MCO ‘essential’ to grow women’s football revenues, Mercury 13 set for first deal
Multi-club ownership (MCO) in women’s football is a necessity to growing the overall quality of the game and, eventually, commercial revenues, according to two leading protagonists.
Tebas slams ‘deceitful’ A22 for free-to-view Super League promise
Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, has reignited his war of words with A22 Sports Management, the backers of the proposed breakaway European Super League (ESL), claiming the organisation is attempting…
Reliance, Disney Star agree $8.5bn India media mega-merger
Disney Star and Reliance Industries, majority owner of Viacom18, today announced the merger of their Indian television and streaming assets, creating an $8.5bn media behemoth.
1190 Sports’ Peruvian football project suffers early losses
The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) and its media rights agency partner, 1190 Sports, have emphasised the need for patience after the sheer costs involved in setting up a long-term media project were laid bare for all top-flight Liga 1 clubs to see.
WWE swells revenues but Endeavor results hit by legal costs, write-offs
Endeavor, the sports and entertainment conglomerate, is continuing to explore "strategic alternatives” for its publicly listed stock, and as a result will provide no 2024 financial guidance it revealed today (Wednesday).
Dyn adds 2024 Olympics qualifiers to strong handball offering
Dyn Media, the streaming platform in Germany, is to show the International Handball Federation's Paris 2024 Olympics qualifiers in a deal struck with the Sportfive agency
Uefa in market for 2024-27 rights-holder in Baltics after Viaplay exit
The Team Marketing agency is to go to market with Uefa club competition broadcast rights in the Baltic countries shortly after the exit of Viaplay from the region.
Bids due March 26 for Uefa club competition rights in Caribbean
Media rights are on the market in the Caribbean for Uefa European club competitions in the 2024-25 to 2026-27 cycle
DFL to roll out tender documents after cartel office no-single buyer ruling
The German Football League (DFL) has been given the green light to begin sending official domestic tender documents to interested media companies after the Bundeskartellamt, the cartel office, officially…
TV2 Denmark cuts short NFL rights deal
National Football League rights are back on the market in Denmark after TV2, the government-owned broadcaster, exited its contract one year early