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Canal Plus pays up for F1, misses out on Champions League rights
Canal Plus’ loss of Champions League rights – announced late this week – is a blow to the broadcaster, softened slightly by its recent extension of Formula One rights.
Competition heats up in France with three big tenders out
Strong competition is expected between France’s main pay-television broadcasters for Uefa Champions League, Formula One and European rugby rights, with all three properties currently on the market.
Polsat comes out of nowhere to take Champions League rights
Polsat has shocked the Polish sports-rights market by acquiring Uefa Champions League rights, paying a huge premium to wrest them from long-term incumbent NC Plus.
Sports Channel pays up for Uefa rights to retain position in Israel
Uefa was the beneficiary this month as Israel’s Sports Channel paid a fee increase of about 440 per cent to renew its Champions League rights.
BT confident it can monetise £1.2bn Uefa rights renewal
UK telco BT told TV Sports Markets this week it is “well-placed” to monetise its huge investment in rights to Uefa’s Champions League and Europa League.
BT splashes out on Uefa rights renewal
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has maintained its hold on rights to Uefa club football competitions in the UK by extending its contract for the Champions League and Europa League.
Uefa close to signing off club deals in China, Japan and the US
Uefa will imminently finalise club competition deals for the 2018-19 to 2020-21 cycle in China, Japan and the US.
Uefa earns national team growth from small Icelandic market
Uefa will earn just under €3.5m for national team rights from 2018-19 to 2021-22 in Iceland
RÚV will pay about €850,000 for rights to 24 first- and second-party Iceland matches
365 will pay €2.6m for
SRG sees off new competitors for Swiss national team rights
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG renewed rights to Uefa national team competitions late last month despite facing a rare challenge for premium sport from rival free-to-air broadcasters.
Uefa wins big as Sky pays top dollar for Nations League rights
Uefa’s change in format and centralisation of all national team rights from 2018-19 onward has helped European football’s governing body increase the value of its rights in the UK by about 84 per cent.
Uefa in direct negotiations with top Champions League bidder
Team Marketing, Uefa’s sales agent for the Champions League and Europa League, is in final negotiations with one party – believed to be the Desports agency – over rights in China.
ITV, Sky seal Uefa rights deal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV and pay-television operator Sky have acquired the latest package of football rights for the England national team offered by European governing body Uefa.
Uefa completes successful set of national team sales in Belgium
Uefa took advantage of strong broadcaster interest in Belgium, driven by the success of the national team, to secure an increase in the value of its national team rights package last month.
NOS pays 10% more for Euro 2020 rights in the Netherlands
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has agreed to pay an increase of just over eight per cent for rights to Euro 2020, compared to Euro 2016.
Uefa confident big five European markets can maintain growth
Uefa is confident the European pay-television market – the engine room of value for Champions League media rights – is sufficiently competitive to help it reach its income targets for the next cycle.
Uefa gets rights increase from Digitalb in Albania and Kosovo
Uefa, European football’s governing body, last month secured a strong increase in the value of its national team media rights from telco Digitalb in Albania and Kosovo.
Eleven sustains Uefa fees and increases coverage in Singapore
Eleven Sports Network’s deal for Euro 2016 in Singapore also included rights to the 2020 European Championship, plus European Qualifier matches from 2016-17 to 2021-22
Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director, Uefa Events
Interview with Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director, Uefa Events, on the new European club competition media rights sales cycle.