Uefa
Uefa confident big five European markets can maintain growth
Uefa gets rights increase from Digitalb in Albania and Kosovo
Eleven sustains Uefa fees and increases coverage in Singapore
Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director, Uefa Events
Uefa and Fifa set for vast fee increases in sub-Saharan Africa
Surprise as Channel 4 outbids the BBC for women’s Euro 2017
Uefa and Serie A jostle to be first in difficult Italian market
Lega Serie A and Uefa are in a race to be first to sell their rights in Italy for the period 2018-19 to 2020-21.
Value of Greek national team matches declines for Uefa
Difficulties in the Greek media market meant Uefa suffered a decrease of about 23 per cent in the value of national team qualifying matches last month.
English clubs top Europa League payments table
The strength of the UK broadcast market helped English Premier League clubs Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur to receive more prize money last season from football’s European governing body, Uefa, than any other teams participating in the Europa League tournament.
UK television market strength sees City top Champions League revenue payments
English Premier League football club Manchester City earned €83.8m ($92.18m) in Champions League prize money last season to top the table of payments from European football’s governing body Uefa, thanks to the strength of its national television market.
Uefa stands still in new national team deals for France & Germany
Uefa has failed to secure any meaningful uplift in value for its national team competitions in deals agreed recently in France and Germany. The deals underline that, while Europe remains the bedrock of value for Uefa, it has become a difficult region in which to achieve growth for its national team properties.
Uefa to focus on free-to-air deals as EBU plays a pragmatic role
Uefa’s latest deal for its national team rights in Austria is evidence of a change in strategy for sales in Europe from 2018-19, as European football’s governing body attempts to meet its targets for both revenue and exposure.
Added inventory helps Uefa in Scandinavia
New inventory and strong broadcaster competition has seen the value of Uefa’s package of national team rights increase markedly in Scandinavia.
Value of women’s Euros up more than 500% in France
Uefa increased the value of the women’s European Championship tournament hugely in a deal with France Télévisions last month.
Sport 24 gets Euro 2016 ahead of new channel launch
IMG this month added a second Sport 24 in-flight channel to its offering following its deal for Euro 2016, for which it paid considerably more than Euro 2012.
TVR and Antena 1 fail to block late Pro TV deal for Euro 2016
Romania’s public-service broadcaster TVR and general entertainment channel Antena 1 failed in a last-gasp attempt to block a deal by commercial broadcaster Pro TV for free-to-air rights to 23 Euro 2016 matches.
Watching Brief (Vol.126) Special Focus: Football – Uefa Champions League
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence examines television audiences in selected European markets for the 2015-16 Uefa Champions League.
BeIN takes action against Ooredoo over Euro 2016 coverage
BeIN Media Group has begun legal action against various platforms and channels in the Middle East and North Africa, notably telco Ooredoo, for infringement of its exclusive Uefa Euro 2016 rights in the region.