Foxtel plans Kayo price hike as streaming subscribers grow
Australian broadcaster Foxtel has increased the price of Kayo Sports after reporting a big jump in subscribers at the sports streaming service during financial results for the first quarter this year
Kosmos turns to Sportfive to sell Davis Cup media rights in Asia
Kosmos Tennis, part of the investment group co-founded by Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué, has appointed Sportfive as its exclusive media rights agency in most of Asia for the next three editions of the …
Rights to women’s cricket’s FairBreak Invitational secured by 14 broadcasters
Fourteen broadcasters have acquired media rights to the FairBreak Invitational women's cricket series
Huya renews ICF rights in China as H&A Media tie-up extended
International Canoe Federation events will continue to be broadcast on Chinese streaming platform Huya until the end of 2024 after the world body renewed its media rights agreement with Lausanne-based…
Korea’s CJ ENM finalises multi-year UFC rights deal
South Korean media group CJ ENM has secured exclusive rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in South Korea as part of a “multi-year” agreement with the mixed martial arts promotion.
BeIN acquires Speedway GP rights across Southeast Asia and the US
Pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship in a season-long agreement with new event promotor Discovery Sports Events, the global promotion…
Ten acquires rights to pre-season matches
Ten has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to a raft of pre-season football matches from across the globe
Rugby Australia cuts losses as media rights income hits A$40m
Rugby Australia cut its losses to A$4.5m ($3.3m/€3.1m) last year after broadcast revenue increased by more than 50 per cent during another rugby union season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
China’s Youku ‘strikes five-year deal’ for BWF rights
Chinese streaming service Youku is reported to have acquired media rights to Badminton World Federation events as part of a five-year deal with the international federation
Telstra agrees A$50m deal for majority ownership of IPTV provider Fetch TV
Australian telecoms operator Telstra has reached an agreement to acquire a 51-per-cent stake in IPTV provider Fetch TV for A$50m ($35.4m/€33.8m) as part of plans to improve its underlying technology.