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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.
Qatar keeps heat on in Southeast Asia but eases off the gas in France
Uefa enjoyed differing levels of success in the sales of its club competition rights in France and Southeast Asia last month. The outcome points to a cooling of the French market but suggests there is still margin for substantial growth in several major Asian territories.
Different mindset needed for Africa
Rights-holders need a ‘different mindset' in Africa, report says
RSE Ventures says it will turn a profit on friendly competition
US friendly football tournament set to turn a profit this year
Uefa struggles for value in tough Spain and Italy
National team qualifier rights values tumble in Italy and Spain
Arne Rees, chief operating officer, RSE Ventures
Interview with Arne Rees, chief operating officer of RSE Ventures, on the International Champions Cup friendly tournament
Movistar TV acquires European qualifier rights in Spain
Movistar TV, the IPTV platform of telecommunications company Telefónica, has acquired the Spanish broadcast rights, excluding the country’s national team, to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup football tournaments.
BeIN Sports scores enhanced Champions League contract
French pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal Plus have confirmed the retention of their rights to the Uefa Champions League club football competition from 2015-16 to 2017-18.
Nations League talks will now begin in earnest
Uefa has the federations on board for the Nations League but has yet to discuss how much they will earn
Ligue 1 says it is ‘satisfied’ with modest increase as beIN holds its fire
Last Friday’s French football league rights auction put a large hole in the theory that Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is an unstoppable force bent on dominating the local market
All change in rugby, cricket and football
If there is a common thread running through our stories this issue it is change. It is a process that all sports go through, usually to secure increased media exposure and revenue, and occasionally due to power struggles about how that revenue is divided.
NOS holds on to highlights as Fox looks long term
NOS in surprise Eredivisie highlights deal as Fox waits
Romanian league sells domestic rights to start-up company
Mystery media player helps Romanian football league to hold its value