Uefa
Kuaishou acquires Uefa Champions League rights
Chinese online video platform Kuaishou has acquired rights for full, live matches from the Uefa Champions League, in a deal covering the knockout stage of the competition this season
RTVE lands Champions League final rights for first time since 2015
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE will show the final of this season's Uefa Champions League in May, as well as two Spanish national team friendlies in March
Canal Plus, beIN secure French injunctions to protect Champions League coverage
Canal Plus and beIN Sports France, the pay-television broadcasters and Uefa Champions League rights-holders in France, have obtained injunctions to protect themselves against illegal streaming of European…
Uefa ExCo ratifies award of club competition rights to Team and Relevent
The Uefa Executive Committee has today (Monday) approved the retention of Team Marketing as the commercial rights agency for Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle, albeit with Relevent Sports…
Uefa club rights retained by Team Marketing, Relevent to be awarded US media rights
The Team Marketing agency is understood to have retained its remit to sell commercial rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27, but with US-based firm Relevent Sports Group to be awarded…
FuboTV picks up Uefa streaming rights in US via Fox Sports sublicense deal
FuboTV has continued to expand its reach in the United States by securing exclusive streaming rights to a number of Uefa competitions, including selected matches from the 2024 and 2028 European Championships,…
Regional carve-outs and guarantees offered as Uefa sets final agency bid deadline
The deadline gives the four remaining companies – Team Marketing, Relevent Sports Group, Endeavor and Infront – one last chance to improve or amend their bids to become the exclusive commercial rights agent of Uefa club competitions.
EXCLUSIVE: Uefa club competitions tender enters third round of bidding
The ongoing request for proposals process for the commercial rights to Uefa club competitions from the 2024-25 season onwards is to enter a third round of bidding, SportBusiness understands
EXCLUSIVE: Quartet of heavyweight agency bidders in Uefa club competitions RFP
Four sports marketing agencies are among the leading bidders in the ongoing Uefa club competitions request for proposals following presentations given recently, SportBusiness understands
No guaranteed fees for Uefa as sales agent process sprints to a finish
Uefa and the European Clubs Association’s hopes of receiving a minimum guarantee for rights to Uefa club competitions look to have been dashed after bidders failed to find a cost-effective method of delivering one.
Polsat pays modest increase to retain Champions League rights in Poland
The value of Uefa Champions League rights in Poland has remained at a high level as Polsat has paid a modest increase to secure Uefa Champions League rights in the country for the next three seasons.
French football wants bigger share of ‘Big 5’s’ capped solidarity payments
French football authorities have called for a greater share of the solidarity payments to French clubs who do not compete in Uefa club competitions during the 2021-24 cycle
Whisper widens production remit with Uefa
UK-based sports production company Whisper has strengthened its association with Uefa by agreeing a multi-year deal with European football’s governing body.
Sky NZ seizes opening to secure 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s agreement for exclusive media rights to all matches of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup is the largest ever deal for the tournament in the country.
Uefa national team broadcast rights on the market in Italy
Italian broadcasters must lodge their first-round bids for Uefa national team rights, including rights to both the 2024 and 2028 European Championships, by November 24 after invitations to tender were…
Fox Sports secures US media rights to 2024, 2028 European Championships
Fox Sports has significantly bolstered its global soccer rights in the United States by securing a six-year agreement with Uefa which includes the 2024 and 2028 European Championships
Sony confirms renewal of Uefa club rights in India
Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) has confirmed the renewal of its exclusive linear television and digital rights in the Indian subcontinent for Uefa club competitions for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Uefa RFP prompts agency frenzy but Team remains strong favourite
While Uefa's search for a club competition sales agent should be the blockbuster tender of the century, agencies have greeted the opportunity with as much bemusement as excitement.