Portugal
TVI lands Taça de Portugal free-to-air rights
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has acquired rights for the Taça de Portugal, the country’s premier knockout football cup competition.
Portuguese Football Federation signs content and sponsorship deal with Sport TV
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has agreed a two-year media content and sponsorship deal with Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV
Canal 11 takes Flamengo games to Portugal
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo will have its domestic league matches broadcast in Portugal after striking an agreement with Canal 11, the newly launched in-house television channel …
Portuguese Football Federation calls for weekly free-to-air Primeira Liga match
Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) chief executive Tiago Craveiro has criticised the lack of live free-to-air coverage of the country’s Primeira Liga, describing the blanket coverage on pay television a…
Eleven Sports picks up Championship rights in Portugal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights in Portugal to the Championship, the second tier of English club football
Portuguese Football Federation launches in-house channel
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has officially launched its new in-house television channel, 11
Portugal’s TVI renews Champions League carriage deal with Eleven Sports
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has extended an agreement with international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports for free-to-air carriage of football’s Uefa Champions League.
Eleven takes on Basketball World Cup rights in Portugal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights in Portugal to the 2019 Basketball World Cup
Eleven Sports picks up World Padel Tour rights in Portugal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Portugal to the World Padel Tour, a bat-and-ball series held primarily in Spanish-speaking countries
Portuguese Football Federation ends RTP tie-up amid channel launch
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has opted to scrap a content partnership with public-service broadcaster RTP following criticism of the deal within political circles
Uefa’s patience pays off in Portugal after sealing Euro 2020 deal with Sport TV
Uefa increased the value of its European Championship in Portugal by about 35 per cent last week after delaying the tender process proved successful thanks to the arrival of sports broadcaster Eleven in the country.
Sport TV acquire Euro 2020 rights; set to sublicense Portugal matches
Pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired rights in Portugal to all matches from the 2020 Uefa European Championship and will now seek to find a free-to-air partner for Portugal national team matches
Eleven secures crucial carriage deals in Portugal with Nos, Meo and Vodafone
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports may have fallen on hard times in the UK and Ireland, but its opportunistic acquisition strategy has cleared a pathway to success in Portugal's broadcast market
Eleven links up with Facebook in Portugal; STV in Scotland
Eleven Sports will show this weekend’s match between Bayern Munich and Fortuna Dusseldorf live on Facebook in Portugal. It is the first time a Bundesliga match will be shown on the platform in Portugal.
Sport TV builds on NBA relationship with expanded deal
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has extended its long-running rights deal with the NBA in an agreement that adds access to the cable and satellite channel operated by the North American…
Sport TV removes channels from Nowo and accuses unpaid carriage fees
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has accused telco Nowo of owing significant amounts in carriage fees, days after the broadcaster withdrew its channels from the service
FloSports to provide Pro14 coverage in multiple markets
Sports streaming service FloSports has agreed a three-season deal to show matches of the cross-border Pro14 rugby union league in multiple markets, from 2018-19 to 2020-21.
Lega Serie A strikes Italian cup deals in multiple markets
Italy’s Lega Serie A last week announced new deals for its club-competition rights covering a host of markets.