Serie B kicks off domestic rights auction with market consultation
Lega Serie B, the governing body for Italy’s second tier of domestic football, has launched its domestic rights sales process with a market consultation.
Portuguese football bodies reach deal over centralised TV rights sales from 2027-28
The domestic media rights to the top tier of Portuguese football are set to be centralised from the 2027-28 season onwards in a breakthrough move agreed between the league and the country’s football g…
Fifa launches ITTs in sub-Saharan Africa for men’s and women’s World Cups
World football’s governing body Fifa has launched a pair of invitations to tender for broadcast rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the the 2022 and 2023 instalments of its men’s and women’s World Cups, respe…
Cartaginés breaks away from Costa Rica’s FUTV
Costa Rican Primera Divisíon side CS Cartaginés has ended its contract with FUTV, the football-focused pay-television broadcaster which launched in the Central American country just under a year ago.
Sky Brasil picks up Copa do Nordeste, MyCujoo streams Carioca preliminaries
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Brasil has acquired pay-per-view rights to the knockout Copa do Nordeste tournament in Brazil
F1 rights sublicensed in DAZN-Telefónica Spanish rights and distribution alliance
DAZN, the OTT subscription platform, and telco Telefónica have signed a sprawling alliance that could change the face of Spain’s sports broadcasting landscape, beginning with an exclusive sublicensing de…
Mediapro requests ‘reduction’ on LaLiga public spaces rights deal
The Mediapro agency has ‘opened talks’ with LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s top two professional football tiers, over a reduction in its rates for rights to broadcast matches in public spaces.
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Globo and Fifa ‘to hold clear the air talks’
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have arranged to meet a delegation from world football’s governing body Fifa to clear the air between the two parties after their relationship has become strained i…
Fifa back in Italian market with 2022 World Cup rights tender
Fifa, world football’s governing body, has launched concurrent invitation-to-tender processes in Italy for both the men’s and women’s iterations of its World Cup tournaments.
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Portuguese government moves closer to ratifying centralised rights sales
The Portuguese government is readying legislation which will see the centralisation of broadcast rights to its top-tier football league, the secretary of state for youth and sports João Paulo Rebelo has …