Portugal
Leading Portuguese clubs’ offices searched in corruption probe
The offices of leading Portuguese clubs Benfica, Porto and Sporting were raided yesterday (Wednesday) by prosecutors and tax authorities investigating more than €58m ($67.7
Benfica agrees licensing deal with OWNIC
Digital trading card platform OWNIC has announced a new licensing agreement with Benfica
Morocco joins Iberian bid for 2030 World Cup
Morocco has officially joined Spain and Portugal’s joint bid to host the 2030 edition of the Fifa men's World Cup.
W-Sport enters Portugal with distribution on MEO
Pay-television platform MEO, owned by telco Altice, has added the W-Sport channel to its offering in Portugal
Saudi Pro League lands rights deals in Portugal and Italy
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV and Italian digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia have acquired rights to the Saudi Professional League following Cristiano Ronaldo’s high-profile t…
Coppa Italia TV rights deals signed off in Portugal and Switzerland
Lega Serie A has approved the award of Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana broadcast rights in Portugal and Switzerland
RTVE registers highest Spanish audience since Euro 2020
Spain’s surprise defeat to Morocco at the Fifa World Cup attracted a Spanish free-to-air television audience of 12.6 million viewers during the penalty shootout yesterday (Tuesday).
1190 Sports secures first Turkish coverage for Brazilian top flight
1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has signed an agreement with Turkish pay-television broadcaster D-Smart to show the top-tier Brasileiro Serie A…
Portugal’s RTP sublicenses World Cup rights to SIC and TVI
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has sublicensed rights for the upcoming Fifa World Cup in Qatar to commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI
Legends hires NBA’s Bueno as head of Iberian operations
Premium experiences company Legends has furthered its global expansion plans by appointing Jesus Bueno as managing director of Iberia
Qatar Sports Investments acquires stake in Portugal’s Braga
Investment group Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) has added SC Braga to its sports portfolio by acquiring a minority stake in the Portuguese Primeira Liga team
Segev: Team Whistle engagement key to Eleven deal, channel rebranding on ‘case-by-case’ basis
DAZN Group’s takeover interest in Eleven Group was driven not only by the latter’s football rights portfolio and strong presence in markets such as Belgium and Portugal, but also the ability of Eleven-owned dig…
DAZN completes swoop for Eleven Sports and Team Whistle, Radrizzani to join board
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group has struck an agreement to acquire subscription broadcaster and streaming platform Eleven Sports in a deal including digital content company…
Sporting CP, Benfica announce contrasting financial results
Portuguese Primeira Liga rivals Sporting CP and Benfica have reported contrasting financial fortunes, with the former announcing record results and the latter seeing losses mount
Eleven claims Portuguese first with WSC Sports link-up
AI video technology company WSC Sports has agreed a deal with Eleven Portugal to bring automated real-time highlights of the broadcaster’s football coverage to fans across the country.
Serie A ups social media presence with Japanese, Portuguese Twitter accounts
Lega Serie A has launched dedicated Japanese and Portuguese Twitter accounts as part of plans to improve its engagement with fans
EA’s Gaudechon hired as CEO of OneFootball Labs
Football media platform OneFootball has appointed long-serving Electronic Arts executive Jean–Charles Gaudechon to head up its new OneFootball Labs venture.
Portuguese clubs turn to LaLiga Tech to tackle fake merchandise sales
Clubs from Portugal’s top two divisions are to tackle the sale of illegal merchandise by using the ‘Brand Protection’ offering from LaLiga Tech, the technology services arm of Spain’s LaLiga.
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