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FA’s WSL carve-out pays dividends in exclusive Sky deal
English FA spurns higher pay-TV revenue for free-to-air Cup reach
FA Cup ‘non-linear’ rights package opens door to Amazon
DAZN completes English football offering with FA Cup, League Cup deals
Sky’s EFL streaming concession creates Premier League dilemma
Media commentators will debate whether the 36-per-cent increase the English Football League secured for its rights from Sky is a great result, a disappointment, or something in between.
FA on the hunt for broadcast, international rights head with Gracey on the move
BBC ‘closing in’ on Women’s Super League deal offering linear exposure
Sky ‘poised to secure’ Women’s Super League rights in UK
English football’s 3pm blackout rule ‘to remain lifted’ for new season
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IMG signs off on FA Cup long-form contract after lengthy talks
Qatar hosting of 2022 World Cup throws IMG/FA deal into doubt
FA international sales strategy vindicated by big agency deals
England’s Football Association told TV Sports Markets this week that its strategy of opening up FA Cup international rights by running a single tender was vindicated by its deals with the IMG and Pitch International agencies.
The FA tweaks tender as global players line up for buyout deal
The Football Association’s invitation to tender for its international rights from 2018-19 to 2023-24 opens the way for a type of deal that has become increasingly rare: a single agency buyout worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
English FA international rights tender due in coming weeks
The English Football Association is set to tender its international rights in the coming weeks with rights available to bidders on a global basis, TV Sports Markets understands.
BBC desire for early renewal helps FA to 27% increase in value of domestic rights
The BBC’s desire to renew its FA Cup rights before its charter is renewed helped the English Football Association increase the value of domestic FA Cup media rights by more than 27 per cent.
News UK adds top rugby to roster
News UK adds top rugby clips for its stable of newspapers
Eurosport to hang on to French Open until 2021 in blockbuster deal
Eurosport set to tie up French Open in long-term deal to cement its grip on grand slam tennis
FA and league cash in as BT and Sky battle for rights
The FA and Football League cash in as Sky and BT scrap for content
Watching Brief (Vol.55) Special Focus: Football – FA Cup
Suitors line up in UK for FA rights
UK broadcasters BBC, ITV, BT and BSkyB likely to bid for domestic rights to the FA Cup and England friendly internationals
NBA renewals to top 2007 world-beaters
Television rights deals with incumbent partners ABC/ESPN and TNT likely to be the most valuable of the year.