Clark-effect delivers record 2024 WNBA ratings for ESPN
The 2024 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) regular season has broken viewership records for Disney-owned broadcaster ESPN.
VRT takes rights to extra Uefa club competition match
Cercle Brugge's last-minute Uefa Conference League qualification has prompted Belgian telco Telenet to sublicense an extra match to free-to-air broadcaster in Flanders: VRT.
XE axes remaining 2024 hosts, eyes new locations
Extreme E (XE), the electric off-road racing series, has scrapped the remaining races on the 2024 calendar, including a planned debut in the United States, and is evaluating how best to complete its final…
Werner Brell takes Motorsport Network CEO role
Motorsport Network Media, the United States-headquartered multimedia company best known for its print and digital news services, has named Werner Brell as its chief executive
Bellingham launches free-to-view YouTube documentary
England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has announced a new documentary series tracking his career, which he will make available free-to-view on YouTube
ESPN adds World Box Championships to lacrosse roster
ESPN’s coverage of lacrosse will increase to include this month’s World Lacrosse Box Championships in New York.
Euro handball streaming service moves to Infront platform
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is migrating its in-house streaming service EHFTV to Infront Lab’s Stream Engine software platform.
Speedway Ekstraliga continues rise with Canal Plus deal to 2028
Canal Plus Polska will remain the exclusive domestic rights-holder of the PGE Ekstraliga, Poland's top speedway league, until at least 2028 after agreeing to pay a slight increase on its current deal.
Saran ties up Uefa national team rights in Turkey
Broadcast rights in Turkey to Uefa national team properties have been sold to Saran Media Group until 2028
Sportdeutschland.TV, Sky in US Open-NHL pact
Sky Deutschland has secured the rights to the US Open tennis tournament after striking a comprehensive sub-licensing agreement with Sportdeutschland.TV, the streaming platform of DOSB New Media.