Portugal
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
Monopoly and crisis weigh on football values
Crisis in Portugal hits three big football rights properties
Portuguese free-to-air broadcasters steer clear of Liga
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…
Globo acquires Ligue 1 rights
Globo bags Ligue 1
Europa League deals agreed in Ireland and Portugal
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.
Worth: ‘NBC deal was critical for America’s Cup’
NBC deal 'critical' for revamped America's Cup, says Worth
Portuguese Liga president to take fight for collective sales to EU
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…
Benfica channel would have great potential, says Omnicom chief
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…
Benfica rejects Oliveira offer
Portuguese Liga club Benfica this week rejected a renewal offer worth €111 million ($149 million) over five seasons, or €22.2 m
Pitch’s confidence in English football provides boost for FA
FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession
Sport TV’s grip on market unbroken by new entrant
Sport TV sees off new entrant once again as it picks up Europa League rights
Portuguese Liga set for collective sales
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…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2:Basketball, boxing, BCCI cricket, BDO darts and more
Basketball: The MP & Silva agency brokered several deals for the Spanish league, the ACB, beginning this season
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Euro 2012 qualifiers and more
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).
Traffic axes 25 from football business to refocus on rights
Cull at Brazilian agency after heavy losses on player and club ownership business, further challenges lie ahead
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Chinese and Italian basketball, curling, hockey and handball
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…