Football

Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has picked up rights to the Uefa Euro 2020 finals and qualifying games for the national football team tournament, as well as rights to European qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

Germany’s federal cartel office the Bundeskartellamt has moved to defend its new ‘no single buyer’ rule for rights to the country’s Bundesliga top division of club football.

Brazilian media company Globo has been awarded exclusive rights for the Uefa Euro 2020 international football tournament.

The Telesport agency has acquired exclusive rights in Russia to LaLiga, the top football division in Spain, according to Kommersant.

Australian telecommunications company Optus has agreed a deal with wagering company Tabcorp to broadcast coverage of football’s English Premier League and the 2018 Fifa World Cup across Sky Racing venues in Australia.

Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has renewed a rights agreement for the Uefa Europa League club football competition.

The Asian Football Confederation is to stream live coverage of the AFC Cup match between Indian club JSW Bengaluru and North Korean side 4.25 SC via Facebook, marking the organisation’s first-ever live broadcast on the social media platform.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a deal to stream live its BT Sport Score football results service via social media platform Twitter.

Ten companies have been named by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) on a shortlist of bidders to become the governing body’s new partner agency for the commercialisation of its club and national team competitions.

Spanish cable television operator Telecable has said it will close its OTT platform Tedi.tv after failing to secure football rights for the 2017-18 season.

Spanish-language sports broadcaster Telemundo Deportes has entered into a partnership with video production company Playmaker Media to explore the creation of direct-to-consumer sports streaming opportunities for audiences around the world.

The Turner Sports division of US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System has today (Thursday) announced it will launch a standalone sports streaming service after confirming it has secured exclusive English-language rights to club football competitions the Uefa Champions League and Europa League.

News services provider Bloomberg Media Distribution has entered into a partnership with media production company Niche Sport Media to distribute coverage of its sporting events.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has denied reports that it has entered into a rights partnership with Sportflix, a new over-the-top sports streaming platform that will launch in the region this month.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has engaged the Synergy Football agency in an advisory role to aid the sale of media rights to national team games.

The Premier League, the top division of English club football, will remain steadfast in its refusal to broadcast games in the UK held at 3pm on Saturdays stating that its stance on the matter is a “solidarity issue.”