Football
Band ‘holds talks with Dentsu’ over Copa América rights
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has held negotiations with the Dentsu agency about acquiring rights to the 2021 edition of the Copa América tournament, it has been reported.
Record international exposure for USL Championship final after Sportfive-LIVENow deal
This Sunday’s USL Championship final between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Phoenix Rising FC is to receive the widest-ever global exposure in the showpiece match’s history following a recent deal struck by …
Sportfive to sell rights in China as Spanish national team lands on Weibo
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is to launch an account on Weibo, the popular Chinese social media platform, as part of wider work with the Sportfive agency
Fox threatens legal response to Argentinian Primera División contract termination
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has warned that it will use “all measures” at its disposal, including “legal and judicial action” following the termination of its rights agreement for Argentina’s Primera D…
Globo ready to take action against Athletico Paranaense over media rights decree
Brazilian media group Globo has threatened to take action against Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Athletico Paranaense after the club sold pay-per-view rights to Sunday’s match using the controversial P…
WSC Sports strikes deal close to home with Israeli football tie-up
Israel-based automated highlights company WSC Sports has reached an agreement with the Israeli Professional Football Leagues to provide real-time video content
Premier League extends PPV pricing into November, audience numbers revealed
The Premier League will continue its domestic pay-per-view coverage and pricing for four more matches before making a longer-term decision in November
Premier League to get 4K coverage boost on TV2 Norway
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 will offer English Premier League matches in ultra high-definition 4K for the first time from November 1
Champions League broadcast rights on the market in Indonesia
Broadcasters in Indonesia and East Timor have been issued a deadline of November 12 to submit their first-round offers for rights to the Uefa Champions League after the sales process was launched by the…
FBF could extend current Sports TV Rights deal to avoid rebate
A media rights deal between the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) and the Sports TV Rights agency – which is set to expire at the end of this year – should be extended into 2021, according to FBF exe…
Band settles final tranche of R$135m Globo debt for historic Brasileiro Série A payments
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has settled a four-year debt with media group Globo for rights to the top tier of Brazilian domestic football.
A final R$10m (€1.5m/$1.8
Team and Uefa continue busy month with Ukraine media rights tender
Uefa and its exclusive club competition sales agency Team Marketing have launched an invitation to tender for Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League rights in…
Serie C matches streamed free following Eleven Sports cyber attacks
Matches from Serie C, the third tier of Italian club football, will be shown on video-sharing platform YouTube and social media website Facebook after rights-holder Eleven Sports’ coverage was hit by c…
Former BBC and Discovery executive Coles ‘helping TPG’s £300m EFL bid’
American private equity firm TPG Capital is reported to be working with former BBC and Discovery executive Dominic Coles to table a £300m ($392mm/€332m) bid for a 20 per-cent stake in the English Football Le…
Moody’s lowers Mediapro rating amid LFP payment doubts
Joye Media, the parent company of Spanish agency and production group Mediapro, has been downgraded by credit rating agency Moody’s amid doubts relating to Mediapro’s rights agreement with France’s Profe…
Turner acquires final package of Italian Serie A rights in Brazil after DAZN cancellation
The Brazilian arm of US pay-television broadcaster Turner has acquired the final package of Italian Serie A rights in Brazil, SportBusiness Media understands
Setanta extends Central Asia Bundesliga deal, adds rights in Ukraine
Pan-regional broadcaster Setanta Sports has extended its rights deal with Bundesliga International, the league’s international commercial rights arm, in Central Asia, from 2021-22, also adding Ukraine t…
Argentine Sports Minister seeking FTA coverage of Primera División
Matías Lammens, Argentina’s minister for Sports and Tourism, has revealed that the national government is hopeful of a deal being reached to showcase club football matches on public-service television.