Football
Long-serving Herth to leave Infront
Stephan Herth, senior vice-president of football at the Infront agency, is to step down from his position, following 17 years at the agency
Streamlined Copa del Rey rights process tempts ESPN Brasil into three-year deal
With Copa del Rey rights now available in one package, ESPN Brasil was comfortable agreeing a three-season deal for a competition that has historically been a tough sell in the territory.
Sport1 picks up non-exclusive Coupe de France rights
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has secured rights to French football’s Coupe de France in a deal running until the end of the 2021-22 tournament.
MLS signs data-tracking partnership with Second Spectrum
Major League Soccer has announced a multi-year partnership with technology company Second Spectrum to become the league’s first official advanced tracking data provider.
European Leagues widens data rights deal with Genius, Sportradar and Stats Perform
The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (European Leagues) has agreed an expanded data rights deal with rivals Genius Sports, Sportradar and Stats Perform that covers a total of 16 top-tier…
MyCujoo adds Moldova FA to football rights portfolio
Football streaming platform MyCujoo has signed a multi-year agreement with the Football Association of Moldova (FMF)
Mediapro ‘set to appoint’ French football executive Roussier
Mediapro, the production and agency group heavily involved in sports broadcasting, is thought to be close to appointing French football and broadcast executive Jean-Michel Roussier as its deputy director…
Sky Italia mulls free-to-air broadcast of Juventus-Inter in wake of coronavirus
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has said that it will consult with Lega Serie A over whether to broadcast this Sunday’s fixture between Juventus and Inter Milan on its free-to-air channel T…
Sport1 offers free-to-air exposure for Women’s Champions League quarter-finals
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League quarter-final ties featuring German sides.
CNMC ‘urges’ changes to LaLiga’s international rights sales
The Comisión de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC), Spain’s competition watchdog, has urged LaLiga to amend its tender processes within and beyond the European Economic Area for the media rights to th…
Sky incorporates BT Sport into UK subscription offer
UK pay-television Sky has incorporated the BT Sport channels into two new subscription packages, allowing customers to access the latter’s content without a separate contract with the telco.
EXCLUSIVE: Details emerge of IMG’s commission-based five-year Brazilian league proposal
A proposal from the IMG agency for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A covers five seasons, from 2020 to 2024, but would provide no minimum guarantee payment to th…
Amazon Prime subscribers boosted by Premier League coverage
Amazon Prime Video’s UK subscriber numbers increased by 35-per-cent year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2019 on the back of its coverage of football’s English Premier League.
Genius Sports signs data agreement with Singapore FA
Sports data company Genius Sports says a new data partnership with the Football Association of Singapore will underpin a "digital transformation drive" at the sports body
LaLiga kicks off media-rights tender in 16 European countries
LaLiga, the governing body of Spanish football’s top two divisions, has launched its invitation to tender covering broadcast rights in 16 European territories.
DAZN Media launches comprehensive football ad package
DAZN Media, the advertising division of sports media company DAZN Group, has launched a new football package that will give a brand partner the chance to reach over 40 markets through its OTT, digital,…
IMG in the mix for Brazilian Série A international rights
The IMG agency is one of three companies understood to have been shortlisted ahead of the award of international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Uefa closes Euro 2020 sub-Saharan Africa rights round with TVMS fee increase
Uefa secured a 40-per-cent headline increase on the value of its sub-Saharan Africa free-to-air European Championship package in a third successive deal with the TV Media Sport agency.