EFL
EFL’s international RFP asks bidders to weigh up rights sales versus d2c streaming
The English Football League has issued its Request for Proposals for international broadcast rights from the 2022-23 season onwards
EFL: Premier League rights deals missed opportunity to address imbalance
The English Football League (EFL) has hit out at the Premier League’s new domestic broadcast rights deals, claiming that the agreements will preserve an “unfair financial distribution model” across Engli…
EFL launches fan campaign as iFollow piracy surges during lockdown
The English Football League has said piracy of its iFollow streaming service has surged after it removed restrictions on the number of matches fans could watch on the platform during the Covid-19 pandemic
Former BBC and Discovery executive Coles ‘helping TPG’s £300m EFL bid’
American private equity firm TPG Capital is reported to be working with former BBC and Discovery executive Dominic Coles to table a £300m ($392mm/€332m) bid for a 20 per-cent stake in the English Football Le…
Reddentes brokers new EFL rights deals in Singapore and Indonesia
Live Carabao Cup and English Football League Championship matches will be shown in Singapore and Indonesian from this month after deals were struck by the Singapore-based Reddentes Sports agency and Pitch…
All EFL Cup fixtures available for live UK broadcast in September
English League Cup matches played in September will be shown live in the UK either through incumbent domestic broadcast rights-holder Sky Sports or streaming services
EFL and Sky ‘in talks’ to expand clubs’ live streaming into 2020-21
The English Football League and its domestic broadcaster, Sky, are reportedly in talks to allow clubs to livestream all matches on their own websites in the 2020-21 season
EFL ‘agrees £7m rebate with Sky’ for Covid-19 disruption
The English Football League has agreed to pay domestic incumbent broadcaster Sky a £7m (€7.7m/$8.7m) rebate for the 2019-20 season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is reported.
ECB to probe Watmore allegations concerning EFL breakaway talks
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it will investigate claims that its incoming chair, Ian Watmore, left his previous role with the English Football League (EFL) after allegations of misconduct
FA ‘likely to suspend’ 3pm blackout if coronavirus crisis worsens
English football’s governing body, the FA, is likely to suspend the country’s Saturday afternoon broadcasting black-out rule in the event the coronavirus crisis forces matches to be played behind closed doo…