ZDF’s Fuhrmann to stand down as head of sport
Thomas Fuhrmann, head of sport at German public broadcaster ZDF, is to relinquish his position in October
Belgian telcos buoyed by arbitration ruling over Pro League rebates
Belgian telecoms operators Proximus, Telenet and Voo have emerged successful from an arbitration ruling over broadcast rights compensation claims related to the Covid-hit 2019-20 Jupiler Pro League season
Spring Media’s StayLive recruits Endeavor Streaming’s Parker to sports role
StayLive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has recruited Matthew Parker from Endeavor Streaming to the role of global head of sports
For Media to distribute rights to Benfica-Newcastle friendly, Champions League qualifier
For Media Sports Management, the Dubai-based rights consultancy headed by Emanuele Villari, is selling international broadcast rights to Benfica’s home friendly against Newcastle United and also the L…
Saada: Any Canal Plus sublicensing of Uefa rights would be non-exclusive
Maxime Saada, president of pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, insists that any sublicensing of its newly-acquired rights in France to the Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 onwards will only be done…
LIV Golf broadcast distribution topped up with additional deals
A string of additional broadcast agreements have been put in place for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event on US soil as organisers continue to push a non-exclusive model to ensure widespread…
ADM lands Serie A rights in Mena across shortened three-year term
Lega Serie A has ended its lengthy search for a new broadcast deal in the Middle East and North Africa as the majority of clubs voted for a three-year agreement with pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi…
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN close to IPL rights acquisition in major cricket markets
Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN is nearing an agreement for exclusive broadcast rights to cricket’s Indian Premier League in the UK, Australia and South Africa, SportBusiness understands.
Double-digit uplift delivered in Canal Plus’ Uefa club rights clean sweep
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured exclusive media rights to all Uefa club competitions in the first deal struck by the Team Marketing agency across the new 2024-27 cycle
France Télévisions retains Top 14 final free-to-air rights
Public broadcaster France Télévisions has extended its domestic free-to-air rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 final until the end of the 2026-27 season.