MP & Silva

The Football Association of Malaysia’s new regime is seeking a broadcast deal for the country’s domestic league after the collapse of its agreement with the MP & Silva agency.

Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, is considering selling its international rights before its domestic rights in the next cycle due to uncertainty about the future of pay-television platform Mediaset Premium.

The MP & Silva agency has agreed an exclusive deal to distribute the media rights for the Desert Force Championship Middle Eastern mixed martial arts series.

Second-round bids for Portuguese Primeira Liga international rights have once again fallen below Sport TV’s expectations, despite a five-way agency shootout.

German pay-television broadcaster Sky triggered a clause to renew EHF Champions League rights late last year, extending its deal until 2019-20.

The MP & Silva agency will invite offers for domestic rights to Belgium’s top-tier Pro League in mid- to late-January 2017, TV Sports Markets understands.

MP & Silva has struggled to refinance its investment in English Premier League rights across Asia-Pacific, outside Japan, TV Sports Markets understands.

The Portuguese Primeira Liga’s international rights have been tendered for the first time, attracting interest from multiple global sports-rights agencies.

The MP & Silva agency has gone back into business with the Football Kenya Federation, a year after a deal between the two fell apart amid allegations of forgery, fraud and embezzlement against then-FKF president Sam Nyamweya.

MP & Silva’s chief commercial officer Roberto Dalmiglio is to leave the agency at the end of the year, TV Sports Markets understands.

The MP & Silva agency has secured a solid increase in the value of Serie A media rights in Turkey, but will wait to see how the market develops before committing to a deal for more than one season.

Germany’s Bundesliga is understood to have secured a large fee from the MP & Silva agency last month for its rights in 31 territories across Europe.

The MP & Silva agency has acquired platform-neutral rights to the German Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga domestic football competitions in 34 countries.

MP & Silva has made a small profit on its most recent English Premier League sublicensing deal in Asia.

International pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Taiwan for football’s English Premier League.

Baofeng founder and chief executive Feng Xin has said the internet entertainment and technology provider will launch one or two new platforms within the next three months following the formation of its Baofeng Sports International subsidiary.