Football
Barcelona to launch Barça TV+ OTT platform as part of new digital strategy
FC Barcelona has announced plans to launch a subscription-based over-the-top streaming service as it seeks to develop its digital business into one of its main sources of income
RTVE picks up rights to new women’s Supercopa
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has acquired rights to the inaugural edition of women’s club football competition, the Supercopa de España Femenina.
Serie A ‘moves closer’ to Saturday lunchtime kick-off in play for Asian audience
Serie A, the top tier of Italian domestic football, is said to be contemplating the addition of a Saturday lunchtime kick-off time in a bid to appeal to Asian audiences
Costa Rican pay-TV channel to launch showcasing top-tier football
A new pay-television channel exclusively dedicated to football is scheduled to launch in Costa Rica next month
Rights deals renegotiated for Norwegian women’s league
Norwegian state broadcaster NRK and media company Amedia have struck new rights deals for the Toppserien, the top tier of domestic women’s football.
DFL unveils proposed Bundesliga domestic rights packages as tender nears
Holger Blask, director of audio-visual rights at the Deutsche Fußball Liga has laid out the proposed packages for the upcoming 2021-22 to 2024-25 domestic media rights invitation to tender for Germany's …
LFP launches Ligue 1, Ligue 2 websites
The French Professional Football League (LFP) has launched websites to showcase content from Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 that include a new feature called MyLigue.
The two sites — www.ligue1conforama.f
Superliga revises international rights tender, extends deadline
The Argentinian Superliga, the top tier of club football in Argentina, has further extended and revised the tender process for its international broadcast rights
RedeTV lands Liga MX, Süper Lig rights in DAZN deal
Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has struck a deal with streaming platform DAZN for rights to Liga MX and the Süper Lig, the top tiers of club football in Mexico and Turkey, respectively.
Seifert: AI-powered archive footage among possibilities in long-term Amazon deal
The recently-agreed tie-up between Germany’s Bundesliga and Amazon Web Services, the retail giant’s cloud computing subsidiary, could lead to archive highlights created specifically for different rights-holding bro…
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