Linear rights deals to maintain primacy over D2C for at least a decade, report finds
The continued importance of linear media-rights deals means it will take at least a decade before direct-to-consumer platforms become rights-holders’ main avenue for distributing content, according to a…
Uefa national team TV rights on the market in Belgium
The CAA Eleven agency has set a December deadline for broadcast rights in Belgium for Uefa national team rights in the 2022-28 cycle, SportBusiness understands.
Court overturns regulator fine on KNVB-backed amateur football streamer VoetbalTV
A Dutch court has ordered that the VoetbalTV OTT platform, which showed amateur football matches, does not need to pay a €575,000 ($674,000) fine levied against it by the country’s Data Protection Aut…
Eleven to broadcast linear coverage of Pro League esports competitions
International broadcaster Eleven Sports will show Pro League esports matches on its linear channels dedicated to the top-tier of Belgian league football, it said on Friday
M6 grabs Cage Warrior MMA rights in France
French free-to-air commercial broadcaster M6 has acquired rights to European mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors just weeks after the country’s media regulator lifted a broadcast ban on the sport.
Altice lands Lyon’s Women’s Champions League rights in one-season deal
Telco Altice has acquired the exclusive rights to all home matches played by Olympique Lyonnais in the Women’s Champions League for the 2020-21 season.
EXCLUSIVE: Six Nations rights sale in UK to resume in January after Covid pause
Six Nations Rugby, the organising body of the annual national team tournament, will restart its sales process in late January for broadcast rights in the UK to the Six Nations and Autumn Internationals,…
Spring Media secures Women’s Champions League international rights to seven clubs
The Spring Media agency has acquired the international media rights of seven high-profile European clubs to the Uefa Women’s Champions League for this season, it said on Friday.
Fanseat lands Spanish basketball rights in one-season deal
Sports streaming platform Fanseat has acquired rights to Spanish top-tier basketball league and cup competitions for exploitation in France and Denmark
Eurosport renews MXGP rights until 2022
International broadcaster Eurosport has renewed its media rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship until 2022