Finance & Law
RFEF to re-tender Primera División rights after break with Fuchs
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) plans to release a new tender for domestic media rights to Spain’s third-tier Primera División RFEF for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Sportsman founder Krohne among new investors in European League of Football
Media and sports entrepreneur Thomas Krohne has been named as one of three executives who have acquired a circa 8-per-cent stake in American football organisation the European League of Football
Viaplay ‘in talks’ to acquire Premier Sports in UK push
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay is reported to be in talks to acquire pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports as it bids to ramp up its operations in the UK market
Regulator opens probe into UK broadcasters, IMG over suspected antitrust breaches
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into UK broadcasters and the IMG agency over their purchase of freelance services for the production and broadcast of sports content
DAZN ‘in negotiations’ to buy Eleven Sports
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group is thought to be in talks to acquire subscription streaming broadcaster Eleven Sports
Legal fight forthcoming as Musk drops bid to buy Twitter
Dispute continues over number of spam accounts on social media platform
Canal Plus told to honour beIN deal in latest Ligue 1 legal blow
The Paris Commercial Court has ordered Canal Plus to honour a sublicensing deal with fellow French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for rights to Ligue 1, the top division of domestic club football
Playmaker expands portfolio with World Soccer Talk acquisition
Digital sports media company Playmaker Capital has announced the acquisition of soccer-focused media business World Soccer Talk, whose multiplatform offering includes a website, mobile app, podcast, and …
MultiChoice, Uefa secure landmark Kenyan anti-piracy takedown
Pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice Kenya and Uefa have secured a ruling from the High Court of Kenya that orders a number of internet service providers (ISPs) in the country to permanently block access to…
UCI registers CHF21.3m surplus as Tokyo 2020 sees revenues surge
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has registered a net surplus of CHF21.3m ($22.2m/€21.3m) in its latest annual report after the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics helped uplift revenues to CHF61.4m.
Canal Plus loses Ligue 1 rights appeal against LFP
Canal Plus has lost its appeal against the French Football League (LFP), which the pay-television broadcaster had accused of abusing a dominant position during the sales process for rights to Ligue 1
FC Barcelona, Sixth Street finalize €267m LaLiga TV rights deal
LaLiga giants FC Barcelona has finalized a deal to sell 10 per cent of its LaLiga television rights for the next 25 years to United States-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners
Lega Serie A hails end to international rights term restrictions
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has welcomed the official introduction of changes to the Melandri Law, specifically concerning contracts it can enter into…
Seven seeks permission from court to terminate Cricket Australia rights deal
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven has begun legal action to terminate its media rights agreement with Cricket Australia due to alleged “multiple quality and standard breaches” of the contract by …
Premier Padel appoints Octagon to market Madrid event
Premier Padel, the new global padel tour run by the International Padel Federation (FIP) and backed by players body the Professional Padel Association (PPA) and Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), has appointed…
Paramount insists it has ‘no plans’ to sell Ten
Paramount Global has rejected reports that it is looking sell Australian free-to-air network Ten
PGA Tour, DP World Tour strengthen alliance to fend off LIV Golf threat
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have strengthened their alliance with an expanded 13-year joint venture partnership through 2035, which is designed to fend off the growing challenge from the Saudi-backed…
Sportall’s €2.9m Series A funding to ‘speed up international development’
Sportall, the French sports streaming platform, plans to expedite its international development after raising €2.9m ($3.1m) in a Series A funding round led by existing investors.