Band bids to acquire Italian Serie A rights in Brazil
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band is in advanced negotiations with the IMG agency to acquire the rights to the Italian Serie A football league
Canal Plus Afrique acquires French-language Bundesliga rights
The African arm of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired the French-language rights to the German Bundesliga in sub-Saharan Africa in a three-season deal
TUDN signs six-season deal for Mexican second division rights
Univision-owned Spanish-language broadcaster TUDN has acquired the exclusive rights in the US market to the newly-formed Mexican second division, the Liga de Expansión MX.
Bolivian clubs express ‘total disagreement’ with Sports TV Rights deal
Eight clubs playing in the top flight of domestic Bolivian football have written to the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), expressing concern over the scope of the Sports TV Rights agency’s successful b…
ESPN Brasil makes tennis play with move for ATP Tour rights
The Brazilian arm of global sports broadcaster ESPN is close to acquiring the rights to a host of ATP tournaments as it makes a play for premium tennis properties in the country
Eurosport agrees two-season Lega Basket renewal as free-to-air rights unsold
Discovery-owned pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has renewed its pay-television rights to the Lega Basket Serie A for a further two seasons
Panathinaikos turns to OTT after rejecting Nova’s €5.7m bid
Greek Super League side Panathinaikos has announced that it will broadcast home matches from the 2020-21 season on its own OTT streaming platform after rejecting an offer from pay-television broadcaster…
Conmebol looks for swift resolution to Libertadores rights issue
Conmebol, the governing body of South American football, is seeking a speedy resolution to its issue around the media rights for the continent’s top-tier Copa Libertadores competition with a new Brazilian d…
Globo takes latest legal action against Turner, alleges ‘illegal’ Brasileirão broadcasts
Brazilian media group Globo has filed its latest claim against Turner after alleging that the pay-television broadcaster has illegally acquired rights to a number of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches.
Mediapro to showcase latter stages of Women’s Champions League on Gol
Mediapro, the production and rights agency, has announced that it will broadcast the latter stages of the 2019-20 Uefa Women’s Champions League tournament on its free-to-air GolTV platform in Spain.