Football
FuboTV picks up Canadian rights to Serie A, Coppa Italia
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has acquired multi-year rights in Canada to Serie A, the top tier of club football in Italy, as well as the Coppa Italia cup competition
Eclat, Aser, beIN and others bid to fill Fox Sports Asia gap
Sports rights formerly held by Fox Sports Asia, which is shutting down next month, have attracted bids from several companies interested in taking over the Disney-owned pay-television platform's position…
Concacaf unveils W Championship, women’s Gold Cup
Concacaf has continued to expand on its efforts to grow women's soccer in the North America region by unveiling the inaugural women's Gold Cup, which will debut in 2024
Real Madrid ‘seeks government funding’ to turn TV channel into OTT platform
LaLiga club Real Madrid is said to be seeking €8m ($9.4m) from the 'Spain, Audiovisual Hub for Europe' plan to help finance efforts to turn its television channel into an OTT platform.
DFL innovation chief Heyden: “We have to behave like a global entertainment brand”
The DFL’s EVP of innovation Andreas Heyden explains how the league is investing in content localisation, data and the mobile experience to increase the value of its media rights to broadcasters. Ben Cronin reports.
Australian Professional Leagues appoints Optus Sport’s Bayliss as director of content
Richard Bayliss, the former director of sport at pay-television broadcaster Optus Sport, has joined the Australian Professional Leagues in the newly-created position of director of content
Sky, DAZN sign off on Serie A commercial premises deal ahead of new season
Sky Italia has finalised an agreement with OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN that enables the pay-television broadcaster to show all Serie A matches via satellite television in bars, hotels and other public…
Globo ‘resolves dispute’ with Fifa over rights fee payments
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have reached an agreement with Fifa following its legal dispute with football’s world governing body over broadcast rights payments.
RB Leipzig signs with eToro as platform builds Bundesliga presence
German Bundesliga football club RB Leipzig has become the latest sports organisation to sign up global investment platform eToro to its sponsorship portfolio
Serie B broadcast deals secured in Romania, Israel
Helbiz Media, Lega Serie B’s global media rights distributor, has announced deals for the second tier of Italian club football with the Athletic Sports Group agency in Romania and pay-television broadcaster T…
BeIN secures Serie A renewal in France and APAC, adding three territories
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports and Italy’s Lega Serie A have announced a three-season rights renewal in France and Southeast Asia, along with the addition of the rights in Malaysia, Singapore and N…
Movistar Plus retains Serie A rights in Spain
Spanish pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus has renewed an agreement for rights to football’s Italian Serie A until the end of the 2023-24 season.
DAZN extends AFC portfolio in Japan for next eight years
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced a media rights deal in Japan covering all Asian Football Confederation club and national competitions for the next eight years
Juventus lights up green energy credentials with Alperia sponsorship
Italian energy provider Alperia, has become the ‘Official Green Energy Partner’ of Italian Serie A club Juventus.
Chicago Fire owner Mansueto acquires Swiss club FC Lugano
Joe Mansueto, the owner of Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire, is significantly expanding his soccer portfolio by acquiring Swiss Super League club FC Lugano
Angel City FC brings in Cedars-Sinai as official health partner
National Women's Soccer League expansion team Angel City FC has brought in Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as its official health partner
West Ham expands Trustly deal to include women’s team sleeve rights
English football club West Ham United has expanded its association with global payments platform Trustly
FSDL to sell AFC media rights in Indian subcontinent across 2021-24 cycle
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a four-year media rights agreement with Football Sports Development Limited, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, across the Indian…