Football
SBT lands rights to second leg of Flamengo-Fluminense final
Brazilian free-to-air commercial broadcaster SBT has acquired rights to the decisive second leg of the Campeonato Carioca football final between Flamengo and Fluminense
Fox Sports features artificial crowd noise at MLS Is Back Tournament – unlike ESPN coverage
Fox Sports has announced that its broadcast coverage of the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, will feature artificial crowd noise
Juventus is latest football club to launch TikTok channel
Italian football club Juventus has launched its own channel on the short-form video service TikTok.
The official account will provide behind-the-scenes content
KBC bank lands Belgian Pro League clips, highlights deal
Financial group KBC has acquired exclusive rights to ‘near live’ mobile clips from the top-tier Belgian Pro League as well as non-exclusive online highlights rights.
NBC Sports to move all non-televised Premier League games to Peacock
NBC Sports has announced it will move all non-televised Premier League games to NBCUniversal's new subscription-based, over-the-top video service Peacock beginning with the 2020-21 season.
Eleven details Belgian Pro League subscription price plan
International broadcaster Eleven Sports has announced the prices it will charge customers for accessing its coverage of Belgian football, including the top-tier Pro League.
Viewers can pay €10.9
NBC’s Peacock to stream Premier League games for free on national debut day
Comcast and NBCUniversal’s new Peacock subscription streaming video service will exclusively present NBC Sports’ full Premier League match and studio coverage for free as part of its national debut on Ju…
CBS acquires Uefa Champions League rights two years early after Turner opts out of deal
CBS has picked up the English-language rights to the Uefa Champions League in the United States two years early after current rights-holder Turner Sports called time on its deal
Spring Media to distribute Portuguese Cup final international rights
The Spring Media agency has agreed a deal with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) to sell international broadcast rights to the final of this season’s Taça de Portugal cup competition.
SRG SSR loses live Champions League as CH Media wins sublicensed rights
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR will no longer offer live Uefa Champions League coverage from the 2021-22 season onwards after being usurped by media and publishing group CH Media as the free-to-air…
Court issues injunction over Sky Italia’s non-payment of Serie A rights fee
Milan’s civil court has hit pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia with an injunction after an appeal from Lega Serie A over a missed rights fee payment by the broadcaster amid the Covid-19 shutdown.
LaLiga hails Danish piracy ruling against Rojadirecta
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has claimed another win in its long-running battle against piracy of its content, joining forces with the Danish Rights Alliance…
ESPN looking to “own the morning” with MLS Is Back Tournament
ESPN is confident that the early kickoffs during Major League Soccer's MLS Is Back Tournament will lead to significant domestic television ratings during the mornings for the sports network this summer.
Globo relents after court’s ruling over Carioca broadcasts
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo was ordered to honour its contract with the Carioca State Championship by the Rio de Janeiro district court following an injunction being filed by the rights-holder
ORF signs three-year Extreme E deal, unlikely to extend Austrian Bundesliga live rights
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has acquired rights for three years to Extreme E, the electric SUV off-road racing series, but is unlikely to seek an extension of its Austrian Bundesliga live match…
ARD posts lacklustre audience for DFB-Pokal final
Saturday evening’s DFB-Pokal final between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen was watched by an average audience of 7.0
Tough market weighs on DFL domestic rights income
The German Football League (DFL) faced an absence of new bidders, a change in strategy from incumbent Sky Deutschland and an unstable economy as it went to market with its 2021-25 domestic rights. The tough conditions left experts to conclude the league had done well to avoid a larger income drop for the cycle.
Bolivian Football Federation to discuss launch of fresh TV rights tender
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has cancelled its broadcast rights tender for club competitions, with a new process expected to be drawn up