Expanding Dude Perfect hires CEO from NBA
Dude Perfect has outlined plans to scale its operations to become a major media outlet, hiring a leading NBA digital executive to become its first CEO.
Diamond: the home of the Braves?
Diamond Sports Group has outlined plans to drop all but one of its 12 regional Major League Baseball broadcasting rights contracts, a move that has blindsided MLB.
Sport TV renews Portuguese Basketball Champions League rights
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV is to continue showing the Basketball Champions League (BCL) in the 2024-25 season, after renewing its exclusive rights deal.
Irish rights to next two World Cups on market
Fifa has today (Tuesday) launched the invitation to tender (ITT) for the media rights to the 2026 and 2030 men's Fifa World Cups in the Republic of Ireland
MLS invests in OneFootball in wider content pact
Major League Soccer has taken a stake in OneFootball in a deal that will make the league's highlights widely available on the global football media platform.
Austrian Bundesliga hires SN1 to assess rights future
The Austrian Bundesliga (ÖFBL) has appointed Munich-based consultancy SN1 Consulting to an advisory role ahead of its next domestic and international rights sales process.
DirecTV swoops for Dish, AT&T exits TV business
DirecTV today (Monday) agreed a deal to buy EchoStar's video distribution business, which includes rival Dish TV, a move that would create the US' largest pay-television operator
DAZN adds Serie A to global free women’s football offering
DAZN has announced it will show Serie A Femminile, the top division of Italian women’s football, globally for free as part of its domestic agreement.
Otro Capital, Blitzer latest investors in Two Circles
Two Circles is targeting further US growth after taking on investment from Otro Capital, the New York-based sports private equity firm, and David Blitzer, the American billionaire and multiple sports team owner.
Inside Relevent’s bid to grow brand Bundesliga in the Americas
The breakdown of the German Football League’s attempts to secure private equity investment was a key factor in the Bundesliga’s decision to enter into a long-term, Americas-focused partnership with Relevent Sports.