Uefa
Mega TV consolidates position as Greece’s Champions League FTA home
The Uefa Champions League will continue to get a weekly free-to-air window in Greece, after commercial broadcaster Mega TV sub-licensed a package of rights from pay-television's Cosmote TV
Fox succeeds ESPN as Women’s Euro broadcaster in US
Fox Sports has announced that it will broadcast the 2025 Uefa Women’s European Championship, which will be held from July 2 to 27 in Switzerland.
Italy’s financial crime unit blocks rampant illegal Euro 2024 streams
An anti-piracy operation in Italy has shut down platforms that were illegally streaming matches from the ongoing Uefa Euro 2024 to more than 1.3 million users.
Uefa club competitions to remain on Megogo in Ukraine
Megogo, the over-the-top streaming platform, has retained exclusive rights in Ukraine to all Uefa club competitions in the new three-year cycle
EXCLUSIVE: BeIN to hold Uefa club rights in all its Asian markets
BeIN Sports is close to finalising a deal that would see it hold Uefa club competition rights in all its active Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles set for UWCL commercial rights sales contract
The Two Circles agency has been identified as the winning bidder for global broadcast and sponsorship rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League, SportBusiness understands.
Uefa club competitions global agency RFP primed for launch
Uefa has opted to canvass the agency market again for global commercial rights sales to its flagship club competitions in a request for proposal process inviting bids over three or six seasons.
Late Euro 2024 deals agreed in Japan with Wowow, Abema
Uefa has finalised its broadcast deals in major markets for the European Championships ahead of this Friday's kick-off, with a late deal secured by CAA Eleven with Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow and streaming platform Abema.
BeIN lands pay-TV rights in France to all Euro 2024, Euro 2028 matches
With less than a week to go until the start of Euro 2024, pay-TV operator beIN Sports has announced it has acquired the rights to show all matches in France from Uefa’s flagship international tournament i…
Uefa earns uplift for Euro rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese telco Viettel secured rights to the 2024 Uefa European Championship after agreeing to pay a slight increase on the previous fee, SportBusiness Media has learned.
Champions League final takes audience podium in US
The Uefa Champions League final was the third most-watched on record in homes across the United States, while also setting a new milestone for Paramount+, the streaming service.
Sky in box seat for Uefa club competition tenders in NZ
Uefa and its appointed Team Marketing agency have gone to market with European club competition media rights in New Zealand, a tough sales territory given the demise of former rights-holder Spark Sport.
TrueVisions nets late Euro 2024 deal in Thailand
TrueVisions has secured rights to all matches from Euro 2024, with the Thai pay-TV broadcaster having also shown all matches from the previous edition in a last-minute deal.
BTV, A1 renew Uefa club rights in Bulgaria
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster bTV and Telekom Austria-owned telco A1 have renewed their rights in Bulgaria to Uefa club competitions, ahead of the current three-year deals ending this Saturday with the Champions League final.
Broad Euro 2024 exposure in Russia on Match TV, Okko
This summer's Uefa European Championship will receive blanket coverage in Russia following deals struck with Match TV, the Gazprom Media-owned broadcaster, and subscription streaming platform Okko
Viaplay stands firm to secure Champions League in Sweden, Denmark
Viaplay Group has ended a tumultuous 12 months by strengthening its position as the dominant football broadcaster in its home Nordics region, picking up exclusive Uefa Champions League rights in Sweden and retaining its contract in Denmark.
Stars align for Uefa to net strong Euros increase in UK
Uefa secured an excellent uplift for rights to Euro 2024 and Euro 2028 in the UK, capitalising on record audiences and the promise of a UK-hosted tournament in 2028.
Record German audience for Leverkusen’s Europa League defeat
Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten season may have come to an end with the 3-0 defeat by Italy's Atalanta in last night's Uefa Europa League final but the game netted the highest German audience for a club match…