NBC secures long-term Royal Ascot deal in the US
NBC Sports Group has continued its round of horse racing rights renewals, this time agreeing a six-year deal to show the Royal Ascot meeting in the US
DAZN bids for Sudamericana rights in Latin America after modifying Diez Media deal
A decision on who will broadcast the Copa Sudamericana in Brazil and Latin America is understood to be close, but FC Diez Media won’t be making it.
Discovery and PGA Tour complete first deal with Golf Network in Japan
Discovery and the PGA Tour have announced their first sublicensing deal since agreeing a 12-year joint venture to exploit the Tour’s international rights in June.
Almost 900,000 US households cut the cord in Q3
Cord-cutting continued at a rapid pace in the US during Q3 2018, as the top-10 US pay-television operators suffered a combined loss of over 877,000 subscribers to their linear offerings, according to a…
ESL snaps up ex-MP & Silva exec Uddo to lead global media sales
Esports tournament organiser ESL has hired Frank Uddo as its new senior vice-president of global media partnerships
IndyCar takes media rights in-house after Alonso and McLaren pull out
US motorsport series IndyCar has announced it will sell its international media rights in-house in 2019 following its hire of former ESPN International executive Heather White
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN to launch in Brazil and Latin America; will show Serie A and Ligue 1
Streaming platform DAZN is preparing to launch its OTT service in Brazil and Latin America in the coming weeks and is close to securing rights to Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 in both regions, mul…
Brazilian Série B payment reduced by Globo as Coritiba paradox causes mayhem
The paradoxical nature of Brazilian club football rights is once again causing problems, this time in the second-tier Série B.
Torneos and Pitch prepare to break from World Cup qualifier pack in South America
The complex nature of the World Cup qualifier rights market in South America is unlikely to become more straightforward over the coming months, but one thing is now all but certain: the international r…
EXCLUSIVE: Kwesé to close its pay-television channels in Africa
African broadcaster Kwesé TV will begin shutting down its pay-television sports and entertainment channels after a torrid 18 months littered with missed payments and cancelled deals.