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The global sports media rights market has surpassed $60bn for the first time, reaching $62.61bn in 2024 — a 12% increase on last year, as revealed in the SportBusiness 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 2024. Marquee events like the Summer Olympics and Uefa European Championship were key drivers, but the broader trajectory remains '𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.' Get the full picture. 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ejV3x-yH

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Streamers Closer to Sports Domination as DAZN Wins Global Rights to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup When we at eCreation first read the headline we did a double take, as at first we hadn’t read that it was 2025 and missed the word ‘Club’. While it’s not the World Cup itself, this news certainly signifies a growing trend: streamers are increasingly taking over the world of sports broadcasting. DAZN's acquisition of the global streaming rights for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is another milestone in this shift. If you are not a close follower of football, the FIFA Club World Cup is between the world's top clubs (not the national teams). It was originally started back in 2000, but struggled to take off due to financial difficulties, but has been a yearly fixture since 2005. Next year it will be held in the United States between 15 June and 13 July. DAZN will show all 63 matches during the expanded 32-team tournament, up from just 7. This expansion also marks the movement of the contest from yearly to a quadrennial (every four years) competition. The competition was last held in 2023 when Manchester City won in Saudi Arabia. In 2023 the  sports rights were held by more traditional players, such as Fox Sports in the US, TNT Sport in the UK and Sky Italia in Italy. In the past Club World Cup has not been a big media event, but FIFA and DAZN are clearly hoping that the expanded format and reduced frequency will change all that. This is not the first time a major sporting event has found a home on a streaming platform. We have already seen giants like Amazon secure rights for the NBA and NFL, while Apple TV+ boasts Major League Baseball and Soccer. This trend underlines the changing landscape of how fans consume sports content. We at eCreation wonder how this streaming takeover will affect the aspects of accessibility, viewership, and ultimately the future of sports broadcasting. What are your thoughts on this shift? When do you see the media rights to the real World Cup being taken by the Streamers? #SportsStreaming #DAZN #FIFA #FutureofSport

OTT streaming giant DAZN will provide free-to-air global broadcast coverage of the EuroLeague Women basketball competition. #SportsBiz #DAZN #EuroLeague #EuroLeagueWomen #Basketball https://lnkd.in/e4AN-vNJ

Media rights: NEW The Bundesliga has signed a new agreement to market the rights to the first and second tiers with a US-based agency 'Relevent'. In Germany, under the Bundesliga’s current broadcasting deal, Sky and DAZN currently pay a combined 4.4 billion EUR (£3.83bn) over a 4 year period (until the end of 2024/25 season). The value of overseas media rights is estimated to be in the region of €250m at this time (Source Sports Legal). https://lnkd.in/eg6Z2haZ For details of the Premier League deal, including overseas deal, see: https://lnkd.in/eB5g5p5U. #benmcfadyean #bundesliga #fussball #germany

DAZN has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights for Formula 1 in Portugal for the next three seasons. Speaking on the association, Jorge Pavao de Sousa, General Director of DAZN in Portugal, said, “We want to continue the growth of motorsport in Portugal and, above all, continue to value our product for sports fans. The next Formula 1 seasons promise to bring a lot of new features that will have an impact on the competition. Bringing together the biggest competition from engines in the world to the best football in Europe is another important step for DAZN to become the world reference in sports entertainment, and with the best portfolio of sports content in Portugal. In addition to maintaining the Portuguese’s favorite competitions, we have already secured three new ones. competitions for the next sporting season – UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and Formula 1 – with the aim of offering the best of sport in a single service.“ #sportsmedia #sportsstreaming https://lnkd.in/dPnX4n2S

Everything you need to know in #SportsBiz today:   1. ITV to remain broadcast home of Lionesses until end of 2029 with new rights extension 2. Scottish Government and VisitScotland pledge £11m in deal to stage The Open and Women's Open in Scotland through 2034 3. WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) teams generate record $136m in sponsor media value for brands in 2024 regular season 4. adidas reports Q3 revenue up 7% to €6.49 billion for 2024 5. MCC members vote in favour of taking control of The Hundred's London Spirit, reports The Telegraph 6. ECB planning FA Cup-style knockout T20 competition for women’s cricket, reports The Telegraph 7. Disney+ and ESPN+ to stream 'The Simpsons Funday Football' real-time animated broadcast of Bengals v Cowboys on 9th December 8. TGL expresses interest in expanding to Europe 9. World Series draws nearly 30m average viewers across US and Japan for first two games 10. Cosm to produce and distribute National Football League (NFL) games at experiential venues across US for rest of 2024 season 11. Spring Media secures rights brief for Argentina’s Liga Profesional de Futbol across Europe and Africa 12. DAZN surpasses 2m viewers for El Clásico to set new record for unique viewers 13. AC Milan reports net profit of €4.1m for 2023/24 season as rivals Inter Milan post €36m loss 14. UK government pledges £86m annual funding for Team GB ahead of Olympics 15. MAPFRE becomes title sponsor of Spain’s Copa del Rey 16. MLS and MLSPA partner with Sweet to launch gamified digital collectible MLS Quest experience 17. Extreme H inks three-year US broadcast deal with FOX Sports for races to air on FS1 and FS2 Keep your finger on the pulse with all the major stories and news announcements by checking out The Wire - our one-stop shop and super-feed of sports business news 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJKSjMv5

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What were the media rights highlights in #SportsBiz over the last seven days?   1. DAZN's Ligue 1 coverage in France will be available through Prime Video in France as an add-on subscription   2. DAZN will also continue to be carried on Canal+ platforms, as will BeIN Sports as pay-TV networks renew carriage deals   3. TelevisaUnivision secures multi-year deal for Spanish language rights to Major League Baseball (MLB) including playoff matchups and game one of World Series   4. Premier Sports Network secures three-year rights deal for Investec Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in UK and Ireland   5. DAZN to broadcast all Serie A Femminile matches in Italy until end of 2026/27 season with Rai airing one game per matchday   6. Serie A finalises rights deals with Saran for 15 territories, including Turkey, and New World TV for 22 African territories until 2029   7. LALIGA secures deals with New World TV for sub-Saharan Africa, plus BeIN Sports for MENA and APAC markets   Stay up to date with this running log of the most significant media rights agreements signed globally 👉 https://lnkd.in/dTRMs-Nb

Everything you need to know in #SportsBiz today: 1. ODOXA poll: 65% of French fans put off by DAZN pricing and will stream Ligue 1 illegally 2. SportyBet becomes official betting partner of LALIGA in Africa 3. Ferrari and Santander confirm end of sponsorship after 2024 F1 season 4. NCAA bans Oklahoma State from using QR codes linking to NIL programmes on helmets 5. Mercado Libre branding added to Williams Racing livery from Azerbaijan GP onward in new deal 6. BeIN Sports delays first payment for Ligue 1 TV rights, reports L'Équipe 7. ESPN and ABC go dark on DirecTV amid carriage dispute with Disney 8. Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony draws average of 10.2m viewers on F2 9. Two Circles expands into Germany with Lars Stegelmann to lead Cologne-based team 10. DAZN introduces new NFL Game Pass features, including downloadable content 11. San Francisco 49ers and Comcast extend founding partnership for Levi's Stadium Keep your finger on the pulse with all the major stories and news announcements by checking out The Wire – our one-stop-shop and super-feed of sports business news 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJKSjMv5