Portugal

Meo, the pay-television platform of Portugal Telecom, has agreed a carriage deal for NBA TV, the cable and satellite television channel operated by the North American basketball league.

Benfica has requested a review of its media-rights deal with Nos after claiming that the telecommunications company’s agreement with rival Portuguese football club Sporting is worth more.

Industry experts believe the Portuguese sports-rights market is set to stagnate for the foreseeable future after the country’s three biggest telcos took equal stakes in dominant pay-television broadcaster Sport TV, ending any possibility of competition between them.

Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has acquired a package of rights to the country’s national football team, according to Expresso.

Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has acquired rights to domestic club football competition the Taça da Liga.

Telecommunications company Portugal Telecom has agreed to acquire a stake in domestic pay-television broadcaster Sport TV.

The Portuguese arm of telecommunications company Vodafone has agreed a deal to acquire a stake in pay-television broadcaster Sport TV.

Meo, the pay-television platform of Portugal Telecom, has agreed terms to sign up to the partnership formed in the country for the sharing of broadcast rights to sports events.

Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV will be required to pay a fine of €2.7m ($2.98m) for abuse of a dominant market position, after the closure of a long-running case.

The Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) has partnered with internet service provider SAPO to launch a new online video platform.

Portuguese pay-television operator Cabovisão has joined telecommunications companies Nos and Vodafone in an agreement to share broadcast rights for sports events.

Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV will launch a free-to-view channel next month.

AMC Networks International-Iberia, the Iberian division of US entertainment company AMC Networks, has joined forces with US gaming and media streaming firm Machinima to launch a new channel in Spain and Portugal focused on esports and gaming.

Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has struck a deal with the country’s national airline, TAP, to show a daily news programme on flights.

Portuguese telco Nos and Benfica have said the latter’s in-house pay-television channel, BTV, will continue to show Primeira Liga top-tier football clubs' games during the 2016-17 season.

Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired rights to the Copa América Centenario, the special edition of the national team football tournament which is being hosted by the United States next month.