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Deal Tracker: all the latest TV and media rights agreements for football competitions

This infographic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual and broadcasting rights to football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 01/01/2018. By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153617
• Published on 02/08/19 at 12:25
Portugal: Football Federation launches its channel, broadcast by 3 of 4 operators in the country

The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has launched its channel "Canal 11" in Portugal on 01/08/2019 at 11 hours and 11 minutes. The channel is available on channel 11 of the telecommunications operators MEO (Altice Group Europe), NOS and Vodafone, as well as on the internet…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Agencies, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 153613
• Published on 02/08/19 at 10:44
USA: ESPN to acquire Bundesliga broadcasting rights from 2020-21 onwards (press)

The American pay-TV sports channel package ESPN is on the verge of acquiring the Bundesliga's broadcasting rights in the United States from the 2020-21 season onwards, according to the New York Post, on 31/07/2019. Nearly all of the matches are expected to be broadcast on the OTT platform…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153535
• Published on 01/08/19 at 12:40
Piracy (beoutQ): seven major football rights holders consider a complaint in S. Arabia impossible

"We, the rights holders of various football competitions, collectively condemn in the strongest possible terms the ongoing theft of our intellectual property by the pirate broadcaster known as 'beoutQ' and call on the authorities in Saudi Arabia (KSA) to support us in ending the widespread and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 153513
• Published on 01/08/19 at 11:53
©  D.R.
LaLiga Santander: unsuccessful TV rights call for tenders in the UK and Ireland (2019-2022)

The call for tenders for LaLiga Santander's broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom and Ireland for the 2019-2022 cycle, launched on 11/07/2019, has proved unsuccessful. Candidates had until 25/07/2019 to respond and then received a letter indicating that the call for tenders was null and void…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153537
• Published on 01/08/19 at 10:37
©  Juventus
Italy: a battle between RAI and Mediaset for the broadcast of a free-to-air Champions League match

The Italian public service broadcaster RAI is challenging an agreement between the pay-TV operator Sky Italia and the free and pay-TV group Mediaset concerning the broadcasting rights in Italy of a free-to-air Champions League match over the 2019-2021 period, according to the Italian press on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Legal
• Article # 153461
• Published on 31/07/19 at 13:10
©  D.R.
France: one game per week of third division National 1 to be broadcast on Canal+ Sport in 2019-20

The pay-TV channel Canal+ Sport will broadcast one game per matchday of the National a (French third division) in the 2019-20 season, Friday nights at 18:00 CET. "This is an interesting niche because it will be tied to a promising event, namely the Ligue 1 match that will follow (at 20:45)," said…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153462
• Published on 31/07/19 at 10:29
©  NBA Tencent
China: Internet group Tencent extends as NBA's exclusive digital partner until 2024-25

Tencent Holdings Limited, a Chinese Internet services group, has extended its partnership with the NBA in China for five seasons until 2024-25, on 28/07/2019. Tencent had previously extended its partnership with the NBA to become its exclusive digital partner in China until 30/06/2020, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 153418
• Published on 30/07/19 at 16:00
Serie A TV rights (2021-2024): Assembly of the League gives its agreement to negotiate with Mediapro

"The Assembly of the Lega Serie A, unanimously, intends to retain its right to address the operators in the market for the transfer of audiovisual rights for the period of three years 2021-2024, and positively considers the possibility of creating a channel of the League (in accordance with…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 153420
• Published on 30/07/19 at 14:14
Spain: Orange signs distribution agreement with Telefonica for LaLiga and European Cup matches

The Spanish subsidiary of the telecommunications group Orange has signed a distribution agreement with its competitor Telefonica to distribute its football channels on 25/07/2019. The value of the agreement would exceed €300m per year according to the Spanish press. The duration of the agreement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 153258
• Published on 26/07/19 at 17:20