DAZN strengthens Swiss offering further with Ligue 1 rights
French football's LFP Media has announced its first direct deal with a broadcaster for its next international rights cycle, a three-year agreement with DAZN across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Sky Italia locks down exclusivity to its Uefa club rights
Sky Italia has opted against opening up free-to-air coverage of Uefa club competitions in Italy next season via the on-sale of rights or on its own TV8 channel.
Revived Viaplay digs deep to pip Ziggo to F1 rights in Netherlands
F1 won big as the national popularity of Max Verstappen and the subscriber numbers he helps bring to the pay-television market in the Netherlands sent Viaplay and VodafoneZiggo into a fierce nose-to-nose battle for the rights.
Serie B looks to close domestic TV deals in week of talks
Lega Serie B is preparing for intense negotiations this week as it looks to bring an end to its stuttering domestic media rights sales process for the 2024-27 cycle.
LTA nets domestic Tennis Channel deal, commercial revenues top £9m
The Lawn Tennis Association, the sport's UK governing body, has signed a comprehensive four-year domestic media rights agreement with the specialist Tennis Channel
Robens takes head of sport reins at rejigged RTL
German media group RTL has named experienced sports rights executive Frank Robens as head of sport
Starzplay’s Warkman to lead Times Internet UK
Andy Warkman has been named chief executive of the UK arm of Times Internet, owner of cricket-dedicated broadcaster Willow and the Cricbuzz website
GolTV termination vote leaves Ecuadorian clubs seeking new broadcaster
GolTV's 10-year domestic rights deal for Ecuador’s top-tier two leagues has been ripped up with four years still to run after the pay-television broadcaster failed to meet payment deadlines.
Amazon makes rare sports move in Japan with Copa América
The move represents the first time Amazon has picked up rights in Japan to a sports competition not involving Japanese athletes, following previous coverage of boxing and baseball events.
Champions League final takes audience podium in US
The Uefa Champions League final was the third most-watched on record in homes across the United States, while also setting a new milestone for Paramount+, the streaming service.