‘Progress made’ in top ski nations’ FIS rights centralisation talks
Leading ski federation claim to be making progress in talks with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation over media rights centralisation but are still 'far away' from an agreement.
BBC among 32 EBU members showing European Athletics Championships
A total of 32 EBU members, including the BBC in the UK, have committed to showing the 2024 European Athletics Championships live as part of the European Broadcasting Union’s wider agreement.
SPFL sells bundle of 20 matches to Premier Sports
The Scottish Premiership will enjoy a marked increase in pay-television coverage from next season onwards after Premier Sports secured domestic rights to 20 matches excluded from the main contract with…
BeIN has prized LaLiga rights locked up in France
BeIN Sports France's hold of exclusive LaLiga rights comes with the property sure to enjoy a surge in interest in Kylian Mbappé’s home country following his high-profile move to Real Madrid.
New $10m athletics event gives hosts commercial ‘skin in the game’
The new World Athletics Ultimate Championship, a biennial event that currently sits outside the federation’s existing rights agreements, will give organisers “more skin in the game” in terms of inventory, according to the body’s president Sebastian Coe.
Japan-England to be shown by RugbyPass in UK market
The broadcast of England’s test match against Japan on June 22 on an OTT streaming platform will represent a landmark shift after the World Rugby-owned RugbyPass TV secured rights in the UK and Ireland.
Greenlight retains IOM TT host broadcast role to 2028
Greenlight Television has retained one of its flagship contracts in a new five-year agreement to provide the host broadcast of motorcycling’s Isle of Man TT.
ITV retains EFL highlights to 2027
ITV will continue to show EFL highlights for the next three seasons, SportBusiness understands, as it prepares to add live Championship and Carabao Cup matches to its schedules.
Ligue 2 rights back on market as Ligue 1 talks drag on
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is expected to re-start the Ligue 2 domestic rights sales process next week as negotiations around rights to the top tier continue to drag on just 78 days b…
WBD’s 11-market Wimbledon renewal to boost Max rollout
Warner Bros. Discovery has retained exclusive rights to Wimbledon in 11 European markets in a play designed to drive consumers to its new Max streaming service being rolled out across the continent