Portugal
Government expects revenue increase from centralised Portuguese league rights
Portugal’s Council of Ministers has given the go-ahead to plans centralising the media rights of Portugal’s top two footballing divisions in a key reform.
Portuguese league plan to centralise media rights is a long way from becoming reality
The Portuguese Primeira Liga is one of only two European football leagues that hasn't centralised its media rights. A government-backed plan to change that is in motion, but will Portugal's big three play along?
Eleven picks up exclusive Nascar rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven has secured exclusive rights in Portugal to US stock car racing series Nascar in a deal covering 2021 and 2022
Eleven retains Ligue 1 rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven has retained its rights in Portugal to France’s Ligue 1 for three more seasons.
Portuguese football bodies reach deal over centralised TV rights sales from 2027-28
The domestic media rights to the top tier of Portuguese football are set to be centralised from the 2027-28 season onwards in a breakthrough move agreed between the league and the country’s football g…
Portuguese government moves closer to ratifying centralised rights sales
The Portuguese government is readying legislation which will see the centralisation of broadcast rights to its top-tier football league, the secretary of state for youth and sports João Paulo Rebelo has …
SIC retains free-to-air Europa League rights in Portugal
Portuguese free-to-air commercial broadcaster SIC has retained its rights to broadcast one fixture per matchweek from the Uefa Europa League for a three-season period
Uefa keeps club competition income steady in Portugal after tricky tender
Uefa has maintained the value of its club competitions in Portugal through renewals with pay-television broadcasters Eleven Sports and Sport TV.
Mediapro and LVP take esports model to Portugal
The Mediapro agency and production group is to handle the broadcast production of the third season of the eLiga Portugal, the esports league set up by the organising body of Portugal's Primeira Liga and…
Sport TV ‘closes in’ on Europa League rights in Portugal
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV is poised to land rights to the Uefa Europa League and new Europa Conference League, according to reports in the country
Eleven keeps hold of Champions League rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained its prized property in Portugal in a new three-year deal to broadcast the Uefa Champions League from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Uefa club competitions TV rights on market in three more European countries
The Team Marketing agency has initiated broadcast rights sales processes in three more European countries for the Uefa club competitions during the 2021-24 cycle
Sport TV ‘begins legal proceedings’ against TVI over Euro 2020 rights payment
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has filed a claim against free-to-air broadcaster TVI over alleged non-payment of rights fees for the delayed Euro 2020 tournament
Eleven retains NFL rights in three European countries, beIN renews in France
International subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained its rights to the National Football League in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal
LaLiga rights fee plateaus in Portugal after Eleven Sports renewal
The Portuguese arm of pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports has only slightly raised its per-season outlay on Spanish LaLiga rights, for the 2021-24 cycle, with the property looking to have hit a ceiling in the territory.
Prud’homme among senior exits in Discovery’s European ‘streamlining’
Laurent Prud’homme, head of Eurosport France and previously senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, is leaving his position amid a raft of departures across Europe u…
Eleven Sports holds on to LaLiga rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained broadcast rights in Portugal to Spain’s LaLiga until the end of the 2023-24 season after winning the rights for another three seasons.
Spring Media to distribute Portuguese Cup final international rights
The Spring Media agency has agreed a deal with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) to sell international broadcast rights to the final of this season’s Taça de Portugal cup competition.