Uefa Europa League
Uefa club competitions TV rights on the market in Greece
The Team Marketing agency has today (Monday) initiated sales processes in Greece for broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League from 2021-22 to 2023-24
SuperSport follows Premier League extension with Uefa club competitions renewal
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has sealed its second major football rights deal this week by extending and expanding its contract in sub-Saharan Africa for the club competitions organised by European…
New ECA study forecasts Covid-19 will now cost top clubs over €5bn
The Covid-19 pandemic is now forecast to cost top-flight clubs from Europe more than €5bn ($5.9bn/£4.5b
Team and Uefa continue busy month with Ukraine media rights tender
Uefa and its exclusive club competition sales agency Team Marketing have launched an invitation to tender for Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League rights in…
Uefa to cut club competition prize money over five years to offset Covid losses
Uefa has written to its 55 member associations warning them that it will cut prize money in its club competitions over the next five years to offset the losses incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic
Uefa, Premier League and Canal Plus welcome Rwandan piracy ruling
European football’s governing body Uefa, the English Premier League and pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus International have welcomed a court ruling in Rwanda concerning the piracy of their broadcast c…
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
Uefa club competitions TV rights on market in three more European countries
The Team Marketing agency has initiated broadcast rights sales processes in three more European countries for the Uefa club competitions during the 2021-24 cycle
Uefa allows for partial spectator return, subject to local rules
Uefa has announced it will allow for stadiums to be filled to a maximum of 30 per cent of capacity in its club and national team competitions, starting with next week’s round of national team friendlies.
Team back in the market with Champions League tenders in Italy, sub-Saharan Africa
The Team Marketing agency has initiated its first Uefa club competitions media-rights sales processes in nearly seven months, inviting bids from broadcasters in Italy and also sub-Saharan Africa for the…
Team Marketing looks to recruit senior commercial lead
Team Marketing, the Luzern-based agency that markets the broadcast, sponsorship and licensing rights to Uefa club competitions, is looking to recruit a senior commercial lead to sit within the media partnership…
Uefa to pay €575m broadcaster rebate for Covid-19 disruption – ECA’s Agnelli
European football’s governing body Uefa is planning on refunding €575m ($667m) to rights-holding broadcasters because of the disruption to its club competitions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to …
Uefa sets deadline for prospective Europa League sponsors
European football’s governing body Uefa has issued a deadline of September 2 for prospective sponsors of the second-tier Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Uefa Europa Conference League to contact t…
Having delivered the Champions and Europa League, Uefa must figure out media rebates
Evidence suggests record viewership for closed-door Uefa Champions and Europa League fixtures won't prevent broadcasters from demanding rebates for lost fixtures. Callum McCarthy examines how the governing body might approach negotiations.
Sky Italia posts record ratings as Inter fall at last Europa League hurdle
Friday’s Uefa Europa League final between Sevilla and Inter Milan attracted record viewing figures in Italy as pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia netted strong figures on its subscription and free-to-air c…
Čeferin open to single-legged Champions League ties
Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin has revealed that he would be open to single-legged knockout ties in future Champions League and Europa League seasons after football’s European governing body introduced th…
No charge for Heineken’s Europa League switch from Amstel to Heineken 0.0%
Heineken’s decision to switch its Europa League rights from its Amstel brand to the non-alcohol brand Heineken 0.0% was done without a monetary change to the original contract, SportBusiness has learned.
Ceferin says Uefa’s Final 8 model won’t be repeated
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has said it would be “impossible” for football’s European governing body to replicate the final eight model currently being used for the Champions League and Europa Leagu…