CAF eyes greater returns with recruitment of new commercial director
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has recruited Egyptian Hassan El Kamah as its new commercial director
Experienced broadcast executive Raynaud named permanent EPCR chief
European Professional Club Rugby has named Jacques Raynaud as its new chief executive following what it described as an “extensive and rigorous global search”.
LET issues host broadcast tender, media rights ITT to follow
Golf’s Ladies European Tour is to release an invitation to tender for host broadcast and production services later this week, and will follow that up with a media rights distribution ITT process.
EFL follows RFP with domestic broadcast rights tender launch
The English Football League has issued its invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights from the 2024-25 season onwards
Tender launched for Czech ice hockey league domestic, international and betting rights
An invitation to tender process has been launched for the domestic, international and betting video rights to the Czech Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in the Czech Republic, covering five seasons…
OneFootball sheds another 150 jobs after Web3 overspend
Streaming platform and media company OneFootball is to shrink its headcount from 470 to 320 as it dramatically reduces its cost base in the wake of recent moves into the non-fungible token (NFT) and wider…
Wowow picks up rights to Copa del Rey
Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow has added to its Spanish football output by securing the rights to the final stages of the 2022-23 Copa del Rey tournament
Free-to-air and pay-TV mix retained in Japan’s Rugby World Cup TV deals
Broadcast rights to the Rugby World Cup have once again been split in Japan across free-to-air and pay television in deals for this year’s tournament with NHK, Nippon TV and J Sports.
Viaplay’s Jensen: No interest in Champions League rights in Sweden unless price drops
Subscription pay-TV broadcaster Viaplay has claimed to have “no interest” in winning back the Uefa Champions League in Sweden unless the current rights fee paid by TV4 Media drops dramatically.
DAZN retains F1 rights in Japan to 2025
DAZN has kept hold of Formula 1 rights in one of its core markets, retaining the property in Japan until 2025.