September 4 – Indonesia-based MNC Group has renewed its media rights partnership with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) via its PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (MNC) broadcast division for the 2025-2028 commercial cycle.
August 23 – After becoming the fastest user to reach a million subscribers on YouTube with his new-launch channel – less than the duration of a football match after going live on Wednesday – Al Nassr and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has already eclipsed major entities such as FIFA, Real Madrid and the Premier League.
August 21 – Terminally ill former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has shared a poignant goodbye message in a new documentary about his life.
August 19 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) has signed a three-year TV deal with Albanian Radio Television (RTSH) for exclusive rights to the Albanian First Division (Kategoria Superiore), Second Division, Albanian Cup and Super Cup matches.
August 15 – The European Broadcast Union (EBU) has secured broadcast rights to the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 finals, covering 34 territories.
August 4 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has extended its broadcasting rights contract with Digiturk, part of beIN Media Group, for another three years.
July 26 – Qatar-owned broadcaster beIN Sports asked for every player in France’s Ligue 1 next season wear a Visit Qatar badge on their shirt for games shown live.
July 25 – IMG has won the broadcast production contract for the Saudi Pro League (SPL) and Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) in a five-year partnership that will see it produce matches for the Roshn Saudi League (RSL), King’s Cup, and Saudi Super Cup, starting from the 2024-25 season.
July 24 – City Football Group (CFG) have partnered with entertainment giant Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to co-develop and produce new original scripted, nonfiction, and kids’ television projects for worldwide audiences.
July 15 – The English Football League (EFL) has issued a Request for Proposal for interested parties to produce, distribute, and market an EFL documentary series, set to begin in the 2025/26 or 2026/27 season.
June 27 – The English Football league, whose 72 clubs underpin professional football in England, have renewed its key national radio rights deal with talkSPORT for a further four years.
June 19 – Canada Soccer is moving on from its previous media partner Mediapro following a settlement with Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) to the legal action filed in January 2024 with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
June 13 – India may have crashed out of AFC World Cup qualifying for 2026, but the second largest country in the world has a growing appetite for football and the confederation is keen to harness its vast population in the regional game.
June 6 – UEFA has unveiled a new series of short films focused on the technical aspects of the game, allowing fans to delve into the minds of elite-level footballers including Kylian Mbappé, Aitana Bonmatí, Manuel Neuer, Kevin De Bruyne, and Lindsey Horan.
May 29 – Bundesliga International has appointed Infront to manage a package of international media rights in a four-year deal, starting with the 2025/26 season.