ORF nets 2026 World Cup rights in Austria, sublicensing likely
ORF, the public-service broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in Austria to the 2026 Fifa World Cup in a deal agreed directly with football's governing body
Canal Plus swoops for WTA Tour in Czech Republic, Slovakia to 2028
Exclusive rights to women's tennis' WTA Tour have been acquired in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by the Canal Plus Group for the new cycle
Countdown on: one week left to submit Premier League domestic rights bids
Broadcasters in the UK have just one week left to formulate their domestic media rights bids to the English Premier League with a first-round deadline of November 29 having been set, SportBusiness understands
Rai audience pushes 9m as Italy scrape through to Euro 2024
Italy's nail-biting 0-0 draw with Ukraine that secured their qualification for Uefa Euro 2024 last night (Monday) was the second most-watched football match of the year in the country on free-to-air television
Big Ten agrees Greenfly deal to help college athletes monetise their content
US college athletes competing in the Big Ten Conference are to be given the chance to build their personal brands and explore commercial opportunities via the use of digital media clips featuring them…
Swiss court rules UPC abused position as domestic ice hockey rights-holder
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) has upheld a ruling by the country’s competition watchdog against telco UPC Switzerland for anti-competitive practices regarding its domestic broadcast distribution o…
TF1 scores 5.7m viewers as France thrash Gibraltar
France's record 14-0 win over Gibraltar in Uefa Euro 2024 qualifying on Saturday evening was watched by 5.7 million people on TF1, the commercial broadcaster
Record OTT audience for Disney Star as 59m watch India suffer World Cup final defeat
India's defeat to Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup final on home soil drew a record peak concurrency of almost 59 million viewers on Disney Star's OTT platform yesterday (Sunday)
NRK, TV2 split free-to-air UWCL coverage in Norway
A selection of Uefa Women's Champions League matches, including the showpiece final, are to be shown on free-to-air television in Norway
Infront deals with Pluto TV for EHF Champions League in Norway
Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by US media group Paramount, has acquired rights in Norway to a select number of matches from European club handball’s men's and women's EHF Champions L…