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Lack of competition drives Serie A fees down in Iberia
Telefonica and Sport TV renewed their Serie A deals in Spain and Portugal at reduced rates, benefitting from rival broadcasters focusing attention elsewhere.
Infront seals strong FIS renewals with Discovery and ARD/ZDF
Infront has secured increased fees for rights to Fédération Internationale de Ski events in deals with Discovery Sports and German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
BWF benefits from pan-regional battle in Apac but value drops in Malaysia
Competition between budding pan-regional players SPOTV and Eleven helped the Badminton World Federation increase the value of its media-rights in a string of Asia-Pacific markets in a recent deal.
Regional carve-outs and guarantees offered as Uefa sets final agency bid deadline
The deadline gives the four remaining companies – Team Marketing, Relevent Sports Group, Endeavor and Infront – one last chance to improve or amend their bids to become the exclusive commercial rights agent of Uefa club competitions.
Post-Fox Sports Asia landscape emerges as SPOTV and beIN snap up rights
A volley of rights sales this year reallocated properties formerly held by pan-regional broadcaster Fox Sports Asia and began shaping a new sports broadcasting landscape in Asia-Pacific.
No guaranteed fees for Uefa as sales agent process sprints to a finish
Uefa and the European Clubs Association’s hopes of receiving a minimum guarantee for rights to Uefa club competitions look to have been dashed after bidders failed to find a cost-effective method of delivering one.
Infront, StreamAMG launch Ski and Snowboard Live OTT platform in US market
The Infront agency has teamed up with StreamAMG, the sports streaming and technology company, to launch Ski and Snowboard Live, a new direct-to-consumer streaming service for the US market
Serie A values down across France and APAC in new beIN deal
Italian Serie A rights values have declined by around a third in France and Southeast Asia under a deal with beIN Sports, mirroring recent trends in those markets.
Cosmote pays almost double to take back Serie A in Greece
Greece’s Cosmote has paid a strong increase to take Serie A rights back from rival pay-television operator Nova, preserving its status as a broadcaster of top European football.
Serie A sees steady deals in Nordics, though rights in Norway remain unsold
Telco Telia was able to seal a three-season deal for Serie A in Sweden and Finland for a relatively modest increase amid strong competition and high increases for rights fees in the Nordics.
TVP hits out at Discovery’s FIS rights deal
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has hit out at what it claims is Discovery Sports’ decision not to sublicense rights to International Ski Federation (FIS) ski jumping competitions, claiming the s…
Disney’s European football push makes Star+ market leader in LatAm
Disney is hoping its decision to dominate the football rights market in Latin America will drive a strong influx of subscribers to its Star+ streaming platform, which launched across the region on August 31.
Viacom18 overpowers rivals to secure 2022 Fifa World Cup rights in India
Viacom18’s deal 2022 Fifa World Cup rights is the strongest signal yet of its intention to launch a sports-centric channel in the Indian subcontinent.
Discovery lands CEV Champions League rights in Italy
The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) has announced a two-year rights deal with the Discovery Sports arm of media group Discovery for the rights in Italy to its men’s and women’s Champions League clu…
Viacom18 snaps up Serie A, Ligue 1 amid absence of competition
Indian media group Viacom18’s acquisitions of rights to Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 signify the growing presence of tech and media giant Reliance in the Indian sports broadcasting landscape.
Infront secures huge Serie A increase with Telekom Srbija
Infront has secured a monstrous increase for Italian Serie A rights in the Balkans, leveraging fierce competition and its European Handball Federation joint-venture deal with DAZN.
EHF buoyed by 2020-21 audience figures driven by Infront-DAZN pact
The European Handball Federation has reported back on the first season of its exclusive media and sponsorship rights deal with the Infront agency and multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN by stating…
Migu and iQiyi step up as European football values dive in China
As the fallout continues from the collapse of PP Sports, the media rights value of major European football properties in China has fallen sharply in new deals agreed ahead of the 2021-22 season