Imran Yusuf

The new South African domestic T20 league, SA20, has secured a promising media rights return in its inaugural season, driven mostly by deals in its domestic market and in India.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed its rights to the Davis Cup for two years, 2023 and 2024

An absence of strong competition ensured multi-platform broadcaster DAZN renewed its rights in Spain to MotoGP at a flat fee, mirroring recent trends for major media rights deals in the country.

Viacom18 secured rights to the new Women’s Premier League T20 competition after lodging a massive bid for the rights, despite a lack of competition from rival broadcasters.
USA

Disney’s deal includes exclusive rights to live matches, unlike the previous deal during which the Tennis Channel showed a small number of live games.

Pay-TV broadcaster Sky Sports has renewed its exclusive platform-neutral rights in the UK and Ireland to International Cricket Council properties for eight years, from 2024 to 2031

Saran Media Group has secured rights for the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup across a number of countries in Europe and Central Asia

Italian pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia has secured rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup, which is taking place in Morocco next month. Sky Sport will show all seven matches live

Cricket Australia extended its domestic media rights agreements with Foxtel and Seven, opting for the status quo over a move to Paramount ANZ.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has secured free-to-air rights for the Sail Grand Prix event in Sydney on February 18 and 19