Football
Uefa raises lower-tier club rights income more than 40% in German RTL deal
Uefa has increased the value of its lower-tier club competition media rights in Germany by over 40 per cent through commercial broadcaster RTL’s acquisition of exclusive, multi-platform rights to the Europa League and newly created Europa Conference League.
Pro League approves Eleven Sports deal but duo threaten collective agreement
The general assembly of Belgium’s Pro League today decided to award domestic media rights to subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports from 2020-21 onwards, but resistance from two member clubs has prevented t…
DC United now in talks with Sinclair over local TV deal
Major League Soccer’s DC United is reportedly in talks with Sinclair Broadcast Group over a local television rights deal.
Clubs body warns RFEF over distribution of Copa de la Reina rights
Spain’s Association of Women’s Soccer Clubs (ACFF) has heavily criticised the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after it was alleged that the governing body had sold the rights to the Copa de la Rein…
Premier League retains preference for rights deals over direct-to-consumer, Bush says
The Premier League will continue to prefer broadcast-rights deals despite its moves to raise its capacity to adopt a direct-to-consumer model in the next cycle, the league’s executive director, Bill B…
TSA’s Heng joins AFC as head of media rights
The Asian Football Confederation has recruited Connie Heng, chief media officer at the Total Sports Asia agency, as its head of media rights
Superliga Argentina returns to Sportdigital Fussball
Sportdigital Fussball, the subscription broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has acquired rights to the remainder of this season’s Superliga Argentina, the top tier of Argentinian football.
Serie A media-rights guidelines receive antitrust approval
Italy’s antitrust authority (AGCM) has cleared the way for Italian football’s Lega Serie A to begin its sale of domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after approving the guidelines set out…
Free prepares ground for near-live Ligue 1 coverage
French telecoms operator Free is developing an app to showcase its near-live rights to French football’s Ligue 1 from the 2020-21 season onwards.
Media companies unite for Swedish lower-league football rights
The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) has agreed three-season deals with five media groups for rights to lower league men’s and women’s competitions.
DFL invites broadcasters to register for domestic Bundesliga rights tender
Companies interested in the domestic broadcast rights to Germany’s Bundesliga and 2.
Nent extends Bundesliga deal in continued football rights push
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended its rights to Germany’s Bundesliga until 2024-25, less than a week after it announced its landmark six-season English Premier League deal.
Pro League rights bids exceed €100m but clubs can’t agree on distribution
The domestic broadcast rights to Belgium’s Pro League from the 2020-21 season onwards have still to be awarded after clubs failed to agree on a revenue distribution model at Friday’s general assembly mee…
Premier League pressing ahead with OTT plans, Masters says
The English Premier League is developing its plans for an OTT service and is moving towards a "a mix of direct-to-consumer and [traditional] media rights sales", chief executive Richard Masters has said
Telekom Malaysia returns to Malaysian football in broadcast and sponsorship deal
Telekom Malaysia (TM)’s association with the Malaysia Football League (MFL) has been revived in a new sponsorship and broadcast rights contract.
LFP latest to adopt Intel 360-degree replays, defends pay-TV subscription prices
The French Football League (LFP) has joined Spanish counterpart LaLiga by announcing plans to introduce Intel True View technology for its broadcasters and digital platforms
Copa do Brasil’s international OTT platform goes live
Live Portuguese-language streaming of matches from the Copa do Brasil is being offered internationally on a new OTT platform launched for the Brazilian club knockout tournament
Uefa continues to grow club competition income in Austria & Switzerland
Uefa has continued its success in the DACH region by more than doubling the value of its club competition rights in Austria and significantly increasing them in Switzerland.