Deal Tracker: Sky Italia, SuperSport and tapmad... the latest football media rights agreements

News Tank Football - Paris - Data #456612 - Published on 09/10/26 at 16:00
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Sky Italia to broadcast Euro 2028 and the 2026-27 Nations League - ©  Sky Italia

• The Sky Italia group is the broadcaster of the 2026-27 Nations League and Euro 2028;
• The Canal+ Group, through its subsidiary SuperSport (MultiChoice), has acquired the English, Portuguese and local-language media rights to the TotalEnergies AFCON 2027 for sub-Saharan Africa;
• The tapmad platform has acquired non-exclusive TV rights to Ligue 1 McDonald's in Pakistan and Bangladesh from 2026-27.

This infographic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual rights and distribution of media rights for football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 2020.

By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only the purchaser, the competition, the type of rights (broadcasting or commercial distribution), the…

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Sky Italia to broadcast Euro 2028 and the 2026-27 Nations League - ©  Sky Italia

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