Football
Mediaset denies wrongdoing as financial police probe football deal
Italy’s financial police have initiated an investigation into allegations that commercial broadcaster Mediaset colluded with…
NTV+ secures Serie A football
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has followed up its deal to acquire Ligue 1 French…
Spanish football league strikes international deal with Mediapro
Spain’s football league has named Mediapro as its agent for the international rights to matches…
Atresmedia launches male-focused Mega
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia has launched its planned new male-focused free-to-air channel Mega, using the frequency…
South Africa’s Siyaya TV accuses SABC of lying about football rights
A row has broken out in South Africa between state broadcaster SABC and pay TV…
Top Spanish football clubs lose right to negotiate individual TV deals
Spanish top-tier football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona will lose the right to negotiate…
Broadcast has ‘changed BT’s DNA’, says TV chief
BT’s launch of broadcasting has “changed the DNA of the company”, while the UK telco’s…
Sky Deutschland to offer archive football VoD service
Sky Deutschland has teamed up with German football league the DFL to add a video-on-demand…
Premier League TV auction hits record £5.14 billion
Sky retained the bulk of live Premier League football but upped its spend as the…
Premier League auction could top £5 billion
The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17…