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NWSL numbers shatter records and put women’s league on the TV map

July 29 – Viewing figures from the US show record numbers for the women’s club game and a significant breakthrough for the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League).

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Asia

Sending a signal. CTV switches channels on Premier League as China-UK row heats up

By Andrew Warshaw

July 23 – The burgeoning political and diplomatic feud between Britain and China has spilled over into top-flight football with English Premier League games reported to have been pulled from Chinese state television (CTV).

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Broadcast

Globo’s power under threat as CBF match schedule sees TV rights split

July 23 – The Brazilian FA (CBF) has published a tentative match calendar for the Brazilian top flight with a TV schedule that will intensify the on-going domestic TV rights battle. 

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Broadcast

Ashley’s £300m Saudi deal in balance as Qatar’s beIN Sports is ‘terminated’

By Paul Nicholson

July 15 – Saudi Arabia’s decision to “permanently terminate” beIN Sports license to broadcast in the country has been called a “sham” by the Qatari broadcaster, but also throws focus back on to the Premier League who are still to rule on whether Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund can buy Newcastle United.

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Broadcast

Telefónica goes direct with new Spanish TV deal for UEFA club comps

July 6 – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has signed an exclusive broadcast rights deal for UEFA’s flagship club competitions for the 2021-24 cycle covering the Spanish territory. 

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Broadcast

LaLiga wins piracy battle as Danish court rules ISPs must block illegal streams

July 6 – The war on global piracy has seen a new battle win for LaLiga who, working with the Danish Rights Alliance, have won a court ruling that pirate service Rojadirecta is illegal and must be blocked by Danish ISPs.

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Broadcast

Flamengo’s Youtube broadcast challenges law but pushes Globo to cancel Carioca contract

By Samindra Kunti

July 3 – In an unprecedented move, Brazilian broadcasting behemoth TV Globo has rescinded its contract with Rio de Janeiro’s state football federation after Flamengo streamed their match against Boa Vista on Youtube under a temporary federal rule introduced by Jair Bolsonaro.

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Broadcast

Serie A forfeits millions as beIN forces rebate that will shake up TV rights market

By Paul Nicholson

June 29 – Serie A returned to beIN Sport TV schedules at the weekend following the last-minute conclusion of a deal between the broadcaster and the league over a reduction in the rights fees to be paid.

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Broadcast

BeIN Sports follows through on Italian warnings, blacking out Serie A on its networks

June 23 – BeIN Sports went dark on the broadcast of the return of Serie A from the coronavirus shutdown this weekend as tensions mount over the league’s relationship with Saudi Arabia and the kingdom’s support of pirate channel beoutQ. 

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Broadcast

Bundesliga secures €4.3bn TV deals for Germany; DAZN and Sky still in play

Bundesliga TV

June 22 – The Bundesliga has become the first major European league to negotiate a new TV rights deal in the coronavirus age. While the new deal shows a reduction on the previous broadcast money achieved, it nevertheless suggests that there is still some life left in the market.

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Broadcast

LaLiga and DFL combine to shut down 2m subscriber pirate streaming network

June 19 – With the row over the Saudi-based BeoutQ pirate broadcaster and the takeover of Newcastle United still hot news, an international coalition has managed to shut down another illegal streaming network

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Broadcast

AFC opens up bid process for Middle Eastern TV rights by territory

June 12 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued an RFP (request for proposals) covering broadcast rights for 10 Middle Eastern territories.

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Broadcast

OneSoccer grabs DFB-Pokal rights as Canadians tune in to Alphonso Davies

June 10 – The standout performances of Bayern Munich’s Canadian sensation Alphonso Davies has prompted OneSoccer, Mediapro Canada’s dedicated soccer service, to acquire the live rights to the semi-finals and final of Germany’s DFB-Pokal, the country’s top cup competition.

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Broadcast

EFL agrees £10m Sky rebate and gives club season ticket holders free access to live streams

June 8 – The English Football League has agreed a £10 million rebate with its domestic broadcast partner Sky, in a revamped TV deal that will see all 108 remaining matches broadcast live across linear and digital platforms.

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Broadcast

Stay at home: UK viewers to get a free-TV feast of Premier League football

June 4 – The Premier League clubs meeting today are expected to rubberstamp a domestic TV schedule that will see 33 of the remaining 92 fixtures broadcast free to air.

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