Sportradar’s ‘innovative model’ helped seal ATP data rights deal
Sportradar’s commitment to sharing an early tranche of revenue and its planned investment in AI-based data products were the keys to its ATP betting rights victory, SportBusiness Media understands.
DAZN extends J.League deal for another five years to 2033
DAZN and Japan's J.League have agreed another extension to their domestic media rights deal, ensuring their agreement will run for an extra five years until the end of the 2033 season
Amazon retains domestic rights to French Open night sessions
Amazon's loss of major tennis rights in the UK hasn't dented its desire for the sport elsewhere, as the internet retailer has renewed its deal with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) for a package of domestic…
IMG sues Stats Perform for alleged use of unauthorised betting scouts
IMG Arena has filed a claim against rival fastpath data provider Stats Perform at the UK’s High Court of Justice, alleging Stats hired scouts to collect betting data across several European football l…
Band, Globo close Brazilian Série B deals from 2023 onward
Commercial broadcaster Band, Globo-owned pay-television broadcaster SporTV and Globo's PPV platform Premiere will all share coverage of the Brazil's second-tier football league, Série B, for at least …
Pique’s Kings League draws over two million viewers for Camp Nou finale
The 'final four' of Gerard Pique's seven-a-side football competition, Kings League, peaked at over two million viewers across Twitch, YouTube and Tiktok on Sunday, as over 92,000 fans filled the stands…
Band Série B deal ‘99.9 per cent done’; pay-TV talks continue
Brazil's Série B, one the world's most valuable second-tier football leagues, is close to confirming its domestic broadcasters from 2023 onward.
Sky holds off Netflix challenge to secure ATP/WTA clean sweep
Sky pounced on its opportunity to take ATP Tour and WTA Tour rights on an exclusive basis across the UK, Ireland, DACH and Italy, but was almost beaten to the package by Netflix.
EFL offers rights a la carte to entice Viaplay, DAZN to fight Sky
SportBusiness Media analyses the EFL's global media rights tender, in which an a la carte menu has been provided to bidders, with 26 standalone packages available.
Televisa’s World Cup cash-in could prevent Fifa from hitting lofty targets
Gianni Infantino expects Fifa to increase its media rights revenue by almost $1bn in the 2023-26 cycle, but his media rights sales team will go to market with a millstone around its neck.