Football
Asia Football Group named new AFC rights agency, FMA staff to transfer over
Media and sponsorship rights to the Asian Football Confederation’s flagship competitions will be sold by Asia Football Group (AFG), a new single-client entity set up following the termination of the A…
Coupang pays big uplift to take AFC rights from 2025-28
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang secured exclusive Asian Football Confederation rights from 2025 to 2028 after agreeing to pay a significant uplift.
Infront Bettor breaks into big five European leagues with Ligue 1 rights
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has sold its live betting video and data rights to Infront Bettor, the agency's betting-focused division, in a five-year deal.
EXCLUSIVE: AFC has deal in place with special purpose vehicle following FMA termination
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has terminated its exclusive eight-year commercial rights contract with Football Marketing Asia and is poised to appoint a new special purpose vehicle likely to comprise…
DFB lands in-house women’s Bundesliga TV deals in key regions, Stats Perform betting deal
The German Football Association (DFB) has four major contracts in place for international media rights to the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga, ahead of the start of the 2023-24 season later today (Friday)
CAF and beIN in last-ditch talks, though large gulf remains
Talks were underway this week between CAF and beIN Media Group to find a resolution to their contract dispute, following the former’s decision to cancel its 12-year, $415m deal with the broadcaster.
Ligue 1 international rights tender set for next month
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is set to go to market with its international rights at the start of next month, affording it time to meet with interested broadcasters and agencies at next m…
Matildas matches added to Australia’s ‘anti-siphoning’ list
The Australian government has added Fifa World Cup matches featuring the Australian women’s football team to the country’s current ‘anti-siphoning’ list, which dictates sporting events that should be show…
ESPN edges closer to Eredivisie deal as rival bid consortium calls foul
Dutch football’s Eredivisie is edging closer to signing off a renewal with incumbent domestic broadcast rights-holder ESPN but in a deal spanning five seasons and not 10 as initially envisaged.
Champions League’s massive American increase ‘opens the door’ for US-hosted final
The ubiquity of streaming and the rise of WFH lifestyles has turned the Uefa Champions League’s daytime window in the US into a blessing, helping Relevent Sports Group more than double its media rights value from 2024-25 onward.
LFP outlines five-year rights offering with bullish reserve prices
Details of the domestic invitation to tender for French football’s top two divisions were unveiled today (Tuesday) with league authorities hoping new five-year contract lengths and match scheduling can a…
FanCode nets AFC Champions League streaming rights for two seasons
Indian streaming platform FanCode has secured exclusive rights to selected Asian Football Confederation competitions over the next two seasons, 2023-24 and 2024-25
Fifa+, Fanatiz among global streaming options for Conmebol World Cup qualifiers
Fifa+, the direct-to-consumer OTT platform of football’s global governing body, and international subscription streaming platforms Fanatiz and DAZN are among the media outlets to have picked up rights to…
More women’s football rights for RTVE following bumper national team ratings
RTVE has moved quickly to tie up more women’s football rights after registering record audiences during Spain’s triumphant World Cup campaign.
LFP set to simplify domestic media rights tender with two lots on offer
There will only be two packages on offer in the domestic media rights tender being launched by France’s Professional Football League (LFP) next week, it has emerged.
Viacom18 acquires exclusive rights to ISL, India national team
Media group Viacom18 has acquired exclusive rights to the Indian Super League, following the first-ever tender launched by the country’s top-tier football competition.
US Soccer renews archive, licensing deal with Veritone
US-based artificial intelligence software and services company Veritone has signed a multi-year extension with US Soccer, continuing its role as the archive of record and licensing partner for the federation's…
Uefa and ECA renew terms to 2030, commercial rights changes unlikely
Uefa and the European Club Association have renewed their pact until 2030, a move that looks set to maintain the existing commercial sales structure for another rights cycle at least