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BeIN benefits from DAZN delay with Champions League deals in Southeast Asia
Uefa suffers dramatic decrease in club competition value from Ukraine
CCTV’s new digital strategy complicates renewal talks for Champions League, Bundesliga and Serie A
StarTimes capitalises on Kwesé woes to grow football portfolio
Broadcasters aim to lower Uefa fees after Turkish lira collapse
Uefa club competition rights sold in Ukraine
Highlight strikes deal to take over Constantin Medien
Highlight Communications, backed by Lucerne-based Studhalter Investment, has struck a deal to acquire German media company Constantin Medien.
Team Marketing outlines targets for next Uefa rights cycle
The Team Marketing agency has said it expects to generate around €5bn ($5.6bn) in revenue through the marketing of media rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League across the European club football competitions’ next three-year window.
Sport TV retains Uefa club football rights
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has retained rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European club football tournaments.
Uefa suffers club competition fee decline in tricky Dutch market
The value of Uefa Champions League and Europa League media rights in the Netherlands will decrease by about 27 per cent in the next cycle, TV Sports Markets understands.
Facebook and Turner force UCL rights fee down 40% in Brazil
Facebook and Esporte Interativo are set to strike a deal for Uefa Champions League rights in Brazil at a much-reduced price
Telekom Austria and bTV to share Champions League in Bulgaria
Telekom Austria’s push for Champions League rights helped drive the value of Uefa club competitions in Bulgaria up by about 30 per cent from 2018-19.
Melita and Go end rivalry to form joint venture in Maltese market
Maltese telcos Go and Melita will progress with a long-discussed joint venture after two media-rights deals removed one of its biggest sticking points.
Competition in Eastern Europe boosts Uefa club competitions
Uefa Champions League and Europa League rights will increase in value throughout Albania, Kosovo and the Baltics – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – from the 2018-19 season, TV Sports Markets has learned.
TV3 aggression in Ireland boosts Uefa club competition income
Strong competition in Ireland has helped Uefa seal a big increase for its club competition rights, as commercial broadcaster TV3 fell just short in its attempt to acquire all the rights on offer.
Strong broadcaster relationships harm Uefa values in Romania
The value of Uefa Champions League and Europa League rights will decline slightly in Romania from 2018-19 onward, with telco Telekom Romania, pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport and commercial broadcaster Look TV set to share coverage.
Perform leading the race for Uefa club rights in Southeast Asia
Digital media company Perform is close to agreeing a deal for Uefa Champions League and Europa League rights across five Southeast Asian markets, TV Sports Markets understands.
Uefa reverses decline in Cyprus and wraps up sales in Slovakia
Uefa has reversed the falling value of its club competition media rights in Cyprus via an exclusive deal with telco Cyta.
New 365 owner pays up to retain hold on Uefa club competitions
Media group 365 has retained its grip on Uefa Champions League and Europa League media rights in Iceland, paying an increase of about 50 per cent.
Uefa growth across the Balkans driven by Telekom Austria plans
Aggressive bidding from telcos has helped Uefa substantially grow the value of its club competition rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Champions League goes pay-TV only in Czech Republic & Slovakia
Uefa has more than doubled the value of its club competitions in Czech Republic and Slovakia by striking an exclusive deal for the Champions League with pay-television broadcaster O2.
Uefa earns decent increases for its club competitions in Belgium
Uefa increased the value of Champions League media rights in Belgium by about 31 per cent last month, while the Europa League grew in value by about 19 per cent.
Ziggo renews Champions League rights but no free-to-air deal yet
Uefa has secured an increase of about 33 per cent from Dutch telco Ziggo for pay-television Champions League rights, but is yet to agree a deal for its free-to-air rights in the Netherlands.
Uefa club competitions to move fully to pay-television in Greece
The value of Uefa Champions League and Europa League rights in Greece is set to fall in its new cycle despite rights being sold exclusively to pay-television broadcaster Cosmote last week.