Football
Verizon strikes NWSL streaming deal
Telco Verizon has struck a deal with media company A+E Networks to show coverage of North America’s National Women’s Soccer League.
ESPN to provide Florida Cup coverage
International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in a number of territories to the upcoming edition of the Florida Cup, a friendly football tournament featuring clubs from around the world.
Discovery takes exclusive FA Cup rights in Sweden
The Discovery Networks Sweden division of media company Discovery Networks International has acquired exclusive rights to English club football competition the FA Cup.
BeIN adds Movistar channel to football offering
BeIN Media Group has claimed the “most ambitious” football offering in the Spanish market after agreeing a carriage deal for its OTT service with the Movistar Partidazo pay-television channel of telco Telefónica.
Uefa injunction forces ISPs to clamp down on illegal streams
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has been granted an injunction by the UK’s High Court to force six internet service providers to clamp down on illegal streams of matches.
Mediaset backs out of Copa del Rey coverage
Spanish broadcaster Mediaset will not broadcast its proposed matches from the Copa del Rey amid a dispute over its rights deal with the Mediapro agency.
Fifa seals World Cup rights deal in host nation
The 2SPORT2 consortium has today (Friday) sealed rights in Russia to the 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament.
Mediaset confirms World Cup rights deal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has confirmed the acquisition of exclusive rights for football’s 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Proximus, RTL extend UCL rights in Belgium
Pay-television broadcaster Proximus and commercial broadcaster RTL have renewed rights deals in Belgium for football’s Uefa Champions League.
Flow Sports and SportsMax to split Uefa club competition rights in Caribbean
Pay-television broadcasters Flow Sports and SportsMax have agreed deals to share rights to club football competitions the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in the Caribbean.
Ziggo pounces for Champions League rights
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo has acquired rights for football’s Uefa Champions League.
Mediaset set to pick up discounted World Cup rights in Italy
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is set to acquire exclusive rights for football’s 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Eleven to set Facebook first in Belgium with Ligue 1 clash
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will set a first in Belgium today (Wednesday) by live streaming a French Ligue 1 football game live on social media platform Facebook.
Futsal Euro secures French platform
L’Équipe, the French digital-terrestrial television channel, has acquired rights for football’s 2018 Uefa Futsal Championship.
AFC commercial rights tender set for February launch
The Asian Football Confederation has today (Tuesday) confirmed that a tender for the sale of its commercial rights for the two cycles between 2021 and 2028 will be published on February 1.
Leagues excluded from EU copyright reform
Football leagues will be excluded from a copyright reform that is being designed to make media content more easily accessible across national borders in the European Union.
Vipnet lands Champions League rights in Croatia
Croatian telecommunications company Vipnet has acquired domestic rights to the Uefa Champions League club football competition.
Turner edges out Fox for Chilean football channel
US media group Turner has won the race to acquire Canal del Fútbol, the commercial and pay-television broadcaster on which the ANFP, Chilean football’s governing body, exploits rights to the top two tiers in the country.