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Crisis in Portugal hits three big football rights properties

Football

The Portuguese government has said that the country’s free-to-air broadcasters are under no obligation to acquire rights for the Primeira Liga, the country’s top football league, despite the competition bei…
Football

Globo bags Ligue 1

Football

Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in Ireland and Portugal for the Europa League for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Football

NBC deal 'critical' for revamped America's Cup, says Worth
Football

Mario Figueiredo, the president of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, Portugal’s professional football league, said he would take his fight to introduce a collective broadcast rights model i…
Football

Portuguese Liga club Benfica should consider launching its own channel as an alternative to selling its broadcast rights to an agency, according to Luís Mergulhão, the chief executive of advertising g…
Football

Portuguese Liga club Benfica this week rejected a renewal offer worth €111 million ($149 million) over five seasons, or €22.2 m
Football

FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession

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Sport TV sees off new entrant once again as it picks up Europa League rights
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Mario Figueiredo, the new head of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, Portugal’s professional football league, announced plans to introduce a collective broadcast rights model in the Primeira L…
Basketball

Basketball: The MP & Silva agency brokered several deals for the Spanish league, the ACB, beginning this season
Football

Football: Korean IPTV broadcaster Spo TV acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the three-year period from 2012-13 to 2014-15 for $11.1m (€8m) (page 2).
Football

Cull at Brazilian agency after heavy losses on player and club ownership business, further challenges lie ahead

Basketball

Basketball: US Asian-focused sports network One World Sports acquired exclusive rights for Chinese basketball’s top-tier league, the CBA, in a multi-year deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency, m…
Basketball

Action Sports: Apparent Gravity Media, the US-based distributor of action sports and motorsports, agreed a number of deals for the Dew Action Sports Tour and the AMA Motocross Championship series
Football

Football: UK commercial broadcaster ITV and pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired the rights for the Uefa Europa League in three-year deals, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with the Team Marketing agency,…