EXCLUSIVE: AFC has deal in place with special purpose vehicle following FMA termination
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has terminated its exclusive eight-year commercial rights contract with Football Marketing Asia and is poised to appoint a new special purpose vehicle likely to comprise…
IMG retires Seven League name as part of sweeping rebrand
IMG has this morning unveiled sweeping changes to its branding at its inaugural IMG Summit event in Oxfordshire, UK, modernising its logo and retiring the Seven League brand entirely in an attempt to offer…
Champions League’s massive American increase ‘opens the door’ for US-hosted final
The ubiquity of streaming and the rise of WFH lifestyles has turned the Uefa Champions League’s daytime window in the US into a blessing, helping Relevent Sports Group more than double its media rights value from 2024-25 onward.
As World Cup kicks off, revamped RugbyPass shows the way for rugby’s stakeholders
Revamped content formats and platforms are at the heart of World Rugby’s push to change the game’s image over the course of the tournament, and it hopes that RugbyPass TV, its revamped D2C OTT service, can play its part in the reconnection.
Sky reduces Super League fee by 10 per cent in UK rights renewal
Super League’s proposed new UK rights deal with Sky will see the north hemisphere's top-tier rugby league competition suffer another reduction in revenue from 2024 onwards.
EuroLeague returns to Telefónica in Spain after year-long negotiations
Euroleague Basketball has completed its final major media rights deal for the 2023-24 season, agreeing a deal that takes its top-tier EuroLeague competition back to Telefónica's Movistar Plus platform …
FBF wins court battle to retain domestic rights to Bolivia matches
Bolivia's football federation has been granted domestic rights to its national team's home Fifa World Cup qualifiers after a court against a claim from agencies Mediapro and Sports TV Rights, which bid for the rights in a tender earlier this year.
Highlight Communications posts CHF19m loss for H1 2023
Highlight Communications, the parent company of Team Marketing and Sport1, has reported a CHF18
Ratings growth and strategic alignment helped Nascar seal huge Xfinity Series deal
The CW’s deal for exclusive Nascar Xfinity Series rights in the US has made it the most valuable second-tier motorsport property in the world, teeing up an overall media rights fee increase for Nascar as it begins the final stages of negotiations for rights to the top-tier Cup Series.
Super League sticks with Sky after protracted domestic rights process
Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK, is close to striking an exclusive pay-television rights deal with Sky in its domestic market for a further three years, closing the book on a sales process in which the league explored every possible option to secure a better offer.