MySports’ Romandie head Burkhalter returning to Blue
Alex Burkhalter, the head of French-speaking Switzerland (Romandie) at pay-television broadcaster MySports, is to leave the company at the end of the year and return to rival Blue Sport
Viaplay’s Danish boss targets Champions League as key ‘growth driver’
Fresh off the back of retaining Danish Superliga rights, Viaplay has set its sights on keeping the Uefa Champions League on its screens in Denmark as it plots a path back to profitability
Viacom18 strengthens grip on Indian cricket with BCCI linear, digital rights
Media group Viacom18 has strengthened its position as the home of Indian cricket, after today (Thursday) acquiring exclusive linear and digital rights to the national team’s bilateral matches.
K-1, Quintet combine forces with global DAZN rights deal
K-1, the professional kickboxing promotion, and Quintet, the Japanese submission grappling promotion, have teamed up on a capital and business alliance aimed at global expansion
SailGP, T-Mobile step up 5G offering to enhance TV broadcast
T-Mobile, the German global mobile communications company, has expanded its partnership with SailGP just one year into their commercial relationship in a bid to further enhance the sailing series' at-home…
PFL targets UFC parity in five years after $100m Saudi investment
SRJ Sports Investments, the new vehicle created by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has made its first move, a $100m (€92m) investment into US-based mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fig…
Sportradar gets key betting data rights in Nascar contract renewal
Sportradar has significantly strengthened its data rights agreement with Nascar, adding official betting data for the US stock car racing series for the first time
Battling Viaplay retains Superliga rights to 2030, TV2 back in picture
TV2, the government-owned broadcaster in Denmark, and Viaplay have landed domestic media rights to the Danish Superliga in new six-year deals that strengthen the embattled latter's portfolio ahead of any…
Spring Media’s Fanseat to stream Bahraini football to 2027
Spring Media, the Sweden-based international sports media agency, has struck a four-year global digital distribution deal with the Bahrain Football Association
NRK scores huge peak as trio of Norwegians medal
NRK, the public broadcaster in Norway, secured a peak audience of more than 1 million on August 23 for its coverage of the World Athletics Championships, when three Norwegians medalled