Portugal
Aston Villa owner reduces stake in Portugal’s Vitória in bid to avoid European conflict
V Sports, the holding company of Premier League club Aston Villa, has reduced its stake in Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimaraes from 46 to 29 per cent ahead of the new season in which both …
Betclic teams up with UFC in betting, presenting partner role
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed up Betclic, the online gambling and sports betting operation, as its 'Official Betting Partner' in France, Poland and Portugal
Sport TV strikes late Women’s World Cup deal in Portugal
A television blackout of the forthcoming Fifa Women’s World Cup has been averted in Portugal after an agreement was reached with Sport TV.
Puma adds Liga Portugal to ball-supply portfolio
German sportswear and equipment manufacturer Puma has agreed a long-term deal to become the new official ball supplier to Liga Portugal, organising body of the top two football divisions in the country
Puma ‘set to replace’ long-serving Nike as Portuguese Football Federation sponsor
German sportswear and equipment manufacturer Puma is set to replace US rival Nike as the kit supplier of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF)
Leading Portuguese clubs’ offices searched in corruption probe
The offices of leading Portuguese clubs Benfica, Porto and Sporting were raided yesterday (Wednesday) by prosecutors and tax authorities investigating more than €58m ($67.7
Benfica agrees licensing deal with OWNIC
Digital trading card platform OWNIC has announced a new licensing agreement with Benfica
Morocco joins Iberian bid for 2030 World Cup
Morocco has officially joined Spain and Portugal’s joint bid to host the 2030 edition of the Fifa men's World Cup.
W-Sport enters Portugal with distribution on MEO
Pay-television platform MEO, owned by telco Altice, has added the W-Sport channel to its offering in Portugal
Saudi Pro League lands rights deals in Portugal and Italy
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV and Italian digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia have acquired rights to the Saudi Professional League following Cristiano Ronaldo’s high-profile t…
Coppa Italia TV rights deals signed off in Portugal and Switzerland
Lega Serie A has approved the award of Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana broadcast rights in Portugal and Switzerland
RTVE registers highest Spanish audience since Euro 2020
Spain’s surprise defeat to Morocco at the Fifa World Cup attracted a Spanish free-to-air television audience of 12.6 million viewers during the penalty shootout yesterday (Tuesday).
1190 Sports secures first Turkish coverage for Brazilian top flight
1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has signed an agreement with Turkish pay-television broadcaster D-Smart to show the top-tier Brasileiro Serie A…
Portugal’s RTP sublicenses World Cup rights to SIC and TVI
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has sublicensed rights for the upcoming Fifa World Cup in Qatar to commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI
Legends hires NBA’s Bueno as head of Iberian operations
Premium experiences company Legends has furthered its global expansion plans by appointing Jesus Bueno as managing director of Iberia
Qatar Sports Investments acquires stake in Portugal’s Braga
Investment group Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) has added SC Braga to its sports portfolio by acquiring a minority stake in the Portuguese Primeira Liga team
Segev: Team Whistle engagement key to Eleven deal, channel rebranding on ‘case-by-case’ basis
DAZN Group’s takeover interest in Eleven Group was driven not only by the latter’s football rights portfolio and strong presence in markets such as Belgium and Portugal, but also the ability of Eleven-owned dig…
DAZN completes swoop for Eleven Sports and Team Whistle, Radrizzani to join board
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group has struck an agreement to acquire subscription broadcaster and streaming platform Eleven Sports in a deal including digital content company…