StarTimes secures Uefa rights deal through to 2022
StarTimes has taken up the Uefa national-team competition rights vacated by the demise of Kwesé TV.
English FA to launch new women’s football OTT platform
The English Football Association has announced that it will launch a new OTT platform focused specifically on women’s football.
SABC turns to regulator in hope of clinching PSL deal
South African public broadcaster SABC has turned to the country’s compliance regulator in a bid to resolve its dispute with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport over rights to South Africa's top-tier o…
Digiturk and TFF resolve Turkish Süper Lig fee dispute
The Turkish Football Federation and beIN-owned pay-television broadcaster Digiturk have resolved their dispute over top-tier Turkish Süper Lig rights after weeks of negotiations.
LaLiga cancels UK, Ireland rights tenders due to ‘unsatisfactory bids’
Spanish football’s LaLiga has cancelled its 2019-22 rights tenders for the UK and Ireland after failing to receive adequate bids, leaving the rights-holder without broadcast partnerships in the two territories h…
FloSports to show NMSU American football until 2021
OTT platform FloSports has signed a deal with New Mexico State University to broadcast its college American football matches until the end of the 2021 season
LaLiga secures Mena increase in beIN renewal despite widespread piracy
The value of broadcast rights to Spanish football’s LaLiga has risen modestly in the Middle East and North Africa, SportBusiness Media understands, with incumbent Qatar-based pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports agreeing to extend the relationship through to the end of the 2023-24 season.
World Rugby to continue Mena RWC rights talks
Rugby World Cup rights-holder World Rugby remains hopeful that it will find a buyer for the Middle East and North African broadcast rights to the 2019 tournament with negotiations in the region still ongoing
HFF launches domestic, international Greek Cup rights tender
Greek football’s governing body, the Hellenic Football Federation, has launched a tender for domestic and international rights to its premier cup competition.
Tencent signs Chinese streaming deal with NBA 2K League
Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent will become the first platform to stream NBA 2K League matches in China