Uefa
Uefa secures Under-21 Championship rights deal in host nation
European football’s governing body Uefa has reached an agreement with public-service broadcaster Česká Televize for the broadcasting rights to its 2015 European Under-21 Championship in host nation the Czech Republic.
Enter Turner, exit ESPN in Brazil as Uefa gets tough
The acquisition of the Champions League rights earlier this month paves the way for Brazilian commercial channel Esporte Interativo to enter the pay-television market, while simultaneously damaging its future rival ESPN.
Esporte Interativo snaps up Uefa Champions League rights – reports
Brazilian free-to-air sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo has struck a deal to acquire rights for the Uefa Champions League European club football tournament, according to reports.
OTE v Nova rivalry gives Uefa surprise boost in Greece
Uefa is set to secure a decent increase in total rights fees for its Champions League and Europa League club competitions in the Greek market.
BeIN behind Mediapro’s Champions League deal, insiders say
Uefa earned a strong increase in its Champions League rights fee in Spain last week, with most industry insiders believing it had Qatari broadcaster beIN Media Group to thank.
Initial deal reached for Euro 2016 qualifiers in Russia
Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has agreed an outline deal with the CAA Eleven agency for the rights to the qualifying games for the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football competition.
Three-way battle in Hong Kong gives Uefa big uplift
Pay-television platform i-Cable paid a significant increase to retain rights amid stiff competition for the Uefa Champions League in Hong Kong.
ESPN and Fox see off beIN Sports and Telefónica in Latin America
Fox Sports Latin America and ESPN International were forced to increase their fee for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League pay-television rights in Latin America this month to see off aggressive rival bids from Qatari-owned broadcaster beIN Sports and Spanish telco Telefónica.
Uefa secures big rights fees in Africa and Asia-Pacific
The CAA Eleven agency completed a host of new deals for Uefa European Qualifiers rights at the end of July, with strong results in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
Uefa builds broadcaster portfolio for European Qualifiers
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed a host of rights deals for the European qualifying games for the Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team tournaments.
Canal Plus snaps up Euro Qualifiers to boost Sport Plus
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus beat competition from main rival beIN Sports to pick up third-party European Qualifier football rights in France earlier this month.
Ten pays double to keep hold of strategic content
Uefa achieved another big increase in the value of its Champions and Europa League rights in the Indian subcontinent in its renewal earlier this month with incumbent rights-holder Ten Sports.
Ten Sports scores extension to Uefa rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports, which operates in the Indian subcontinent, has signed a three-year extension to its rights deal with European football’s governing body Uefa for the Champions League and Europa League club competitions.
Uefa gets small increase in tough Polish market
Uefa was able to secure a modest increase in rights fee for the Champions League from Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus in its renewal last month, despite there being no rival bids.
Watching Brief (Vol.80) Special Focus: Football – Uefa Champions League
There were mixed results for broadcasters of the 2013-14 Uefa Champions League in Europe's big five markets, as Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains
Watching Brief (Vol.79) Special Focus: Football – Uefa Europa League
Cumulative free-to-air television audiences across the big five markets increase for this season's Uefa Europa League, as Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains
Uefa exceeds its own expectations
Uefa is on course to earn more than expected from the sale of its European Qualifiers media rights from 2014-15 to 2017-18, according to research conducted by TV Sports Markets with local media sources over the last 12 months.
TVE secures Spanish national team qualifier rights
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has struck a rights deal for all Spain national team qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup football tournaments.