Football
Univision gains US Spanish-language rights to Olympic soccer qualifiers
Leading Hispanic media company Univision has signed a deal with regional soccer federation Concacaf to gain the Spanish-language rights in the United States for both the women’s and men’s Olympic qualifying tou…
CJ ENM acquires AFC rights in South Korea
Media group CJ ENM has acquired the rights in South Korea for Asian Football Confederation properties in the 2021-24 cycle, in a deal brokered by the DDMC Fortis agency
DAZN nets Coupe de France rights in German-speaking markets
Subscription streaming service DAZN has added the Coupe de France to its football rights properties in German-speaking countries
DC United in talks with NBC Sports Washington over local TV deal
Major League Soccer's DC United is in talks with regional sports network NBC Sports Washington over a local media-rights deal
Mediapro ‘joins calls’ to reissue Argentinian Superliga international tender
Mediapro, the production and media rights agency, is said to have joined the growing number of broadcasters and agencies in calling for the Argentinian Superliga to reissue its international rights tender
Fox Sports signs multi-year, multi-tournament deal with Concacaf
US broadcaster Fox Sports and regional soccer federation Concacaf have agreed to a multi-year English-language rights deal, which includes the 2021 and 2023 Gold Cups as well as USA men’s and women’s Oly…
Sky platform to carry LaLigaTV in Ireland
Spanish LaLiga’s dedicated channel, LaLigaTV, will be available on pay-television broadcaster Sky's platform in Ireland from Wednesday.
RTL seals exclusive Europa League, Europa Conference League rights in Germany
Commercial broadcaster RTL has acquired exclusive rights in Germany to the Uefa Europa League and the newly-created Uefa Europa Conference League for the new cycle, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
EXCLUSIVE: Round one to IMG in legal battle with Serie A as agency secures €30m discount
The IMG agency has secured a discount on its payment for the international rights to Serie A worth €30m ($33.3
No rights awarded by Belgian Pro League as new tender considered
Belgium’s Pro League has opted against awarding any domestic rights following the submission of bids by rival broadcasters and media groups, and is weighing up the possibility of launching a new invitation t…
Sky Deutschland adds on-demand football highlights to its platforms
Germany pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has announced that it will be making its German football and Uefa Champions League highlights, along with a host of other sporting properties, available…
DAZN pays high price to break into Spanish football with Copa del Rey sublicense
DAZN’s determination to add domestic football to its portfolio of rights in Spain led the OTT platform to pay Mediaset a Copa del Rey sublicensing fee that covers entirely what the latter spent on the rights just three months ago.
Belgian Pro League clubs meet to award rights amid strong Mediapro interest
The 24 clubs from Belgian soccer’s top two divisions are meeting today to potentially award domestic broadcast rights from 2020-21 onwards amid strong interest from Mediapro, the agency and production g…
AC Milan joins TikTok drive, Manchester City add digital content subscription
Italian Serie A team AC Milan has become the latest football club to launch a channel on short-form video sharing app TikTok
Consensus reached over German TV rights to extra Nations League matches
The Uefa Nations League rights imbroglio involving German free-to-air broadcasters ARD, ZDF and RTL has been settled following talks with Uefa
African Union of Broadcasting issues CAF rights fees warning
The African Union of Broadcasting, the body of free-to-air broadcasters, has called for a drop in the rights fees paid by African public broadcasters for major football tournaments held in the continent
Former TVRI director claims Premier League rights acquisition led to sacking
Helmy Yahya, the former president director of Indonesian state-owned, public-service broadcaster TVRI has claimed that one of the main reasons he was sacked last week was his acquisition of English Premier…
Bids invited for Uefa club competition TV rights in Balkans
Invitations to submit offers (ISOs) have been launched in seven countries across the Balkan region for rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League covering the 2021-22…