Pitch International
Agencies continue to bid low for Primeira Liga in second round
Second-round bids for Portuguese Primeira Liga international rights have once again fallen below Sport TV’s expectations, despite a five-way agency shootout.
Sport TV expects big uplift in Primeira Liga international rights
TVE surprises market with FA Cup and Club World Cup deals
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE surprised the market with deals for English FA Cup and Club World Cup rights this month.
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.
Scottish Rugby renews Pitch distribution deal without tender
Scottish Rugby earned an increase of more than 70 per cent by selling international rights to its autumn Test matches directly to the Pitch International agency, without offering them to the market.
EXCLUSIVE: FA breaks $1bn barrier for international media rights in deals with Pitch and IMG
England’s Football Association is set to break the billion-dollar barrier for its international media rights, excluding the UK, in deals agreed this week with the IMG and Pitch International agencies, TV Sports Markets understands.
Rushmans to market rights for historic Cuba-United States match
The Rushmans consultancy has agreed a deal to market the broadcast rights and advertising inventory for next month’s national team football friendly between Cuba and the United States.
Scottish Rugby extends Autumn Test rights deal with Pitch
Scottish Rugby has extended its deal with the Pitch International agency for the distribution of global rights to Scottish national team Autumn Test matches.
Pitch to create new in-flight offering, buys F1 & LaLiga
The Pitch International agency this month acquired Formula One and LaLiga rights as part of a move to create a new in-flight offering, TV Sports Markets understands.
Pitch renews Football League international rights
England’s Football League has opted to renew its international rights deal with the Pitch International agency, TV Sports Markets understands.
Pitch returns to RFU’s table through Sky partnership
The Pitch International agency has agreed a deal with UK pay-television broadcaster Sky under which the two companies will market the English national rugby union team’s international rights.
Cricket Australia to take more flexible sales approach
Cricket Australia will take a more flexible approach to its rights sales when its global advisory deal with the IMG Events & Media agency expires after the 2015-16 season.
Gazzetta picks up Copa América
RCS Media Group, the parent company of Italy’s Gazzetta TV channel, bought exclusive live rights to this month’s Copa América.
Copa90 partners up with Pitch International
London-based digital media company Copa90 has agreed a strategic partnership with the Pitch International agency.
Pitch International appoints new executives
Pitch International has appointed Guy Le Grew, the former head of the agency’s Asia-Pacific division, to the new role as head of North America.
Sky beats Sport1 and Sportsman in last-minute deal
The Pitch International agency secured a late rights deal in the critical German market for the 2015 men’s Handball World Championship at the end of December – the last major market where a deal was outstanding.
TV2 sports chief apologises for ‘Arab’ comments
Bjørn Taalesen, the director of sports at Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2, has apologised for comments he made following the acquisition of rights for the 2015 and 2017 men’s and women’s Handball World Championships.
Busy December for beIN and Pitch
BeIN Media Group and the Pitch International agency have agreed a host of deals for the International Handball World Championships over the past few weeks, TV Sports Markets understands.