Callum McCarthy

BT Sport is on the verge of striking a multi-year renewal to continue its coverage of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the UK and Ireland, warding off interest from DAZN and Sky, SportBusiness understands

SportBusiness understands Fite is currently in exclusive negotiations with LaLiga over a proposed three-season deal from 2022-23 to 2024-25.

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With four months remaining until the beginning of the 2022-23 season, experts say beIN holds an advantage over Saran as the battle for Turkish Süper Lig rights moves on to private negotiations.

France Télévisions’ deal for media rights to the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris will see the event’s value increase by over 6,000 per cent in France, despite the fee falling below the original asking price.

Conrad was a highly influential executive during a period of consistent growth for Univision prior to this year's merger with Televisa.

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FuboTV’s Premier League deal brings it into direct competition with DAZN in Canada as they vie for the disposable income of Canadian soccer fans.

The tender, issued by South American football’s governing body Conmebol and its commercial rights sales agent FC Diez Media, gives interested parties the option of a single bid for exclusive rights to both competitions.

Though the global sports industry’s response has been far from unanimous, several rights-holders have taken a view that cancelling or postponing broadcast deals with Russian companies is either morally correct or the safest PR move.