The owner of Brighton Bloom was seen adding the French Ligue 1 club to the portfolio

Wednesday 28 May 2025 7:00
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In front of this week: Brighton Tony Bloom owner, soccer film, The Hundred Sale, Rugby Rights and National League.

Brighton owner Tony Bloom is exploring potential investments at the French club after completing the purchase of 29 percent shares in the Scottish Premier League Heart of Midlothian this week.

Bloom investment £ 10 million in Tynecastle Park was included in the voice of fans’ Group Foundation of Hearts, the majority owner of the club, whose members responded with the help of 98.5 percent firm.

Blossom

Purchasing Hearts Bloom is a personal football investment in his second in the last three months after he bought 19.1 percent of the Australian A-League club, Melbourne Victory in March, and he might not have been completed.

AM City It has been told that Bloom actively sees the French market for potential investment opportunities, with many clubs looking for new partners after the collapse of the Ligue 1 domestic broadcast agreement with Dazn, which will be replaced by the direct streaming platform managed by the club next season.

Ineos has instructed New York -based Lazard Bank to find buyers for OGC Nice, while Liverpool owners, Fenway Sports Group held talks with Bordeaux and Toulouse about investing last year without completing the agreement.

Bloom’s interest in France is a personal problem and does not involve Brighton, as is the case with the heart and Melbourne. Brighton is part of a multi-club group with Union until Belgium Saint-Gillise, although they are both allowed to compete in the European League two years ago after the Financial Control Council of the UEFA club decided that Bloom did not have an influence that controlled in both clubs

Netflix wants to make a documentary about the EFL promotional play-off next season. The streaming company got a big hit with the famous Til I Die Sunderland series, which lasted for four seasons, and had begun discussions about mapping the EFL promotion drama in the three divisions.

EFL has secured a production company for the project, with workerbee coming through a formal process to win the contract. Workersbee has been given a mandate to negotiate with the announcer, with Netflix, one of several companies that expressed his interest.

One hundred did not come out

Reliance Industries, a large conglomerate owned by the Ambani family who has agreed to pay £ 61.5 million for 49 percent Invincibles Oval, survive when the ECB is trying to complete the sale of eight hundred franchises who will collect £ 520 million for the British cricket.

Seven other investors are ready to sign the participation agreement after the ECB made a concession regarding the reduction in voting rights in one hundred councils and unbundling TV contracts from the remaining process of their media rights after 2032.

But Reliance has not approved these requirements. While all parties believe that an agreement will be achieved in the end ECB can choose to complete other sales first, because several other host places want to receive the first installment from the results.

Rugby 24/7?

Premier Sports plans to increase their rugby union coverage next season with an expected offer for direct rights for matches in the second and second divisions in English and French.

The second level replaced by his name is named Champ Rugby, the league featuring 14 clubs that culminate in the top six play-offs to determine the champion who will then play the bottom side at Gallagher Premiership for the right to replace it, will be launched this summer.

Premier is understood to be interested in showing several regular and play-off season matches, as well as Rugby Prod2 France, because they are trying to become the biggest Rugby announcer in England.

Prod2 will be displayed on the Rugby FR-UK Youtube channel but this agreement only includes Thursday and Play-off.

Premier already has exclusive rights for the Investec Champions Cup and the EPCR challenge trophy, as well as the Rugby United championship, but TNT Sports has extended their rights to Gallagher Premiership until the end of the 2030-2031 season.

Wrexham

American investors are increasingly targeting the national league club to take the drive in the hope of “doing Wrexham,” especially with the increasing price of the EFL club.

Media businessman David Gandler paid £ 19 million for League One Leyton Orient last month even though the club did not have their land, while most of the clubs in the national league were worth more than £ 1 million depending on the size of their stadium.

The Australian consortium paid £ 1 NOSIAL for the owner of Southend United Ron Martin last summer, and approved a gradual purchase of the Root Hall for £ 4.5 million, and was valued in a place in the national league play-off final on Sunday against Oldham with the winner back to League Two.