Football
OneSoccer supplants TSN with Concacaf Gold Cup deal
OneSoccer, Mediapro’s OTT sports streaming service in Canada, has acquired exclusive rights to the 2021 and 2023 editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup, the national team tournament for associations from N…
ITV ‘in talks with BT’ to sublicense Champions League rights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is in talks with telco BT to sublicense some of the latter’s Uefa Champions League rights for the 2021-24 cycle, according to newspaper the Sunday Times.
ESPN+ adds Copa del Rey to extensive soccer portfolio in multi-year deal
ESPN+, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, has gained the exclusive US media rights to Spanish soccer cup competition the Copa del Rey as part of a new multi-year agreement with the Royal Spanish Fo…
Premier League goes early in Nordics and opens up option of premium six-season deal
The English Premier League has launched the first international media-rights tender of its new sales cycle, going early in the Nordics and offering up the opportunity to bid for six seasons – the first time it has done so in Europe.
BT tackles piracy with Ateme link-up
UK telecoms operator BT has moved to combat the illegal piracy of its premium subscription-based content by teaming up with video infrastructure company Ateme
Betting operators offer to cede FA Cup streaming exclusivity in ongoing row
The seven betting companies that acquired FA Cup streaming rights in the UK from the IMG agency have expressed their willingness for matches to be streamed free of charge elsewhere
Ghana FA and GBC trade barbs over TV rights bid
Less than 24 hours since StarTimes, the pay-television in sub-Saharan Africa, acquired the rights to the Ghana Premier League and FA Cup, the Ghana Football Association and Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,…
Mediaset prevails with court ruling in LaLiga highlights row
Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has claimed a win in a legal row with LaLiga, which operates the top two divisions of club football in the country, over the airing of 90-second highlights packages
Belgian clubs can exploit near-live clips on their own platforms in radical Pro League tender
Belgian Pro League clubs will be able to exploit near-live clips on their own digital subscription platforms in the next rights cycle: the first time European clubs have been able to do so without long hold-back periods.
UPDATED – DDMC Fortis close to AFC media rights deal in Korea
The DDMC Fortis agency is close to agreeing a media rights deal for Asian Football Confederation properties for the 2021-24 cycle in South Korea, one of the most valuable territories for the content
Premier League invites six-year Nordics rights bids in landmark European move
Broadcasters in the Nordic region have been invited to bid for English Premier League rights over six seasons, from 2022-23 to 2027-28, as well as across the hitherto standard length of three seasons,…
StarTimes agrees cut-price Ghana Premier League rights deal
StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired the rights to broadcast the top-tier Ghana Premier League and FA Cup
Team invites Maltese bids for Uefa club competition media rights
Malta has become the latest country in which the Team Marketing agency is inviting offers for broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Flamengo yet to strike Globo rights deal for state championship
Brazilian broadcaster Globo is yet to reach a rights agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo for this year’s Campeonato Carioca state championship.
Conmebol engages Irdeto in anti-piracy drive
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has selected media protection company Irdeto to provide services to combat piracy of its live content and protect the brand of the governing body
FA to review betting rights strategy amid criticism of Bet365 coverage
The English Football Association has said it will review its strategy on the sale of betting streaming rights to the FA Cup when its existing six-year agreement with the IMG agency expires at the end of…
Ghana FA offers radio broadcast rights on ‘non-cash’ basis
The Ghana Football Association has said that radio commentary rights to its properties will be available on a ‘non-cash consideration’ basis.
Unsuccessful initial tender raises questions over K-League’s domestic media strategy
Korea’s K-League and the Korean Football Association have pooled their media rights, but an initial tender attracted no firm bids, forcing the rights-holders to extend the deadline and change the tender’s terms to allow consortia to participate.