Portugal
Sport TV fine reduced on appeal
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has had a fine reduced by the country’s competition tribunal following an appeal.
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
Sporting confirms channel launch
Lisbon-based top-tier Primeira Liga football club Sporting Portugal will launch its own channel this summer.
Portuguese regulator refuses to approve Sport TV deal
Portugal’s media regulator, the ERC, has refused to accept a proposed deal for telecommunications company Portugal Telecom to acquire a 25-per-cent stake in Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV.
RTP to show Olympics in Portugal
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has acquired free-to-air rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi and the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, according to the Expresso.sapo.pt news website.
Watching Brief (Vol.66) Special Focus: Football – International Qualifiers
Uefa seals European qualifiers deals in five markets
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has signed media rights agreements for the European qualifying matches for the Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team competitions in the territories of Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Sport TV swoops for Olympic rights
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired the pay-television rights in Portugal to the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi and the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Benfica set to launch second television channel
Portuguese Primeira Liga football club Benfica will launch a second television channel in October, according to president Luis Filipe Vieira.
Regulator to carry out “thorough investigation” into Sport TV deal
The Autoridade da Concorrência, Portugal’s competition regulator, has said that it will undertake a “thorough investigation” into the proposed new ownership model of pay-television broadcaster Sport TV.
Sportdigital adds Primeira Liga rights to football portfolio
German sports broadcaster Sportdigital has acquired rights to Portuguese Primeira Liga top-flight football in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
Sport TV to launch new channel
Portuguese pay-television sports broadcaster Sport TV will launch a new channel called Sport TV Live in August, according to the A Bola news website.
Sport TV to appeal regulator fine
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV said it would appeal after being fined €3.7m ($4.9m) by the Autoridade da Concorrência, the country’s competition regulator.
Portuguese league chief urges regulator to block Sport TV deal
Mário Figueiredo, president of the Portuguese Liga, has said that the football league will appeal to the European Commission if the country’s media regulator, the ERC, refuses to block a proposed deal for telecommunications company Portugal Telecom to acquire a 25-per-cent stake in Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV.
Portuguese club denies Benfica TV deal
Second-tier Portuguese football club Academico Viseu has denied reports it is to sell its media rights to Benfica TV, the basic-tier channel operated by Benfica.