Football
Uefa to open rights tender in Georgia
European football’s governing body Uefa is set to launch tender processes for broadcast rights to its Champions League and Europa League club competitions in Georgia.
BeIN Sports regains EFL rights in Australia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a new five-season rights deal in Australia for competitions organised by the English Football League, which operates the three divisions below the top-tier Premier League.
Teletica to retain exclusive World Cup rights
Costa Rican broadcaster Teletica has said it will retain exclusive television rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament after failing to strike a sublicensing deal with fellow media group Repretel.
Russia’s VKontakte builds football rights portfolio
Russian social media and video-hosting platform VKontakte has acquired rights to the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch club football, and the Championship, the second tier of the English game.
Eleven to offer live streaming of Serie A games in Italy
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights to live stream Serie A games in Italy, while the top division of domestic football is set to enter into private negotiations with bidders for its international rights.
Super Sports lands Nations League rights
China’s Super Sports Media has moved to expand its portfolio of football content by acquiring rights to the Uefa Nations League, the national team tournament launched by the sport’s European governing body.
Conmebol welcomes dismissal of GolTV lawsuit
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has hailed a ruling from the Federal Court of the Southern District of Florida dismissing a claim from pan-American pay-television broadcaster GolTV and its agency partner Global Sports Partners for damages in connection to the sport’s wide-ranging corruption scandal.
Globo lands digital rights as CBF considers TV options
Media group Globo has acquired digital media rights to Brazilian national team games, with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) considering its next move after failing to assign television rights.
China Sports Media partners with EAFF E-1 Championship
The China Sports Media agency has secured new media rights to the East Asian Football Federation’s 2017 E-1 Championship, which will take place in Japan in December.
Mediaset targeting Italian World Cup rights
Italian media group Mediaset has entered a bid for the domestic rights to the 2018 and 2022 editions of national team football tournament the Fifa World Cup, according to multiple reports.
Premier League expecting Amazon, Facebook rights bids – United chief
Manchester United vice-chairman Ed Woodward has said Premier League clubs expect internet company Amazon and social media firm Facebook to compete for the next set of rights to the top division of English club football.
LeSports founder relinquishes control – reports
Jia Yueting, founder of Chinese internet company LeEco, has agreed to sell the majority of his stake in the group’s LeSports division, according to multiple reports.
C More to launch new sports channel
Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More has said it will launch a new channel on October 14.
Goal, Fox Sports sign media partnership for WAFU Cup
Goal, the football news website operated by digital sports media company Perform, has agreed a media partnership with international pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports for the revived WAFU Nations Cup.
New sports streaming service emerges in Latin America
A new OTT sports streaming platform has launched in the Latin America market, with a focus on football content.
Serie A international rights attract nearly 100 offers
A total of 95 offers from 30 companies have been submitted in the international rights-sales process for Serie A, the top division in Italian football, as well as the Coppa Italia knockout tournament and the Supercoppa Italiana clash between the Serie A and Coppa Italia winners.
BeIN to adopt ‘rational’ strategy in Ligue 1 rights battle
Yousef Al-Obaidly, deputy chief executive at beIN Media Group and president of beIN Sports France, has said the pay-television broadcaster hopes the French Football League (LFP) launches a new rights tender as late as possible, noting that it will be “rational” in what is expected to be increased competition in the process.
Sky’s EFL streaming concession creates Premier League dilemma
Media commentators will debate whether the 36-per-cent increase the English Football League secured for its rights from Sky is a great result, a disappointment, or something in between.