020 deal with Sport TV
Sport TV retains Premier League as Eleven entry drives prices up in Portugal
Portugal and Africa bring strong Serie A increases for IMG
Eleven Sports’ seizure of top rights in Portugal stuns Sport TV
Sport TV’s attempt to use its dominant position in the Portuguese market to lower media-rights fees has backfired, paving the way for Eleven to become the latest in a long line of competitors.
Enemies become friends in ‘rational’ rights-sharing switch
Industry experts believe the Portuguese sports-rights market is set to stagnate for the foreseeable future after the country’s three biggest telcos took equal stakes in dominant pay-television broadcaster Sport TV, ending any possibility of competition between them.
Sport TV picks up Euro 2016 rights from Portuguese state broadcaster
RTP has recouped about 30 per cent of its investment in Euro 2016 media rights by sublicensing a package of rights to pay-television broadcaster Sport TV.
Nos huffs, puffs, and blows Altice away in Portuguese battle
Portuguese telco Nos has won the battle for premium domestic football rights, beating rival Altice to deals with nine more clubs.
New Benfica deal sparks feeding frenzy for club rights
Benfica’s deal with Nos has triggered a wave of negotiations, with Porto and Sporting Lisbon particularly keen to take advantage of competition in the marketplace.
Eurosport intent drives fee up in Portuguese market
The value of Formula One media rights increased strongly in Portugal last week, thanks mainly to the aggressive intent of sports broadcaster Eurosport.
New BTV deals part of continued market shake-up
Pay-television channel BTV, owned by Portuguese Primeira Liga club Benfica, this month acquired exclusive rights to three second-tier properties in Portugal.
Domingos Soares de Oliveira, chief executive, Benfica; Bernardo Faria de Carvalho, director of sales & international expansion, Benfica
Interview with Domingos Soares de Oliveira, chief executive of Benfica; Bernardo Faria de Carvalho, director of sales & international expansion at Benfica, on BTV's past, present and future.
Club channel bid delivers Uefa unexpected bonus
Uefa last month secured a strong increase in the value of its Champions League rights in Portugal, while the value of its Europa League rights stayed steady.
Watching Brief (Vol.79) Special Focus: Football – Uefa Europa League
Cumulative free-to-air television audiences across the big five markets increase for this season's Uefa Europa League, as Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains
Watching Brief (Vol.66) Special Focus: Football – International Qualifiers
Mixed Iberian fortunes
First deals point to uplift in European rights income
IEC closing in on Nordic deal
Crisis forcing rights re-think
Russia deal fails to stem loss for Lagardère
Monopoly and crisis weigh on football values
Crisis in Portugal hits three big football rights properties
Globo acquires Ligue 1 rights
Globo bags Ligue 1
Worth: ‘NBC deal was critical for America’s Cup’
Pitch’s confidence in English football provides boost for FA
FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession