Imran Yusuf

Basketball

Sky Italia’s three-year renewal cements the NBA’s position as a major sports property in the country, though the lack of competition in the market led to no increase in rights fee on the previous deal.
Cricket
Media

DAZN’s five-year Indian Premier League international rights deal is close to being terminated after just one year, SportBusiness understands.
Cricket
Media

Nine Entertainment and Foxtel have renewed their England and Wales Cricket Board media rights in Australia from 2024 to 2031, SportBusiness understands
Cycling

France Télévisions extended its exclusive domestic free-to-air rights to the Tour de France for five years, from 2026 to 2030, after agreeing to a slight uplift and recommitting to significant production costs.

Inside this issue, we analyse Serie A’s renewals with DAZN and Sky Italia, from 2024-25 to 2028-29, together worth €900m per year. We also look at Telefónica’s renewal of NBA rights in Spain, the Pitch International agency’s buy-out of Board of Control for Cricket in India international rights, and plenty more.
Football
Media

An invitation to tender for Danish football’s Pokalen knockout cup competition, covering 2024-25 to 2029-30, has been issued.
Football
Media

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has renewed its rights to the Fifa Men’s World Cup, securing an exclusive deal for all 104 matches of the 2026 edition.
Football

South Korean e-commerce company Coupang secured exclusive rights to the German Bundesliga in South Korea, from 2024-25 to 2028-29, after outbidding the competition.
Football
Media

South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has secured exclusive rights to the German Bundesliga in South Korea, from 2024-25 to 2028-29, SportBusiness understands
Football
Media

The English Premier League has released its much-anticipated domestic media rights tender, choosing to increase the number of live matches per season from 200 to 270 and preserve the Saturday 3pm blackout…