Football
Bundesliga builds up local presence in Apac, India with key hires
Bundesliga International has made a trio of executive hires and promotions across Asia-Pacific and India, as it looks to further build the league's exposure on the ground with media rights deals already locked in across much of the region for the long term.
Pragosport ties down Czech league international betting streaming rights
Czech agency Pragosport has been awarded the international betting video rights to the top two Czech football leagues from 2024-25 to 2028-29
Swiss Super League retains free-to-air window with Blue Sport, SRG deals
In opting for the status quo by awarding its new domestic rights contracts, the Swiss Football League will continue to receive blanket pay-television coverage on Swisscom’s Blue Sport and valuable exposure f…
Regional court upholds DAZN, TIM antitrust fines
An administrative regional court has confirmed the fines issued to DAZN and Telecom Italia (TIM) regarding antitrust complaints related to their distribution agreement put in place prior to the 2021-22…
Ecuadorian clubs issue GolTV with deadline to pay debts
GolTV, the pay-television broadcaster that holds domestic rights to Ecuador’s top-tier Serie A, has been given 15 days to pay clubs what they are owed, or facing losing the lucrative contract.
Atalanta’s progression secures free-to-air coverage of Europa League final in Italy
The Uefa Europa League final will be shown by Italian public broadcaster Rai, after Atalanta’s semi-final win against Olympique Marseille triggered a ruling that provides free-to-air exposure for the match should an Italian team be involved.
Globo renegotiation gives Fifa hope of World Cup increase in Brazil
Globo’s renegotiated deal for rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup has given Fifa hope of extracting even more from Brazil than it otherwise would have done, as its sales agent LiveMode prepares to take an additional premium package of rights to the market.
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s U-Next nets joint Premier League, FA Cup rights deal
Streaming service U-Next is close to finalising a deal for exclusive media rights to the Premier League and FA Cup in Japan, SportBusiness understands
Vietcontent pays increase for Uefa club competitions
The Vietcontent agency secured exclusive rights to Uefa club competitions in Vietnam from 2024-25 to 2026-27 after agreeing to pay a hefty uplift.
Divided Brasileirão plays into Globo’s hands as big clubs earn less
The dream of a unified, centralised Brasileirão will have to wait until 2030 at the earliest as years of public pettiness between clubs, meetings about meetings and arguments over small amounts of money have resulted in another resounding victory for Brazil’s biggest media group, Globo.
Argentinian government reconsidering state TV blackout of Copa América
A national backlash against a government move to take matches of the Argentinian national football team off state television has prompted sub-licensing negotiations between broadcast executives.
EXCLUSIVE: First EPL, FA Cup joint sale as Coupang poised to bag rights in Korea
E-commerce company Coupang is close to sealing a deal for Premier League and FA Cup rights in South Korea, SportBusiness understands, marking the first time that media rights to the two properties have…
LFP Media in first international rights deal with Saran for multiple territories
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has announced its first international rights deal since launching a tender over six months ago, an 18-territory pact with Saran Media covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Nova nets first-pick Uefa Europa, Conference League rights in Czech Republic
Pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has secured first-pick rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Europa League and Conference League over the next three seasons, 2024-25 to 2026-27, completing the…
NIFL seals first commercial media deal for women’s league in DAZN tie-up
Northern Ireland's Women's Premiership has been added to the growing free football coverage on DAZN in an historic partnership unveiled today (Wednesday)
Wowow to remain exclusive home of Champions League in Japan to 2027
Wowow, the pay-television broadcaster in Japan, has retained exclusive media rights to Uefa club competitions in the country for the 2024-27 cycle
Korea’s JTBC swoops for 2026, 2030 World Cup rights
JTBC has secured exclusive rights in South Korea to the 2026 and 2030 Fifa World Cups, SportBusiness understands, in what was a competitive process in one of the world’s hottest sports media rights markets.
Eredivisie invites agencies to bid for international media, betting rights
Dutch football’s Eredivisie is looking for an agency or agencies to represent its international broadcast and betting video rights, a property held for 24 years by IMG.