Spring Media and Red Bee unveil global women’s football OTT platform
Spring Media has made its latest moves in the streaming space by teaming up with Red Bee, the UK-based media services company, to create an international OTT platform for women’s football.
AFC in the hunt for media rights and sponsorship heads
The Asian Football Confederation is looking to recruit a head of media rights and a head of sponsorship to support the recently-appointed commercial director Andrew Rogers
Martin Ross: As Sportel hits 30, what next for a media sector in flux?
As gnarled veterans of the rights trade join fresh-faced digital start-ups in the Principality next week, a cautious media-rights industry continues to question just what the future looks like.
Infront retains SPFL international rights contract with particular focus on digital
International media rights to the Scottish Premiership will continue to be sold by Infront until the end of the 2024-25 season after the agency today announced a new five-year agreement with the Scottish…
Fifa hires CAA Eleven’s Petit as director of media rights
Fifa has appointed CAA Eleven’s Jean-Christophe Petit as its new director of media rights, following Josh Smith’s recent move to become global head of media sales at the Premier League.
Another bidding round for Copa del Rey domestic and international rights
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has initiated new rounds of bidding for both the domestic and international rights to the Copa del Rey tournament during the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle
Ligue 1 clubs maintain call for action over beIN international rights deal
Clubs from French football’s Ligue 1 have continued to push for the renegotiation of an international rights agreement with pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group, discussing the issue in detail at a meeting t…
Canal Plus poised to sell on Tokyo 2020 pay-TV rights to Eurosport
Canal Plus, the French pay-TV broadcaster, is expected to soon finalise the sale of its broadcast rights to the 2020 Olympic Games to Eurosport, the Discovery-owned broadcaster that already holds the rights…
Government moves to aid France Télévisions’ spending power by scrapping evening ads ban
The French government today moved to help public-service broadcaster France Télévisions better compete for sports rights as its Council of State recommended the reintroduction of advertising during live s…
Tour of Guangxi secures array of live rights deals and landmark women’s race coverage
The Tour of Guangxi, the final stop on this year’s UCI World Tour calendar, is to be broadcast live in at least 50 territories.