Football
Turner’s likely Brasileiro Série A cancellation heralds bleak future for rights-holders
US pay-television broadcaster Turner Sports’s likely cancelation of its pay-television rights with eight top-flight Brasilieiro Série A clubs could see a collapse in competition in the Brazilian domestic football rights market experts told SportBusiness Media.
Mediapro’s Roures welcomes financial reset for European football
The chief executive of Spanish media group and sports marketing agency Mediapro has said Covid-19 will put a welcome rein on transfer spending by European football clubs
Mediator proposed in LFP’s fee dispute with Canal Plus and beIN
Roxana Mărăcineanu, the Minister of Sports of France, has proposed that the country’s mediator for economic and financial affairs attempts to resolve the dispute over rights fee payments between the Pro…
Government ruling set to end Eredivisie season
The Dutch government has extended a ban on major public events until September 1 in a move that effectively ends the 2019-20 season of football’s Eredivisie.
Government backs RFEF’s sale of futsal, women’s football and third-tier rights
Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) has ratified the sale of centralised rights by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for futsal, women’s competitions and the Segunda División B, the third tier of c…
BeIN flags up Saudi’s IP and rights ‘theft’ in bid to block Newcastle takeover
Yousef al-Obaidly, chief executive of Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group, has written to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters and the chairmen of the respective clubs, urging…
Dugout and Onefootball sign global content agreement
Digital platforms Onefootball and Dugout have announced a strategic tie-up which will see the two collaborate to share and distribute video content
Serie A committed to ending season as ‘thorny’ free-to-air issue resurfaces
Lega Serie A has maintained it is committed to completing the 2019-20 season amid Covid-19, as Italy’s Sports Minister, Vincenzo Spadafora, said he would return to the “very thorny issue” of free-to-air acces…
ECB to probe Watmore allegations concerning EFL breakaway talks
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it will investigate claims that its incoming chair, Ian Watmore, left his previous role with the English Football League (EFL) after allegations of misconduct
Fox Sports agrees to pay final Eredivisie rights fee tranche
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has agreed to pay the final fee instalment for the Dutch Eredivisie football league despite the continued suspension of fixtures due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Brazilian clubs vote for GSRM and Zeus-Stats Perform international rights deals
Global Sports Rights Management, the agency set up by Latin American sports rights executives, is poised to secure the international broadcast rights to Brazilian football’s top two leagues after being c…
Foxtel ‘fails to make’ A$12m A-League rights payment
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has failed to make its final rights fee instalment for this season’s A-League, the top-tier men’s football league in Australia, it has been reported.
DFL ‘moves closer’ to compromise with domestic rights-holders
The German Football League (DFL) appears to have edged closer to an agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland over instalment payments for this season’s Bundesliga media rights.
Turner and Fox make April payment for Argentinian Superliga rights
Fox Sports and Turner Broadcasting, the US-headquartered domestic rights-holders of the Argentinian Superliga, have paid their instalments for April
LaLiga offers additional programming to international broadcasters
LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has opened up its LaLiga StayAtHome content to international audiences as it looks to keep fans engaged in the absence of live sport
Dugout and PP Sports agree content partnership
Digital football content platform Dugout has agreed a partnership to provide content to Chinese sports streaming service PP Sports
Brazilian league nears award of international broadcast and betting streaming rights
Clubs from Brazilian football’s top two leagues are to meet on Friday with a view to finally awarding the international broadcast, betting streaming and data rights.
Movistar ‘to retain’ Champions League rights in Spain
Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica is to retain the exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League for the 2021-24 cycle, it has been reported.