UK: Launch of the bidding for the UEFA club competitions in 2015-2018

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) has launched the bidding for the rights to broadcast its club competitions for the 2015-2018 period, for broadcasters in the United Kingdom, on the 03/10/2013.

The rights cover the Champions League and Europa League in 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18, and the European Supercup in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. They cover all distribution platforms (TV, computers, mobile devices).

Media and commercial rights of the interclubs competitions organised by UEFA are managed by Swiss Agency TEAM Marketing, working with the European body since 1992. TEAM Marketing has signed, on the 07/12/2012, a three-year extension of its partnership with UEFA, which now runs until 2018, with an option until 2021 depending on its business results.

Offers must be submitted to TEAM Marketing before the 11/05/2013.

Prospects for 2015-2018 retransmission rights of UEFA club competitions in the United Kingdom:

• In the UK, UEFA club competitions are not considered as sporting events of "major importance" to be broadcast by a "service free television." Therefore there is no…