Portugal
Porto ‘assessing’ sale of minority stake
Portuguese Primeira Liga football club FC Porto is weighing up the sale of a minority stake after receiving interest from outside investors, it is reported
Sport TV reclaims F1 rights in Portugal
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired rights to the Formula 1 motor-racing series for the three seasons spanning 2022 to 2024
Portugal’s top basketball leagues split €3m Betclic title sponsorship
The Portuguese Basketball Federation has expanded its agreement with gambling brand Betclic, with the deal now including title sponsorship of Portugal’s flagship women’s basketball league, following on …
Eleven ends Sport TV’s hold on Premier League rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured exclusive rights in Portugal to the English Premier League in a three-year deal that will kick in next season
Betano signs with Porto to complete ‘big three’ hat-trick in battle with Bwin
Betting operator Betano has completed its hat-trick of sponsorships with the ‘big three’ Portuguese football clubs, adding FC Porto to deals already agreed with Benfica and Sporting.
Benfica posts €17.4m loss
Portuguese Primeira Liga football club Benfica has registered a loss of €17.4m ($20.6m) for the 2020-21 financial year.
The loss comes after the Lisbon giant registered a profit of €41.7m
MotoGP secures five-year renewal in Portugal with Sport TV
MotoGP will remain on Sport TV in Portugal for at least another five seasons after the motorcycling series' commercial rights-holder, Dorna Sports, secured another long-term renewal from 2022 onwards
European Tour adds Portuguese, Spanish tournaments to calendar
Golf’s European Tour has made further alterations to its calendar during Covid-19, with events in Portugal and Spain replacing tournaments in China and Morocco, respectively.
Sport TV bags rights to Caf’s World Cup qualifiers
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired exclusive media rights for at least 60 African qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, with a focus on the PALOP (Portuguese-speaking…
Betano keeps up pressure on Bwin in Portugal with Benfica sleeve deal
Portuguese football club Benfica has signed a three-year deal with betting operator Betano making the brand the club’s first shirt sleeve sponsor.
TVI retains free-to-air Champions League in new Eleven Sports accord
TVI has sublicensed free-to-air rights to the Uefa Champions League from Eleven Sports, the subscription broadcaster, which will keep the top-tier European competition on the Portuguese free-to-air commercial…
Sport TV adds five-day subscription option, Eleven Sports launches six-month offer
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has launched a new temporary subscription model and reduced its price for multi-platform subscriptions.
For €14.99 ($17.7
European Leagues invites exclusive bids in expanded data rights RFP
European Leagues, the body of European football leagues, has gone to market early with the centralised fastpath data rights to league and cup competitions organised by a total of 18 different league bodies…
Sport TV renews Serie A rights to 2024
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has renewed its exclusive media rights to Italy's Serie A for three seasons, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Portuguese corruption probe extends to FC Porto deal with Portugal Telecom
Portugal's Public Ministry (MP) is investigating a commission payment related to FC Porto's wide-ranging commercial rights deal with Portugal Telecom, deepening the corruption crisis gripping Portuguese…
Eleven renews Bundesliga rights in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal
International sports broadcaster Eleven has renewed its German Bundesliga football rights in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal for the four seasons from 2021-22 to 2024-25
Adidas strikes six-year extension with Benfica as club seeks shirt sleeve sponsor
Sporting goods brand Adidas has renewed its kit supplier contract with Portuguese football club Benfica for another six years, extending until 2027
Betano replaces NOS at Sporting CP as Nike confirmed as kit supplier
Portuguese Primeira Liga football club Sporting Clube de Portugal will kick off the 2021-22 season with betting operator Betano as its new front-of-shirt sponsor