DAZN to provide global platform for UTMB World Series
Trail-running circuit the UTMB World Series has today (Friday) announced a global rights deal with OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN for the 2024 and 2025 seasons
DAZN tops up motorsports portfolio in Spain with Supercars
OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN has added Australian motor racing series Supercars Championship to its content offering in Spain
StarHub nets rights to NBA run-in
StarHub, the telecoms operator in Singapore, has picked up rights to the final few months of the 2023-24 National Basketball Association season
Barcelona threatens exit in bid to get media arm US listing over the line
Plans to list FC Barcelona’s Barça Media business in the US will be shelved at the end of this month if the Spanish club does not receive the €40m ($42.5m) it is owed from such a deal, following further renegotiations to the agreement.
Disney tests Nordics sports market waters with Uefa club rights deal
Disney's entry into the Nordics rights market, landing the Uefa Europa League and Conference League in Denmark and Sweden, enables it to secure locally relevant content ahead of a more potentially heavyweight rights spend.
All Italian Europa League quarter-final wins night for Rai
The all-Italian Europa League quarter-final clash between AC Milan and Roma yesterday (Thursday) drew an average audience of 4.8 million viewers for public broadcaster Rai
BBC names Kay-Jelski as Slater’s head of sport successor
Alex Kay-Jelski, a UK football journalist and editor, has today (Thursday) been named director of sport at the BBC, an appointment likely to be viewed as a surprise choice given his lack of sports media rights buying experience.
Sky, BBC sign off one-year extensions to WSL contract
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and public broadcaster the BBC have finalised their short-term domestic rights extension for the Women's Super League, covering the 2024-25 season only
Abema follows DAZN tie-up with Wowow sports subscription plan
Abema, the Japanese streaming platform, has struck a sports content partnership with Wowow, the pay-television broadcaster in the country.
SBS9 rebranded in Viaplay-Talpa content tie-up, revenue share
Talpa Network has strengthened its sports offering to customers by striking a linear TV partnership in the country with Viaplay Group, helping to offset the Dutch broadcaster's loss of Uefa club competition rights.