WDSF returns to Lagardère Sports to distribute content in APAC region
The Lagardère Sports agency has been appointed to distribute media rights programming on behalf of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) in the Asia-Pacific region.
IMG Arena develops virtual Nascar betting product, secures streaming rights
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, is to begin offering bookmakers a virtual sports betting product for the Nascar US stock car racing series, along with distributing the international…
Lefray exits as Team Marketing’s head of media rights sales
Stéphane Lefray, head of media rights sales at Team Marketing, has left the Luzern-based agency that markets the broadcast, sponsorship and licensing rights to Uefa club competitions.
CVC’s €2.2bn Serie A proposal includes stadium investment
The €2.2bn ($2.4
TV4 Media continues rights drive with long-term LaLiga deal
Swedish telecoms operator Telia has followed up its acquisition of Uefa Champions League rights with a five-season extension to its LaLiga broadcast rights agreement
SABC recruits Rathbone to head up sports operations
Gary Rathbone, the African sports media consultant and former head of sport at pay-television broadcaster StarTimes, is to take up a new role as head of sport at South African public broadcaster the SABC,…
LaLiga retains Saran in Czech Republic and Slovakia in latest five-year deal
The Saran Media agency has held on to LaLiga broadcast rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from 2021-22 to 2025-26 in the latest five-year agreement signed by the Spanish top flight
DCMS piracy session could impede Newcastle’s £300m Saudi takeover
The proposed £300m (€339m/$366.4m
Serie A earmarks June 13 return, maintains TV rights payment stance
Clubs from Italy’s top-tier Serie A today voted to resume the competition on June 13, pending government approval, as the league continued to adopt a tough stance on payments by rights-holding broadcasters.
Eurovision Sport’s ‘Sharing Channel’ launched as members encouraged to contribute content
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has launched its new ‘Sharing Channel’ for EBU member broadcasters devoid of live sports to …