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
Libra accepts five-year Globo rights proposal, LFU talks continue
Libra has stolen a march on Liga Forte União (LFU) by signing a letter of intent with media giant Globo over a five-year domestic rights deal, albeit talks between the two rival collectives in Brazilian …
SA Rugby to set up commercial unit with investor ASG
South Africa Rugby is to establish a commercial vehicle to manage its media and sponsorship rights after striking an agreement with Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), a new unit of the US investment firm
Netflix to take swing at MLB with two Red Sox docuseries
Netflix is getting into professional baseball for the first time, with the entertainment streaming giant today (Wednesday) revealing plans for two projects with Major League Baseball surrounding the Boston…
Istanbul primed for 2027 European Games as EOC looks to stable future
The fourth edition of the European Games is staying in the east of the continent, with Turkey all but confirmed as the host country
Schedule rejig needed in Dutch second tier with ESPN to show all matches
The matchday scheduling in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie is set for a major overhaul after ESPN announced it will show every match from Dutch football's second division live as soon as possible, following…
Telcos drop Eredivisie-ESPN complaint, but ‘better offer still stands’
Four leading Dutch digital cable television and telecoms operators have withdrawn their complaint to the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), the Netherlands’ competition regulator, over the €750m ($8…
DFL bullish on domestic rights, but ‘flat is the new up’ in tough market
It’s still two months until the Bundesliga plans to auction its domestic media rights, but the timing of the publication of the packages that will be on offer to the market provided for plenty of water-cooler talk at the annual SpoBis conference in Hamburg last week.
Six Nations starts with strong audience on France 2
The opening match of the Six Nations was watched by an average of 6.6 million people in France, as the home team suffered a record 38-17 defeat to Ireland