Football
LaLiga strikes partnership with Sky’s Spanish OTT platform
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has struck a carriage deal with the Sky España arm of the European pay-television group to offer its official television channel for the second-tier Segunda División through Sky’s recently launched OTT platform.
TV Azteca, Televisa repeat deal for Liga MX’s season finale
Mexican commercial broadcaster TV Azteca has acquired rights to the season finale of Liga MX, the top-tier of domestic football.
SuperSport seals extension to PSL rights deal
The Premier Soccer League, organising body of the top two divisions of South African football, has agreed a five-season extension to its rights deal with SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa.
LaLiga launches rights tender in European markets
LaLiga, the organisation which oversees the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has launched a tender process for its media rights in Europe.
BT Sport claims VR first with new app features
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has introduced a number of new virtual reality features to its official mobile application.
Serie A domestic rights tender set for January launch
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, will launch a new rights tender for its next set of domestic broadcast rights in January, according to multiple reports.
EFL launches tender for production rights
The English Football League, which operates the three divisions below the top-tier Premier League, has issued a Request for Proposals to potential partners as it seeks offers for its central broadcast production requirements.
Bidders urged to increase offers for Chilean football channel
A committee established by the Chilean Football Association (ANFP) to evaluate offers for pay-television football channel Canal del Fútbol has called for improved bids.
Mediaset holds on to World Cup rights in Spain
Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired exclusive rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Saran Media lands Club World Cup rights
The Saran Media agency has acquired rights in Turkey for the next two editions of the Fifa Club World Cup football competition.
Telenet to open up Play Sports offering
Belgian pay-television operator Telenet has said it will expand its Play Sports service to customers who do not have a television subscription with the company.
Mutko targets World Cup rights deal before New Year
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Vitaly Mutko, has said he is confident that a rights deal will be struck for the 2018 Fifa World Cup in its host nation before the end of the year.
Bundesliga signs African digital media partnership
South African multi-platform media outlet Soccer Laduma has entered into a digital partnership with the Bundesliga, the top tier of club football in Germany.
Datisa not done yet as Conmebol seeks settlement for Copa rights
Conmebol is in the process of settling with Datisa for a nine-figure dollar sum to reclaim rights to the 2019 and 2024 Copa América tournaments.
Eastern European results justify Uefa selling market-by-market
Uefa has earned a significant increase in the value of its national team rights across Eastern Europe, justifying its decision to sell market-by-market in the region.
Fifa and MP & Silva struggle in Italy as TV4 anticipates jackpot
Rai, Mediaset and Sky were all expected to bid this week for a cut-price 2018 Fifa World Cup. The rights in Italy have plummeted in value since the national team failed to qualify for the tournament, losing a play-off to Sweden.
French federation almost trebles value of female and youth rights
France’s football federation earned an increase of about 170 per cent in the value of its domestic women’s and youth football media rights last month.
New deals incoming for PSL and NPFL, but Kenya situation unclear
Rights to three of sub-Saharan Africa’s most popular domestic leagues are on the market, though their fortunes are likely to differ wildly.