MP & Silva

Fox International Channels’ decision to sublicense German Bundesliga rights in Japan to the MP & Silva agency surprised industry observers this week. Something seemed to be the wrong way round – agencies buy to sell to broadcasters, not vice versa.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal for Serie A, the top division of Italian football.

The MP & Silva agency has extended a deal to continue distributing rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of German football, to broadcasters in Japan.

MP & Silva fought off competition from rival agencies Dentsu, Infront Sports & Media, and World Sport Group this month to land an advisory deal with the Football Association of Singapore.

Interview with Andrea Radrizzani, co-founder of MP & Silva, on the agency’s six-year advisory deal with the Football Association of Singapore.

The MP & Silva agency has entered into a strategic media and commercial partnership with the Football Association of Singapore, the sport’s governing body in the country.

The Football Association of Malaysia last week secured an extraordinary deal for the rights to the M-League, the country’s top football league, and other association rights.

Interview with Andrea Radrizzani, co-founder of MP & Silva, on the agency’s new 15-year advisory deal with the Football Association of Malaysia.

The Football Association of Malaysia has assured clubs in the country that their input will be considered before a final split of rights income is decided as part of a new media and commercial rights deal with the MP & Silva agency, according to the Malaysian Star newspaper.

The MP & Silva agency has agreed a 15-year deal with the Football Association of Malaysia to act as its global advisor for all media and commercial rights relating to a number of club competitions.

MP & Silva has paid a significant increase for the rights in Japan to Euro 2016 in a deal finalised last month. The agency now faces a challenge to turn a profit on the deal.

Daniel Cohen has been appointed as the new senior vice-president for the Americas at the MP & Silva agency.

Bamba TV, a new free-to-air television platform in Kenya, has acquired rights to the Italian Serie A top-tier football league, according to the Telecom Paper news website.

The MP & Silva agency has secured the exclusive rights to distribute the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament in Japan.

The MP & Silva agency has acquired the exclusive global media and sponsorship rights for the first two editions of the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Premier 12 tournament.

The MP & Silva agency has announced a new executive management structure as part of a move to strengthen its position in the sports media rights market.

All UAE-based sports broadcasters have united to boycott the acquisition of rights to the forthcoming 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations national team football tournament amid a dispute over the sales process, according to the Gulf News website.

Yousuf Al Sarkal, the president of the UAE Football Association, has criticised the media rights-sales process for the 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations and called for a committee to be established to avoid future difficulties in relation to the national team football tournament.