SVT head of sport Jönsson succeeds Lindberg at Swedish Olympic Committee
Åsa Edlund Jönsson, head of sport at Swedish public broadcaster SVT, has resigned from her position to become general secretary of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK).
Political paralysis prevents sign-off of free-to-air World Cup deal in Lebanon
Football fans in Lebanon have been left without free-to-air television coverage of the ongoing Fifa World Cup due to a state of political paralysis in the Middle Eastern country
Globo hammers out details of 2026 World Cup rights package
Brazilian media group Globo has finalised the details of its 2026 Fifa World Cup rights package as part of its renegotiations with football’s world governing body over its deal for this year’s tournament in …
Copa del Rey and Supercopa bids invited in Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), working with its adviser Sportradar, has invited bids for rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup from broadcasters in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent,…
Sportfive awarded World Weightlifting Championships rights following IWF tender
The Sportfive agency has been awarded international media rights to the International Weightlifting Federation’s events after defeating a rival bid during a recent tender process run by the sport’s wor…
E-Media appeals to competition regulator over World Cup rights in Senegal
Senegalese media group E-Media has filed an appeal with the competition commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) over the award of 2022 Fifa World Cup rights in Senegal
Viaplay shelves launch in DACH region, plans Baltic cost savings
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, will not launch in German-speaking markets as planned next year amid wider cost-cutting initiatives
Ziggo secures clean sweep of Uefa club competition rights
Dutch telecoms operator Ziggo has landed exclusive broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
ARC hires Racing Queensland CEO Parnell to lead media rights strategy
Brendan Parnell, the chief executive at Racing Queensland, has been appointed as Arena Racing Company’s managing director of media and international.
Loophole set to spare United Media punishment over Fiba World Cup qualifier broadcasts
ALIA, the broadcast regulator in Luxembourg, has intervened in a case involving the alleged violation of Slovenian listed events legislation by pan-regional broadcasting group United Media during its broadcast…