Nine deals with Tabcorp for Melbourne Cup free-to-air rights to 2029
The Melbourne Cup, Australia’s showpiece horse racing event, has a new free-to-air home after commercial broadcaster Nine Entertainment signed off a six-year contract with Victoria Racing Club (VRC) a…
DR picks up Denmark’s qualifiers for next two major women’s tournaments
DR, the public-service broadcaster in Denmark, has struck a four-year deal with the Danish Football Association (DBU) covering rights to the qualifiers for the Uefa Women's Euro 2025 and the 2027 Fifa…
Sportfive to market Global Champions worldwide media rights
The Sportfive agency has been awarded a three-year contract to distribute international rights to Global Champions, the rights-holder to equestrian sport’s Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global C…
World Table Tennis eyes post-pandemic bounce as key market China opens up
With China out of its post-pandemic lull and media rights deals expiring in all major markets this year, World Table Tennis is ready to roll out version 2.0 of its annual tour.
DAZN Japan names Sasamoto CEO as price hike kicks in
DAZN has hired Yu Sasamoto as chief executive of its Japan business, one of the global subscription streaming service's most important markets
One Championship moves to U-Next from Abema in Japan
One Championship has struck an exclusive rights deal in Japan with streaming company U-Next, which ends an agreement for the mixed martial arts organisation with the rival Abema platform
Blackstone exits DFL investment race, CVC sole bidder
CVC Capital Partners is the last remaining private equity firm in the running to become the strategic partner of the German Football League (DFL) in a new media company after Blackstone dropped its bid…
Bundesliga protests escalate as league nears D-Day on private equity
The German Football League (DFL) is coming under increasing pressure to hold another vote into its decision to take on private investment and potentially drop the plan altogether following another weekend…
APL to focus on hardcore fanbase after closing KeepUp
Stephen Conroy, chairman of the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the governing body of the A-League Men and Women competitions, has confirmed the closure of the organisation's KeepUp media arm
Fuji TV ends live Eredivisie blackout with IMG deal to 2025
Live coverage of Dutch football's Eredivisie is to return to Japanese television screens this month after the IMG agency secured an agreement with commercial broadcaster Fuji TV