Football
Sport TV mulls options as Euro 2020 sublicensing talks continue
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has insisted that it is ready to broadcast Euro 2020 matches on Sport TV+, its channel available without a subscription, although talks with free-to-air broadcasters…
TSN-RDS sign off on exclusive CFL rights extension
Canadian pay-television sports broadcasters TSN and RDS have today (Thursday) agreed a long-term extension to their rights deals with the Canadian Football League
Mediaset wins battle for domestic Copa del Rey rights as legal battle looms
The Spanish Football Federation’s (RFEF) decision to award the domestic rights to club knock-out competition the Copa del Rey to commercial broadcaster Mediaset could spark a legal battle following production group and agency Mediapro’s allegations that the decision was politically motivated.
BBC picks up rights to Copa Libertadores final
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to this weekend’s final of the Copa Libertadores, the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol’s) leading club competition.
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Lagardère’s request to address termination of Caf deal rejected by Ahmad
Ahmad Ahmad, the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), has refused a request from the Lagardère Sports agency to address the recent termination of the two parties’ agreement at the or…
SPFL sees robust international rights guarantee despite betting absence
The Scottish Professional Football League has secured a strong minimum guarantee from Infront for international rights to Scottish league football. The deal is robust by historical standards, given that betting streaming rights were not included.
DAZN’s ‘logical’ interest in UK launch is hard to square with commercial realities
In October, DAZN executive chairman John Skipper described the UK as “a logical DAZN market”, pinpointing three potential avenues of entry: rights to the English Premier League, boxing, and tennis. But experts and insiders surveyed by SportBusiness say DAZN should treat the UK market with caution.
BT Sport prices ‘set to be raised’ to help finance Champions League renewal
UK telco BT is planning to raise the price of its sports channels after the renewal of broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions contract for the 2021-24 cycle, it has been reported
Mediapro shuns bid for rights to Saudi Supercopa
Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has become the latest media company to announce it will not pursue rights to the Supercopa club football competition, following its switch to Saudi Arabia
Fifa issues media-rights tender for Caf’s centralised World Cup qualifiers
World football’s governing body Fifa has launched an invitation to tender process for the centralised broadcast rights to all matches in the second round of qualifying, as well as the third-round play-offs, o…
Caf-Lagardère dispute throws market into confusion, agency mulls legal options
Frank Dunne and Callum McCarthy take a look at the implications of the dispute between the Confederation of African Football and its global sales agency Lagardère Sports.
Onefootball and Lagardère agree deal for Polish Cup PPV streaming
The Lagardère Sports agency, official marketing partner of the Polish Football Association (PZPN), has agreed a deal with Onefootball for the digital platform to offer live streaming of Polish Cup fixtures.
Late Facebook stream for South Africa qualifier after CAF-Lagardère deal cancellation
Live coverage of South Africa’s qualifying match for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was streamed yesterday (Thursday) on Facebook after SuperSport, the pay-TV broadcaster and rights-holder, said it was u…
BT retains rights to Uefa Champions League, Europa League in UK
UK telco BT has retained exclusive, multi-platform rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the 2021-24 cycle, it said Friday
Atresmedia and Mediaset ‘won’t pursue’ Supercopa rights
Spanish commercial duo Atresmedia and Mediaset are reported to be the latest broadcasters to shy away from a bid for domestic rights to the Supercopa, following the Spanish Football Federation’s (RFEF’s) dec…
Acquisitive Mola TV gets Euro 2020 OTT rights in Indonesia
Indonesian media company Mola TV has acquired OTT rights for all matches from Uefa Euro 2020
Deadline set for Spanish Supercopa international rights bids
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has issued a bid deadline of November 28 for international broadcast rights to the Spanish Supercopa, the next three editions of which will be held in Saudi Arabia
CBS confirms Uefa Champions League deal, will stream all games on ‘All Access’
CBS's acting chief executive Joe Ianniello has confirmed in a quarterly earnings call that the US broadcaster has secured the English-language rights to the Uefa Champions League from the 2021-22 season …