Sportradar, PlaySight sign production, AI deal with EMBL
OTT platform and betting services company Sportradar and sports tech provider PlaySight have signed a deal with Belgium’s top-tier EuroMillions Basketball League to produce, augment and distribute its c…
DAZN to broadcast Manchester City pre-season match in Japan
OTT platform DAZN has secured the host broadcasting rights to English Premier League club Manchester City’s pre-season match in the Galaxy Entertainment EuroJapan Cup 2019 on July 27.
CAF to join BeoutQ legal action following mass piracy of AFCON group matches
The Confédération Africaine de Football (Caf) has pledged to join other major rights holders in a legal battle against Saudi Arabian pirate channel BeoutQ after mass piracy affected all 36 of the Africa C…
Mediapro signs one-year deal for Chinese Super League, FA Cup rights
Mediapro Canada has acquired Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup matches for the 2019 season
Saran leverages rights-holder’s trust, lack of competition to secure EPL rights in Turkey
Turkish agency Saran has negotiated a price reduction for rights to the English Premier League for the 2019-22 cycle, SportBusiness Media understands, the first time it has achieved this since acquiring the property at the turn of the decade.
Digiturk flexes muscles in attempt to renegotiate Turkish Süper Lig deal
BeIN-owned Turkish broadcaster Digiturk has presented the Turkish Football Federation with a proposal to drastically alter its deal for rights to the Turkish Süper Lig after a depreciation in local currency caused costs to balloon, SportBusiness Media understands.
Sky to show ICC Cricket World Cup final on free-to-air TV if England qualify
Pay TV broadcaster Sky has announced that it will show the 2019 Cricket World Cup final on July 14 on free-to-air television if England qualify
Discovery appoints Andrew Georgiou as Eurosport head
US media group Discovery has appointed Andrew Georgiou to lead its Eurosport subsidiary with additional sports rights responsibilities across the wider group
BeIN secures LaLiga extension in Mena through to 2024
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Media Group has secured a four-season extension to its current deal with Spanish football's LaLiga in the Middle East and North Africa, taking the contract to the end of the…
Chinese platform Huya signs first Western esports streaming deal
Chinese live-streaming platform Huya has signed its first deal with a Western esports team, gaining the rights in the country to stream the content of Dutch multi-genre outfit Team Liquid