DAZN build platform in women’s game with €35m acquisition of Primera rights
September 7 – Streaming giant DAZN has acquired the rights to Spain’s women’s Primera Division in a €35 million global, five-season deal.
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After 2-year gap, BeIN and Bundesliga patch up differences for new MENA rights deal
September 1 – After a gap of two seasons, Germany’s Bundesliga will return to beIN Sports screens in a three-year deal starting this weekend.
Star power: Wrexham’s Reynolds gets Vanarama support in bid to open up league’s TV rights
August 31 – Hollywood star and Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has weighed into the broadcast debate over the National League, and has found the support of the English Tier 5 league’s title sponsor Vanarama.
CBS cut $1.5bn deal for UEFA Champions League rights
August 22 – Paramount and CBS have struck a record six-year $1.5 billion deal with UEFA for the US broadcast rights to the Champions League, Europe’s premier club competition.
beIN renews EFL deal for two years, buying rights to 1,600+ matches
August 17 – beIN Sport has renewed rights to the English Football League’s (EFL) three divisions, play-offs and Cup competition in a two-season deal.
BeIN and Twitter partner for World Cup content push
August 16 – Broadcaster BeIN Sports has partnered with social media platform Twitter to share content during the World Cup in November and December.
Erling Haaland gets his own Premier League TV deal
August 15 – Streaming operator Viaplay Group has announced a multi-year deal with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.
LaLiga and Premier League climb the Chinese broadcast wall
August 3 – England’s Premier League, and Spain’s LaLiga have both announced new deals in China suggesting that there may be a thawing in football relationships with the country that has pretty much closed its doors to outside football influence.
Man City go live with Recast Channel and micro-payment revenue model
July 27 – Micro-payment streaming platform Recast has launched a Manchester City channel that is available globally and kicked off with the club’s friendly against Bayern Munich last weekend in Green Bay.
Saran Media lines up full LaLiga TV package for S Sport platforms
July 21 – Turkish media company Saran, who had secured the Turkish SuperLig roghts only to have them stripped and returned to late and higher bidding beIN Sports/Digiturk, have secured LaLiga rights.
Serie A left with ADM in cut-price TV deal after beIN throws in the towel in frustration
July 1 – With beIN Sports pulling out of the bids for Serie A broadcast rights, the Italian league and its chief executive Luigi De Servio has awarded the rights to Abu Dhabi Media group in a deal that is less than beIN were offering before they pulled out.
Just as Serie A and beIN looked to be kissing and making up, De Servio hits self destruct
By Paul Nicholson
June 30 – Just as Serie A looked to have repaired bridges with beIN Sports for its broadcast rights in the Middle East and Africa, the league’s chief executive Luigi De Servio has surprisingly cast doubts on a potential deal brokered by AS Roma that could bring the league and the broadcaster back into alignment.
Turkish Süper Lig and beIN renew their vows after bitterest of rows
June 24 – After a fraught, and often bitterly chaotic, broadcast rights tender process in Turkey, beIN SPORTS has agreed a two-year deal as the exclusive domestic broadcaster of the Turkish Süper Lig in Turkey.
LaLiga renews Ziggo but hits the wall in China, RFEF issues Super Copa tender
June 23 – The trend to longer term broadcast deals and away from three-year licensing agreements has been re-emphsised in Spain.