TNT Sports picks BBC as its dance partner for FA Cup broadcasts
March 12 – TNT Sports, the former BT Sports channel that is now owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, has struck a shared broadcast deal with the BBC for the English FA Cup.
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EFL agrees new distribution deals with Pitch and Relevent
March 6 – EFL clubs have given the green light to a new international TV rights agreements, collaborating with Pitch International and Relevent Sports to promote EFL broadcast sales and competitions worldwide for the next four years.
Bundesliga outlines new media rights packages for 2025/26 to 2028/29
January 31 – Germany’s Bundesliga has published new detail and parameters for its media rights invitation to tender for the top two leagues for the four-season cycle 2025/26 to 2028/29.
DAZN drops women’s football pay wall calling for stakeholders to unite around a ‘new deal’
January 18 – Streaming platform DAZN has dropped its pay wall for all women’s live football broadcasts for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
CAF relief as Sky agrees last minute broadcast deal for AFCON
January 9 – With just five days to go before the kick off the African Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast, the UK’s Sky Sports have signed a broadcast agreement.
Turks tender TV rights for new 3-year Super Lig cycle
January 5 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has launched a tender for the broadcasting rights for the matches of the country’s top two football leagues – Super Lig and First Lig for the next three seasons.
Premier League agrees record £6.7bn for UK broadcast deals with Sky, TNT and BBC
December 5 – The Premier League has agreed a new record £6.7 billion domestic television deal with Sky Sports and TNT Sports to show up to 270 live games a season, replacing the current £5 billion deal which runs until 2025.
PAOK threatens Greece’s ERT after broadcaster goes dark on them in favour of Olympiakos and Panathinaikos
December 5 – Greece’s PAOK Thessaloniki have sent an angry letter to Greece’s public broadcaster complaining of ERT’s decision not to broadcast live PAOK’s Conference League match against Eintracht Frankfurt on 30 November 2023.
Infantino tells EBU members they need to pay more for women’s TV rights
December 1 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has stressed the need for broadcasters to pay “a fair price” for the commercial rights to women’s football.
Bundesliga partners with TV streamer Coupang Play in multi-level promotion
November 27 – Germany’s Bundesliga has signed a long-term deal with South Korean digital streamer Coupang Play, beginning at the start of next season. Coupang wlll have exclusive rights to stream Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, as well as the German Supercup and the relegation play-off matches in its home territory.
Serie A agrees cut in DAZN/Sky domestic TV deal to €4.5bn
October 23 – DAZN and Sky have renewed their Serie A broadcast deals for the next five seasons in a deal worth at least €4.5 billion.
French broadcasters turned off by LFP’s rights pricing
October 18 – France’s Professional Football League (LFP) announced Tuesday that it had not received offers meeting the reserve prices for its domestic broadcast rights packages covering the 2024-2029 period.
DAZN adds Saudi Women’s Premier League to schedules
October 16 – Streaming giant DAZN is building a portfolio in Saudi media rights after acquiring the global rights to the Saudi Women’s Premier League to add to the SPL rights.
ESPN beats off telecoms rivals to renew Eredivisie domestic rights until 2030
October 10 – ESPN has agreed an extension to its broadcast rights for the Netherlands’ Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie and KNVB Beker until 2030.
Becks bangs the drum for a happy LGBTQ+ experience in Qatar as he launches Netflix doc
October 5 – David Beckham has fiercely defended his decision to accept millions of pounds from Qatar to serve as a football ambassador for last year’s World Cup.