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Neoclassical pediment and Ionic columns of a grand government building — AdC on 19 June 2026 endorsed the Liga Portugal + FPF centralised TV-rights model for 2028/29.

Autoridade da Concorrência Endorses the Liga Portugal and FPF Centralised TV-Rights Model for the 2028/29 Season — €250 Million Pot Splits 57.5% Sporting Merit, 20% Equal Shares, 17.5% Audience-and-Attendance and 5% Facilities

AdC on 19 June endorsed the Liga Portugal + FPF centralised TV-rights model for the 2028/29 season — an ~€250M annual pot split 57.5% sporting merit, 20% equal shares, 17.5% audience-and-attendance, 5% facilities. The clearance comes subject to multi-operator lot structures.
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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026 Pins Portugal at 51% News Trust and the Highest TV-News Reach of 48 Markets — While Online-News Paywall Adoption Slides to 8% and News Avoidance Doubles From 2017

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026 Pins Portugal at 51% News Trust and the Highest TV-News Reach of 48 Markets — While Online-News Paywall Adoption Slides to 8% and News Avoidance Doubles From 2017

Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2026 — authored for Portugal by OberCom / ISCTE — pegs Portuguese news trust at 51%, the highest TV-news reach of 48 markets at 70%, news avoidance at 37% (double 2017), AI-news confidence at 24% and online-news payment at just 8%.
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Lusa's Conselho de Administração Scraps the 2009 Acordo de Empresa and Tables a €70-or-3.2% Annual Raise Path to 2030 — Government Authorises a €5 Million Modernisation Envelope for Tech, Delegations and Fact-Checking

Lusa's Conselho de Administração Scraps the 2009 Acordo de Empresa and Tables a €70-or-3.2% Annual Raise Path to 2030 — Government Authorises a €5 Million Modernisation Envelope for Tech, Delegations and Fact-Checking

Lusa's board denounced the 2009 Acordo de Empresa on 28 May and tabled a new four-year deal worth €70/year or 3.2% raises, whichever is higher. The Government cleared a €5M modernisation envelope on the same day — €3M for technology and €2M for delegations, digital and fact-checking.
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