Uefa Champions League
Studhalter US sanctions list removal affords Highlight ‘legal certainty’
Highlight Communications, the parent company of the Team Marketing agency, has been delivered a boost with the removal of major investor Alexander Studhalter from the US Office of Foreign Assets sanctions…
Champions League final takes audience podium in US
The Uefa Champions League final was the third most-watched on record in homes across the United States, while also setting a new milestone for Paramount+, the streaming service.
Cyta to manage PrimeTel sports rights in wider distribution pact
PrimeTel has renewed a content distribution deal and ceded the management of its sports rights to fellow telco Cyta in a shake-up of the Cypriot market
Sky in box seat for Uefa club competition tenders in NZ
Uefa and its appointed Team Marketing agency have gone to market with European club competition media rights in New Zealand, a tough sales territory given the demise of former rights-holder Spark Sport.
Nova completes sweep of Uefa club rights in Czech Republic
Nova has retained rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Champions League, completing its set of European club competition rights for the 2024-27 cycle.
BTV, A1 renew Uefa club rights in Bulgaria
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster bTV and Telekom Austria-owned telco A1 have renewed their rights in Bulgaria to Uefa club competitions, ahead of the current three-year deals ending this Saturday with the Champions League final.Â
Viaplay stands firm to secure Champions League in Sweden, Denmark
Viaplay Group has ended a tumultuous 12 months by strengthening its position as the dominant football broadcaster in its home Nordics region, picking up exclusive Uefa Champions League rights in Sweden and retaining its contract in Denmark.
Oppo on notice as Uefa invites smartphone maker bids
Oppo's global sponsorship deal with the Uefa Champions League may be under threat as European football's governing body has invited bids from mobile handset makers for its next club competition commercial cycle.
Uefa awaits news on fate of iconic San Siro before 2027 Champions League decision
Growing uncertainty over the future of Milan's San Siro stadium has forced Uefa to delay a decision on the host of its showpiece Champions League final in 2027.
WBD shifts Uefa finals from YouTube to discovery+
The finals of this season’s Uefa club competitions will be streamed for free on discovery+ as Warner Bros. Discovery seeks to generate more subscriptions for the platform, with the matches to no longer be shown on YouTube.
Wowow to remain exclusive home of Champions League in Japan to 2027
Wowow, the pay-television broadcaster in Japan, has retained exclusive media rights to Uefa club competitions in the country for the 2024-27 cycle
EXCLUSIVE: Eclat maintains hold on Uefa club competitions in Korea
Eclat Media Group will enter its fifth consecutive Uefa club competitions rights cycle after renewing its exclusive broadcast rights in South Korea following a recently issued tender process
TV 2 seals crucial Champions League renewal in Norway
TV 2 Group managing director and editor in chief Olav Sandnes said in a press release the media group had faced “strong competition” and that Champions League rights “are not sold on the cheap”.
Canal Plus swoops for Champions League rights in Poland
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has acquired exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League from 2024-25 to 2026-27, strengthening its hold on club football broadcasting in Poland.
April deadline for Uefa club competition rights bids in Ukraine
Broadcasters in the Ukraine must submit first-round offers for Uefa club competition rights by April 22 after the sales process was launched by the Team Marketing agency
EXCLUSIVE: Vietcontent agency nets Uefa club competitions in Vietnam
The Vietcontent agency has acquired rights to Uefa club competitions in Vietnam from 2024-25 to 2026-27, SportBusiness understands.
Uefa takes another run at crypto by inviting Champions League sponsor bids
Uefa has launched a process inviting bids from prospective sponsors in the crypto exchange category to fill its Champions League sponsorship portfolio and has already received one offer from the sector.
Team goes to market in Israel, leaving Mena as main outlier
Broadcasters in Israel have been given five weeks to formulate their bids for media rights to Uefa club competitions in the country