Football
TF1 poised to lose out on 2026 World Cup rights with M6 ‘in box seat’
Staff at TF1 have been informed that the French commercial broadcaster will not be pursuing a direct deal with Fifa for the 2026 men’s World Cup with rival M6 said to be close to securing the free-to-air r…
Team goes to market in Israel, leaving Mena as main outlier
Broadcasters in Israel have been given five weeks to formulate their bids for media rights to Uefa club competitions in the country
EFL clubs ratify international deals with Pitch, Relevent
The US-based Relevent Sports Group has landed a share of English Football League (EFL) international broadcast rights after clubs approved the agency as its distribution partner in North, Central and South…
Sportradar secures long-term USL betting data, video rights contract
The United Soccer League has agreed a global, six-year betting rights deal with Sportradar as the United States soccer organisation's official betting and technology partner
BeIN secures Turkish Süper Lig rights with improved bid as Saran cries foul
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has been awarded a clean sweep of Turkish Süper Lig rights but the scrapping of the initial tender has been met with strong resistance from Saran Media, which warns it will “take all legal steps”.
MCO ‘essential’ to grow women’s football revenues, Mercury 13 set for first deal
Multi-club ownership (MCO) in women’s football is a necessity to growing the overall quality of the game and, eventually, commercial revenues, according to two leading protagonists.
Caf finances back on track after New World TV deal and beIN renewal
The Confederation of African Football completed a series of deals before Christmas which have put its precarious finances back on an even keel after several difficult years following the cancellation of its $1bn, 12-year contract with the Lagardère Sports agency.
Uefa and Fifa cash in on New World TV’s disruption of African market
Uefa and Fifa benefitted from the aggressive entry into the African sports-rights market of New World Television, the Togo-based pay-television operator, to enjoy strong uplifts for club competition and World Cup rights, respectively.
TFF calls for new Turkish Süper Lig bids as tender scrapped
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and the Saran Media agency must deliver fresh bids for Turkish Süper Lig rights after the initial invitation to tender was scrapped by the Turkish Football Federation …
Tebas slams ‘deceitful’ A22 for free-to-view Super League promise
Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, has reignited his war of words with A22 Sports Management, the backers of the proposed breakaway European Super League (ESL), claiming the organisation is attempting…
1190 Sports’ Peruvian football project suffers early losses
The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) and its media rights agency partner, 1190 Sports, have emphasised the need for patience after the sheer costs involved in setting up a long-term media project were laid bare for all top-flight Liga 1 clubs to see.
USL renews ESPN deal in three-year extension
The United Soccer League has renewed its media rights agreement with ESPN through 2026 for the USL Championship and USL League One, SportBusiness understands
Uefa in market for 2024-27 rights-holder in Baltics after Viaplay exit
The Team Marketing agency is to go to market with Uefa club competition broadcast rights in the Baltic countries shortly after the exit of Viaplay from the region.
Swiss league launches rights tender with Team’s new business entity
The Swiss Football League (SFL) has launched its domestic broadcast rights tender, working in conjunction with its appointed adviser T Squared, the entity set up by the Team Marketing agency to house its…
DFL to roll out tender documents after cartel office no-single buyer ruling
The German Football League (DFL) has been given the green light to begin sending official domestic tender documents to interested media companies after the Bundeskartellamt, the cartel office, officially…
Sport TV keeps hold of Serie A rights in Portugal
Sport TV, the Portuguese pay-television broadcaster, has retained rights to Italy’s Serie A in a three-year agreement running from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
Sportradar nets early extension to Bundesliga global betting rights deal
The German Football League (DFL) has agreed to an early extension of its global betting data and streaming rights distribution deal with Sportradar following talks with the industry's various aggregators
Canada Soccer board members hit with $30m legal challenge to CSB rights award
Current and former members of the Canada Soccer board have been hit with a C$40m ($29.6m/€27.4m) lawsuit over approving the 2018 award of a long-term media and sponsorship rights contract to Canada Soccer Business.