Fox Sports ‘ready to walk away’ from Rugby Australia rights
Fox Sports, the Australian pay-television broadcaster, is ready to end its longstanding coverage of Australian rugby union as Rugby Australia’s rights from 2021 onwards come to market, it has been claimed.
Deltatre recruits MLB broadcast executive Johnson
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has hired Major League Baseball’s James Johnson to the role of vice-president, Americas business development within its Live division.
Riot Games: Exclusive country-by-country rights sales don’t suit esports
Sport’s traditional model of the exclusive territory-by-territory sale of media rights is not one that fits esports, according to a leading executive from Riot Games, the esports event organiser and v…
Free-to-air WRC deals coming in Japan and Africa, US broadcaster still aspirational
The FIA World Rally Championship is close to announcing free-to-air broadcast deals in both Japan and Kenya ahead of stops in both countries on this year’s schedule.
WSC Sports enters South America with LNB deal
Israel-based WSC Sports, a provider of artificial intelligence-supported sports video highlights, has made its first move into the South American market by agreeing a deal with Liga Nacional de Basquete,…
Eurovision Sport and beIN strike Fina and LEN rights deals in France
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports has increased its portfolio of broadcast rights in France to Fina- and LEN-sanctioned events in a new agreement with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European…
French rugby’s LNR in market for head of media rights
France's Ligue Nationale de Rugby has begun a search for head of broadcast rights and content
Rights buyer DAZN: Transparency is key in EHF sales process
DAZN Group has reiterated its intention to ensure transparency in its joint 10-year European Handball Federation rights agreement with the Infront agency given the digital sports media company is also…
Broadcasters seek better esports scheduling and world feed given rising rights fees
Leading European broadcasters of esports competitions have called for improved guarantees over scheduling and the world feed to be provided by organisers and promoters in order to justify rising rights…
Eurosport to broadcast from German House, eyes improved Olympics highlights audience
Eurosport Germany is to broadcast daily live coverage from the German House at the 2020 Olympic Games after reaching an agreement with Deutsche Sport Marketing, the commercial of the German Olympic Sports…