EOC president Capralos confident EBU deal will solve European Games’ exposure problem
Spyros Capralos, president of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), is confident that the new European Games broadcast deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service broadcasters…
SSC acquires Saudi Professional League rights in nine-figure deal
Saudi Sports Company (SSC), the state-controlled sports media company, has acquired domestic broadcast rights to the Saudi Professional League (SPL), Saudi Arabia’s King’s Cup and the Saudi Super Cup in a three-season agreement running from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
SBT retains Copa do Nordeste rights for three seasons
Brazilian commercial broadcaster SBT has retained free-to-air rights to the Copa do Nordeste, an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Northeastern region of the country
Kaikini and Houlihan launch rights advisory business after leaving Pitch
Sunil Kaikini and Austin Houlihan, the two executives who recently left the Pitch International agency, have set up Libero 33 Media Limited, a new sports media and commercial rights advisory business,…
Canal Plus ‘opts against’ Premier League sublicensing to RMC Sport
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is set to broadcast the Premier League exclusively after opting against a sublicensing of rights ahead of this weekend’s opening fixtures of the new season.
European Games delivered exposure boost with EBU deal
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service broadcasters, has signed off on a media rights and host broadcast agreement covering the multi-sport…
Verticast channels go live in the Caribbean armed with Premier League rights
The sports channels of Verticast Media Group, a new media entity launched in the Caribbean region and spearheaded by former SportsMax chief executive Oliver McIntosh, start broadcasting today (Monday)…
All-time viewing records broken in UK and Germany as England win Euro 2022
England’s historic win over Germany last night in the final of the Uefa Women’s Euro delivered record audiences for both the BBC and ARD.
ESPN agrees two-season EFL rights extension in US
ESPN has reached an agreement to extend its US broadcast rights to the English Football League for another two seasons, SportBusiness understands
TVP’s Paris 2024 output in line with Tokyo after Warner Bros. Discovery deal
A Paris 2024 sublicensing deal struck between TVP and Warner Bros