Football
Telefónica and DAZN ‘close’ to deal for LaLiga matches
Telco Telefónica is close to clinching a sublicensing deal with OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN for its five weekly LaLiga matches from next season, it has been reported.
Turkish Süper Lig tender prolonged with ’12 revised bids’ for various rights
The Turkish Football Federation has vowed that the broadcast rights to the Turkish Süper Lig will be awarded in a week’s time, after the submission late last week of improved bids for domestic, international an…
PSG sponsorship sales executive Zodmi joins Juventus
Alexandre Zodmi, senior global sponsorship sales manager at French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, is moving to to Serie A side Juventus as head of sponsorship acquisition
i-Cable adds J2 League to Japanese football output
Hong Kong pay-television broadcaster i-Cable has secured exclusive rights to the J2 League, the second-tier Japanese professional football league
Aston Villa signs Jeton Wallet for rest of season, Liverpool renews with EA Sports
English Premier League club Aston Villa has added payment provider Jeton Wallet to its sponsorship portfolio
StarHub stuns Singapore with six-year Premier League rights deal
Telco StarHub made a dramatic move for market leadership in sports broadcasting in Singapore today (Monday), announcing a six-season deal for English Premier League rights
AC Milan signs Wefox as first-ever back-of-shirt sponsor
Italian football club AC Milan has signed up Wefox to its sponsorship portfolio with the insurance technology company becoming the club’s first-ever back-of-shirt sponsor.
Mediapro claims court victory over RFEF in VAR contract case
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been ordered to pay almost €1.25m ($1.4
Celtics co-owner Pagliuca leads $556m Atalanta takeover
Atalanta has become the latest Lega Serie A club to secure American investment, with Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca leading a takeover of the Italian organization
Lazio ends kit supplier search with Mizuno signing
Italian football club SS Lazio has signed up Japanese brand Mizuno as its new kit supplier
United’s Nova secures Uefa national team rights in Bulgaria
United Media-owned Nova Broadcasting Group has announced that it has secured rights in Bulgaria for the next two Uefa European Championships, as well as other Uefa national team rights from 2022-23 to…
Serie A planning 20-team US tournament during 2022 Fifa World Cup
Lega Serie A has confirmed plans to stage a highly ambitious 20-team tournament in the United States during the 2022 Fifa World Cup, which is being held from November 21 to December 18 in Qatar
AstroPay to brand Crystal Palace training kit for rest of season
Payment solutions company AstroPay has become the official training wear sponsor of Premier League club Crystal Palace for the remainder of the season
Sky NZ wins back Premier League rights in six-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the exclusive media rights in its home market for the English Premier League in a six-year deal, 2022-23 to 2027-28
Tottenham announces South Korea tour organised by Pitch
Tottenham Hotspur is to travel to South Korea for a pre-season tour in July.
It will be the English Premier League club’s first international tour since 2019 and its third visit to South Korea.
Croatian FA rips up 10-year Endorphin Magine rights contract
The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has decided to terminate its 10-year broadcast rights contract with Endorphin Magine Ltd, blaming the UK-based company for failing to pay the first fee instalment
1190 Sports secures Campeonato Paulista international rights
1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has secured international broadcast rights to the Campeonato Paulista Brazilian state championship until 2025.
PCCW finalises three-year Premier League rights deal in Hong Kong
Hong Kong telecoms firm PCCW has finalised a three-year deal for exclusive broadcast rights to the English Premier League until the end of the 2024-25 season