FanCode sublicenses linear rights to India’s West Indies tour to DD Sports
Indian digital sports media platform FanCode will sublicense linear rights to the Indian men's cricket team's forthcoming tour of the Caribbean to government-owned free-to-air broadcaster Doordarshan Sports…
In Focus: Indian Premier League
An estimated 229 million people in India watched the first week of the fifteenth edition of the Indian Premier League at the end of March 2022
Sky extends English Cricket Board rights to end of 2028
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has secured a four-year renewal of its England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rights in the UK and Ireland, covering 2025-28
Viaplay ‘in talks’ to acquire Premier Sports in UK push
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay is reported to be in talks to acquire pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports as it bids to ramp up its operations in the UK market
Claro secures World Athletics Championships rights in Mexico
Claro, the Latin American telecoms operator, has secured rights to the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which will take place in Oregon, USA, from July 14 to 24
ARY makes aggressive move for World Cup rights in Pakistan
Media group ARY has moved further into the sports broadcasting landscape in Pakistan, paying an increased fee to secure exclusive linear and digital rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Lega Basket initiates direct negotiations with broadcasters
Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian basketball, is to begin private negotiations with broadcasters for its domestic media rights for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25
Mediapro reduces fee for LaLiga highlights, free-to-air package
Mediapro, the agency and international broadcast production group, renewed free-to-air rights to highlights and one match per week with Spain’s LaLiga, decreasing its fee after a tender process in which reserve prices were not met.
Serie A ‘weighs up’ launch of OTT highlights platform
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is said to be weighing up launching its own OTT platform on which to show highlights
LaLiga secures Australian uplift with Optus after ending beIN contract
Australian telco Optus acquired exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga after the league exercised a break clause in the contract of the incumbent, beIN Sports.