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Has women’s club football lost its media rights momentum?
Experts polled by SportBusiness Media say there is a growing disparity between how buyers and sellers value women's football media rights, resulting in stalemates at negotiating tables and leaving the sector at significant risk of plateau.
FA Cup rights value increases in new WBD gatekeeper deal
England’s Football Association is understood to have secured an important uplift for domestic FA Cup rights in its new deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, but has sacrificed exposure for income at a time when finances are more important than ever to the governing body.
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League makes shock FA Cup international rights approach
The Premier League has approached England's Football Association with a framework that would see the league sell the FA's international media rights alongside its own in a long-term partnership beginning with the 2024-25 season, SportBusiness understands.
BT to show English top-tier futsal final
UK telco BT has acquired live rights to the English Football Association’s National Futsal Series’ Summer Showdown Grand Final.
BBC benefits from FA’s free-to-air objectives in WSL renewal
The Football Association’s desire for strong free-to-air coverage means the BBC will pay substantially less per match than pay-television partner Sky in the latest domestic cycle of England’s Women’s Super League.
Sky, BBC secure Women’s Super League domestic rights in ‘landmark’ deals
England’s Football Association has announced that its top-tier Women’s Super League will “bring in more revenue than any women’s domestic league in the world” after it secured lucrative domestic media rig…
FA Cup rights hit again in Hong Kong in TVB deal
The value of FA Cup rights in Hong Kong fell again in commercial broadcaster TVB’s deal for the 2020-24 cycle, which followed the collapse of the two prior broadcast agreements in the territory.
Pitch sees clear path to WSL football international rights deal
Agency Pitch International did not face serious competition in the English FA’s tender for international Women’s Super League media rights, SportBusiness Media understands.
FA Cup rights take a dip in Sub-Saharan Africa as StarTimes replaces SuperSport
StarTimes, the Chinese-owned African pay-television broadcaster, was able to exploit regulatory pressure facing rival broadcaster SuperSport and secure exclusive rights to the English FA Cup and Community Shield at a reduced fee.
Andrea Radrizzani, owner, Eleven Sports
Interview with Andrea Radrizzani, owner of Eleven Sports, on the reasons behind the broadcaster's decision to break the UK's '3pm' blackout rule