ESPN renews commitment to Fiba World Cup coverage in US
The 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup is to receive comprehensive coverage in the United States on ESPN, after a new rights deal was announced today (Monday)
DAZN Canada to succeed Sportsnet as Bundesliga rights-holder
DAZN, the international sports streaming platform, is to become the new home of German football's Bundesliga in Canada, it was announced today (Monday)
Napoli president: Serie A rights bids under €600m per season
The recent bids for domestic media rights to Serie A from 2024-25 came in at less than €600m ($651m) per season, according to Aurelio De Laurentiis, the outspoken president of newly-crowned champions Na…
LaLiga goes all in on streaming in Japan with U-Next, DAZN
LaLiga is set to be shown by streaming services only in Japan from next season, after securing a new rights agreement with U-Next and a renewal with DAZN
WSC Sports makes headway in ‘hard to penetrate’ French market with Skweek deal
AI-powered video content company WSC Sports is escalating its growth in France after striking a three-year deal with streaming platform Skweek, owned by logistics, shipping and commodities trading company…
BBC retains ECB live audio rights to 2028
The BBC, the UK's public-service broadcaster, has renewed its long-running live audio rights deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) until 2028
EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian clubs close to TV pact, eye YouTube project
Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) clubs are close to a unanimous agreement to formulate a centralised broadcast rights pool, after factions broke out in the 2022-23 season causing the domestic deal with Setanta…
Pacific Islanders to get free-to-air Women’s World Cup coverage
Coverage of the upcoming Fifa Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be made available to free-to-air broadcasters across the Pacific Islands, thanks to an agreement with the Pacific Cooperation…
FIH eyes more free-to-air deals as profits grow
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) wants to prioritise media rights deals with more free-to-air broadcasters in a bid to grow exposure for the sport, after the governing body recorded a second consecutive…
Bevacqua quits NBC Sports for University of Notre Dame
Pete Bevacqua is to quit his role as chairman of NBC Sports Group to become athletic director at Notre Dame, the prestigious US university