Eleven keeps hold of Champions League rights in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained its prized property in Portugal in a new three-year deal to broadcast the Uefa Champions League from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Mediapro ‘launches counter legal move’ against Canal Plus in Ligue 1 wrangle
The Mediapro agency and production group has launched counter legal action against Canal Plus, it has emerged, accusing the French pay-television broadcaster of an “abuse of a dominant position” and “ab…
Okko Sport to deploy WSC Sports highlights technology, further innovations planned
Russian OTT subscription streaming platform Okko Sport is to use the automated highlights technology provided by WSC Sports in an agreement with the Israel-based company
ESPN+ retains NZ Cricket rights in long-term deal
ESPN+, the Disney-owned OTT streaming service, has retained its rights in the US market to top international cricket played in New Zealand in a new long-term agreement with the sport’s governing body i…
Sportdeutschland.TV picks up rights to all Women’s EHF Euro matches
Online streaming service Sportdeutschland.TV, which is operated by the media arm of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), has acquired rights to handball’s Women’s Euro 2020.
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Bundesliga International attracts private equity interest
Private equity companies are thought to have approached the German Football League (DFL) about acquiring a minority stake in Bundesliga International, the league’s international commercial rights sales a…
NOS wins rights to Dutch women’s national team qualifiers, retains Eredivisie Vrouwen
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has secured rights to the Netherlands’ qualifying matches for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup and the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025.
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ISL maintains it will honour debts, bemoans failure of commercial operations
The International Swimming League has vowed to “honour all obligations” to companies still awaiting payment from its inaugural 2019 season, while asserting that its commercial activities have “failed” thus fa…
Stats Perform marries WTA data supply with betting streaming rights in six-year deal
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has finalised a six-year agreement for the Women’s Tennis Association’s data rights, adding to its existing betting streaming rights to the women’s tour.
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PFL extends trio of international rights deals
Mixed martial arts promotion, the Professional Fighters League, has announced broadcast rights renewals for the 2021 season in Spain, Latin America, New Zealand and the Czech Republic