TEAM Marketing

Uefa was able to secure a modest increase in rights fee for the Champions League from Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus in its renewal last month, despite there being no rival bids.

Uefa enjoyed differing levels of success in the sales of its club competition rights in France and Southeast Asia last month. The outcome points to a cooling of the French market but suggests there is still margin for substantial growth in several major Asian territories.

US friendly football tournament set to turn a profit this year

The Team Marketing agency has launched an invitation to tender for the media rights in all Latin American countries, with the exception of Brazil, to the Uefa Champions League, Super Cup and Europa League club football tournaments.

French pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal Plus, along with commercial broadcaster M6, have entered bids for the rights to the Uefa Champions League club football competitions from 2015-16 to 2017-18, with the process moving to a second round of bidding, according to L’Equipe.

Profits and sales fell at the Constantin Medien media company, which operates the Team Marketing agency, in 2013.

Uefa secures small increase in Israel

State-owned broadcaster S Media has extended rights deals in Myanmar to show the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European club football competitions.

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has launched invitations to tender for rights covering several of its competitions in various territories.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has extended a rights deal in Austria for the Uefa Champions League club football competition.

Uefa agrees deal with Al Jazeera in Middle East for Champions League

Irish broadcasters TV3 and Setanta issue complaint against ITV