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Brazil

Libra and Liga Forte União (LFU), the two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Série B teams seeking to drive plans for a new league system, are closing in on an agreement to jointly market th…
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Japan

DAZN and Japan’s J. League have struck a new rights agreement that encompasses the third-tier Meiji Yasuda J3 League, as the sports broadcaster ups its subscription price in the country for the third consecutive year.
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Spain

Telefónica, the leading Spanish telecoms operator, has maintained its role as the dominant domestic broadcaster of LaLiga until the end of the 2026-27 season, after the league was forced to retender two …
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Global

Uefa has decided to sell global commercial rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League over a five-year cycle, from 2025-26 to 2029-30, with sponsorship rights to women’s national team events over the…
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Germany

The battle to become the strategic partner of the German Football League (DFL) in a potential new media company is down to two private equity firms: CVC Capital Partners and Blackstone
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Netherlands

The sales process has gone live in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg for media rights to the Fifa World Cup in 2026 and 2030
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Global

DAZN is to drop its paywall for the bulk of its women’s football coverage worldwide to create what it describes as the “new global home for women’s football” in the broadcaster’s latest move to open u…
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Australia

The Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the governing body of the A-League Men and Women competitions, is set to cut as much as 50 per cent of its workforce, with its KeepUp media arm among the casualties,…
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Canada

DAZN has retained exclusive Uefa club competition broadcast rights in Canada for another three seasons in a renewed commitment to the market by the subscription streaming broadcaster
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Germany

The German Football League (DFL) has asked prospective bidders for domestic Bundesliga rights from 2025-26 to 2028-29 to register for the forthcoming invitation to tender
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Kazakhstan

Fifa has gone to market in five Central Asia countries with media rights to the men's World Cup in 2026, as well as this year's Futsal World Cup taking place in the region
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Spain

Global streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Spain to the country’s second-tier football competition, the Segunda División.
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United Kingdom

The Football Association has issued its domestic media rights invitation to tender, inviting broadcasters to submit offers for four seasons, from 2025-26 to 2028-29, SportBusiness understands
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Germany

The German Football League (DFL) has voiced its opposition to the type of revenue-sharing deal recently agreed between subscription sports broadcaster DAZN and Italy’s Serie A as it continues to prepare t…
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Global

SuperSport, the dominant pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, today (Wednesday) announced an agreement to show every match from the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), less than a week…
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Netherlands

Feyenoord, the reigning Dutch champions, has become the first club in the Eredivisie to launch a dedicated streaming service for fans
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France

Fifa has launched the tender process in France for media rights to the men’s World Cup in 2026 and 2030.
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Indian Subcontinent

Sony Pictures Networks has shored up its football portfolio with a renewal of Uefa club competition rights in the Indian subcontinent from 2024-25 to 2026-27, SportBusiness understands