Uefa Europa League
Uefa ExCo ratifies award of club competition rights to Team and Relevent
The Uefa Executive Committee has today (Monday) approved the retention of Team Marketing as the commercial rights agency for Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle, albeit with Relevent Sports…
Uefa club rights retained by Team Marketing, Relevent to be awarded US media rights
The Team Marketing agency is understood to have retained its remit to sell commercial rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27, but with US-based firm Relevent Sports Group to be awarded…
EXCLUSIVE: Uefa club competitions tender enters third round of bidding
The ongoing request for proposals process for the commercial rights to Uefa club competitions from the 2024-25 season onwards is to enter a third round of bidding, SportBusiness understands
EXCLUSIVE: Quartet of heavyweight agency bidders in Uefa club competitions RFP
Four sports marketing agencies are among the leading bidders in the ongoing Uefa club competitions request for proposals following presentations given recently, SportBusiness understands
IMG’s Sport 24 signs off on Uefa club rights renewal
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has finalised a new deal to show the Uefa club competitions until the end of the 2023-24 season
Uefa overcomes match-fixing fears to test betting market with Sportradar deal
Uefa is treating its first ever data rights distribution deal with Sportradar as a toe-dipping exercise having previously eschewed selling its betting rights over concerns about match-fixing. Ben Cronin reports on the value and structure of the deal.
EXCLUSIVE: Uefa club competitions RFP allows 6-season bids; ‘encourages’ minimum guarantees
Uefa has sent a request for proposals document (RFP) to companies interested in selling commercial rights to its club competitions, encouraging potential bidders to “consider structures with minimum guarantees” and allowing bids across six seasons.
Uefa invites bids for club competition rights in landmark RFP
A request for proposals has been issued for the sale of commercial rights to Uefa’s club competitions, a contract that has been held by the Team Marketing agency since the first iteration of the Uefa C…
Uefa announces Enterprise Rent-A-Car as seventh Europa League sponsor
European football’s governing body’s Uefa has officially announced the three-year extension of Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s sponsorship of the Europa League in a contract that also includes the Europa Confe…
Bwin named Official Sports Betting Partner of Uefa Europa League, Conference League
Uefa has named betting platform Bwin as the latest sponsor for its Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League competitions
Swissquote finalises Europa League, Europa Conference League sponsorship
Online bank Swissquote has signed a sponsorship agreement with Uefa for the next three seasons of Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League competition
Hankook renews Europa League sponsorship, adds Conference League rights
Korean tyre maker Hankook has renewed its sponsorship commitment to Uefa club competitions for the 2021 to 2024 sponsorship cycle
AZ Alkmaar hits out at Dutch broadcasters after Europa League rights snub
Dutch football club AZ Alkmaar will stream its Uefa Europa League play-off second leg match against Scottish club Celtic tonight on its own digital platforms and streaming platform Live2Go after broadcasters…
Saran takes Champions League rights in Turkey, renews Europa League
Saran Media Group has agreed a late deal for exclusive media rights in Turkey to all Uefa club competitions, renewing its deal for the Uefa Europa League and taking Champions League rights from incumbent…
TV Cultura sublicenses Europa League rights from SBT
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has acquired rights to the Uefa Europa League through a sublicensing deal with commercial broadcaster SBT that runs from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Youku joins Champions League broadcasters in China
Alibaba-owned platform Youku has become the fourth broadcaster to acquire non-exclusive streaming rights to Uefa club competitions in China for the 2021-22 season
PP Sports, Tencent, iQiyi pick up non-exclusive Uefa club rights
PP Sports, Tencent and iQiyi Sports have acquired non-exclusive digital streaming rights for Uefa club competitions in China for the upcoming 2021-22 season
A1 Bulgaria retains Champions League, adds Europa League, Conference League
Pay-television broadcaster A1 Bulgaria has extended its rights to the Uefa Champions League and also secured rights to the Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the next three seasons