Portugal
First deals point to uplift in European rights income
First European deals point to increase despite some drops
Portugal Telecom acquires Sport TV stake
Telecommunications company Portugal Telecom has agreed a deal to acquire a 25-per-cent stake in Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV
Portugal Telecom closes in on Sport TV stake
Telecommunications company Portugal Telecom is close to a deal for a stake in Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV, according to the Diario Economico
Olivedesportos cancels League Cup agreement
The Olivedesportos agency has cancelled its deal to sell pay-television rights for the Taça da Liga, the Portuguese football league cup competition.
Free-to-air broadcasters ‘not interested’ in Portuguese cup rights
Portuguese free-to-air broadcasters RTP, SIC and TVI are not interested in acquiring rights for the Taça de Portugal, the country’s top knockout football competition, according to the Correio da Manhã new…
TVI buys Portuguese league cup rights
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has acquired domestic rights for the Taça da Liga, the Portuguese football league cup competition.
IEC closing in on Nordic deal
Nordic WTA talks
Antitrust authority would step in over Benfica coverage, analysts say
Analysts at Portuguese bank BPI have said they would expect Portugal’s antitrust authority to force Benfica to allow all national pay-television operators to carry coverage of its matches, should the f…
Benfica retains rights for club channel
Portuguese football club Benfica will keep its media rights for exploitation on its own basic-tier channel, Benfica TV, after deciding against selling the rights to a broadcaster or agency from the start…
Crisis forcing rights re-think
Recession weighing heavily on state broadcasters across southern Europe
Russia deal fails to stem loss for Lagardère
Sportfive secures big fee in Russia for Olympics but still loses money on IOC deal
Central selling could double Liga club revenues, study says
The central sale of the media rights for the Portuguese Liga, the top division of football in the country, could generate double the total revenues currently raised through the individual selling of rights…
Oliveira set to agree to share Portuguese Liga rights
Portuguese businessman Joaquim Oliveira is set to transfer the rights for the Portuguese Liga, the top division of football in the country, from his Olivedesportos agency to pay-television broadcaster…
RTP snaps up Portugal World Cup qualifying rights
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has acquired domestic live rights for the country’s national team home and away qualifying matches for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
Benfica TV acquires Brazilian football league rights
Benfica TV, the basic-tier channel owned by the Portuguese football club, has acquired rights for the Campeonato SĂ©rie A, the top-tier Brazilian football league.
RTP buys international rights for Portuguese football league
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has acquired rights for the Primeira Liga, the country’s top football league, for its overseas channels RTP Africa and RTP Internacional.
Sport TV picks up Spanish Liga rights as competition drops out of the market
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired rights to the Spanish Liga, Spain’s top-tier domestic football league, in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with the Mediapro agency.
Portugal Telecom set to return as Sport TV shareholder
Telecommunications company Portugal Telecom is in talks to buy a stake in Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV