Cricket Australia tests UK rights market with flexible tender
Cricket Australia has launched an invitation to tender process for its media rights in the UK for the 2021-22 Southern Hemisphere cricket season onwards, covering the coming season's Ashes Test series…
Suning ‘refocus’ raises questions over sports investments
Chinese conglomerate Suning has said it will focus entirely on its retail business going forward, raising questions over the future of its investments in sports properties, which include Italian football…
Guaranteed revenue offer swings Netball Australia deal for Foxtel
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel snatched the Super Netball domestic league and national-team netball rights from commercial broadcaster Nine with an offer of a guaranteed rights fee that trumped its rival’s revenue-share proposal.
Pakistan Cricket Board’s new rights approach bears fruit but final income uncertain
The Pakistan Cricket Board is emerging from a round of global rights sales for the 2021-23 cycle with respectable rights fees, industry insiders say, in a vastly changed and more challenging market compared to its last sales cycle.
AFL recovers renegotiation losses in Foxtel, Telstra extensions
The Australian Football League has clawed back losses it is suffering due to Covid-19-related renegotiations of its domestic media-rights deals in a two-year extension of its biggest deal, with pay-television operator Foxtel.
NBA agrees Prasar Bharati deal, remains without live broadcaster in India
The NBA has agreed a deal with Indian public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati for rights to show classic content, documentaries, game highlights and public service announcements
Telstra passes sports streaming baton to Kayo with AFL, NRL deal
Australia's sports streaming landscape has shifted with a new long-term deal between telco Telstra, pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, and the country's two biggest football codes, AFL and NRL
Tencent partners with Zense to create Thai football app
Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed a collaboration with Thai media company Zense Entertainment to create an app to deliver live streaming match coverage and other content from Thai football
Bach dismisses Tokyo ‘speculation’ as IOC prepares to publish ‘playbooks’
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has dismissed "speculation" about cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and said his organisation would in early February publish its plans to counter…
Nine pitches Stan Sport at A$10 per month as streaming battle heats up
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has announced further details of its move into sports streaming with its new service Stan Sport, set to launch in early February