Messi factor boosts Sportfive’s US Open Cup distribution
Sportfive has distributed rights to the semi-finals and final of this year’s Lamar Hunt US Open Cup to over 20 broadcasters reaching more than 100 countries.
Sports content to join WBD’s Max ‘soon’, D2C subscriber total falls
Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive officer David Zaslav says that news and sports will soon be joining the company's rebranded streaming service Max
ITF secures Billie Jean King Cup investment from Walter’s TWG Global
TWG Global, the investment vehicle of US billionaire Mark Walter, has acquired a minority stake in a joint venture set up with the International Tennis Federation to commercialise the Billie Jean King…
OneFootball headcount shrinks to 250 amid further redundancies
The new management team at OneFootball has enacted further cost-saving measures at the media company with the overall headcount reduced by 15 per cent
Tender issued for Serie C pay-TV rights
An invitation to tender has been issued for domestic pay-TV rights to Italian football’s third-tier Serie C in 2023-24 and 2024-25.T
New Serie A international rights cycle set to herald end of single agency model
Lega Serie A has kicked off in earnest its international broadcast rights sales process for the forthcoming cycle as it looks to replace its long-standing global agency model by striking deals through…
Serie C eyes €5m per season after sale of pay-TV rights
Italy’s third-tier professional football league is attempting to boost its media rights revenues from the 2023-24 season onward, as it aims to earn about €5m per season from its domestic media rights.
WWE’s Q2 revenues up 25 per cent on back of higher TV rights fees
Improved media rights income for premium live events and weekly programming helped World Wrestling Entertainment secure a 25-per-cent increase in revenues in the second quarter
World Archery secures first betting rights agreement
World Archery has agreed a long-term betting data and video rights agreement with FeedConstruct as the international federation makes its first move in the developing space, SportBusiness understands
Former Disney execs Mayer and Staggs to advise on ESPN future
Former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs are returning to work with the US media giant on the future strategy of ESPN