Talks continue in Turkey as TFF battles for beIN rights amendment
Talks between the Turkish Football Federation and pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports have continued as the country’s governing body pushes for an amendment to the pair’s arrangement.
Foxtel puts Super Rugby on Kayo for free in bid to win over Rugby Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has offered to place a handful of Super Rugby matches outside of its Kayo Sports sports streaming platform paywall as part of its pitch to win Rugby Australia's …
RDA secures media distribution rights for British & Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa
The UK-based RDA agency has been appointed as the exclusive media-rights distributor for the upcoming British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa in a range of territories
Sky Italia, Mediaset poised to acquire remaining Champions League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia and commercial broadcaster Mediaset are closing in on the final packages of rights to the Uefa Champions League in Italy for the 2021-24 cycle
DAZN teams up with TikTok, Kicker for ‘Football Hub’
Subscription OTT streaming platform DAZN has aligned with social media platform TikTok and German football portal Kicker to launch a ‘Football Hub’ product for the German market.
Fox Sports’ Argentinian Primera División contract ended
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) and the newly-created Professional Football League (LPF) have cancelled pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports’ rights agreement for the Primera División, the to…
Com Hem and Boxer strike Dplay carriage deals with Discovery
Swedish telecoms and cable television operator Com Hem and DTT platform Boxer have agreed deals with international media group Discovery to carry the Dplay OTT streaming service
Amazon poised to acquire Champions League package in Italy
Internet retail giant Amazon is set to break into the Italian media-rights market as it is believed to have submitted a winning bid for a package of Uefa Champions League rights covering the 2021-24 cycle
Globo fails in late bid to secure Peru-Brazil live rights
Brazilian media group Globo has failed to negotiate a late agreement to broadcast tonight’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying match between Peru and Brazil.
ESPN/Fox merger rejected by Argentina’s competition watchdog
The Disney media group’s latest attempts to merge international arms of pay-television broadcasters ESPN and Fox Sports has failed after Argentina’s competition authority blocked its proposal.