Football
Man City, Premier League fight out media war
The multi-pronged legal battle between the Premier League and Manchester City boiled over into a damaging media briefing war this week, as both sides attempt to shape the narrative around the outcome of City’s challenge to the league’s Associated Party Transaction rules.
Clock ticking as Fifa lowers Club World Cup targets
Fifa has been forced to drastically reduce its revenue targets for next year’s expanded Club World Cup with just over eight months until the tournament starts, SportBusiness Media understands.
Bids due month-end for Fifa World Cup rights in Turkey
Turkey is the latest market in which Fifa has launched an invitation to tender for media rights to the next two editions of the men's Fifa World Cup.
BeIN keeps Uefa club rights fee flat in Mena
BeIN Media Group has renewed its exclusive rights to Uefa club competitions in the Middle East and North Africa for around the same fee as its previous agreement.
Doubling of international revenues helps LFP offset domestic results
France’s Professional Football League is on course to at least double its income from the sale of international rights, with deals in a handful of markets still to be completed.
More questions from beIN in LFP payment standoff
BeIN Sports continues to withhold its first instalment payment for Ligue 1 rights amid ongoing doubts over its allocated sponsorship inventory and questions raised over the broadcaster’s media rights package.
MLS invests in OneFootball in wider content pact
Major League Soccer has taken a stake in OneFootball in a deal that will make the league's highlights widely available on the global football media platform.
Austrian Bundesliga hires SN1 to assess rights future
The Austrian Bundesliga (ÖFBL) has appointed Munich-based consultancy SN1 Consulting to an advisory role ahead of its next domestic and international rights sales process.
Pakistan Football League on rocks as agency accuses non-payment
The main backer of a new top-tier football league in Pakistan, Farhan Junejo, has told SportBusiness that his Pakistan Football League project is still on course for success, despite a burgeoning dispute between the PFL and sports marketing company Redstrike.
SuperSport awarded CAF Champions League rights
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has a pan-regional English-language deal in place for this season’s CAF Champions League and second-tier CAF Confederation Cup after rights were sold to pay-television broadcaster SuperSport.
Viaplay splits with Danish Superliga production JV
Danish Superliga domestic rights-holder Viaplay claims to have terminated its agreement with Matchday Production just over two months into the joint venture’s first season of handling the host broadcast f…
Inside Relevent’s bid to grow brand Bundesliga in the Americas
The breakdown of the German Football League’s attempts to secure private equity investment was a key factor in the Bundesliga’s decision to enter into a long-term, Americas-focused partnership with Relevent Sports.
Saran interest drives Uefa club rights increase in Romania
Competition for the Champions League pushed up the value of Uefa club competition rights in Romania in deals with Digi Sport and Prima Sport.
DFL to re-tender Package B after arbitration ruling
The German Football League (DFL) must re-auction a major package of domestic broadcast rights following an arbitration ruling today (Tuesday) in response to DAZN’s legal challenge to its tender process.
DAZN furthers Saudi links with SPL channels
DAZN has struck an agreement to launch club-specific Saudi Pro League channels, its latest effort to develop closer commercial ties in the Kingdom
SPFL swaps betting video distributor in Stats Perform deal
Betting video rights to the Scottish Premiership will be exclusively commercialised from next season onwards by Stats Perform, which replaces rival IMG Arena in the role
Sky NZ renews A-Leagues as Auckland team joins
Sky New Zealand has secured exclusive rights to the men’s and women’s A-Leagues for another three years, with a second New Zealand team joining for the coming season.
Eleven is lone Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland
Eleven Sports is now the sole Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland after signing off on a five-season rights deal