German ice hockey league back on ServusTV as Sport1 rips up deal
Domestic live free-to-air coverage of German ice hockey’s DEL is switching hands after Sport1, the incumbent rights-holder, chose to end its agreement prematurely.
France Télévisions agrees direct Fiba deal for national team rights
France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster, has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the matches of France’s men’s and women’s national basketball teams, along with International Basketb…
Premier League media rights sales roll on to Latin America and Caribbean
The Premier League has initiated its broadcast rights sales process in Latin America and the Caribbean, inviting broadcasters to lodge their first-round offers by December 13
F1 director of strategy Gangakumaran to return to Sky Sports
Yath Gangakumaran is to leave his role as director of strategy and business development at Formula 1 to return to UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports in the role of commercial director
InStat and Wyscout secure Serie A scouting database rights
Lega Serie A has awarded non-exclusive international scouting database rights to the Russia-based InStat and Italy-based Wyscout, SportBusiness understands
KKR makes Telecom Italia buyout offer
Telecom Italia, the dominant telecoms operator in Italy, is the subject of a takeover bid from US-based private equity firm KKR
Formula E looking to upscale but media rights monetisation still not a priority
Electric car-racing series Formula E is looking for opportunities to scale quicker, adding more races that deliver increased media content, although it doesn’t intend to prioritise the monetisation of i…
BeIN: New Ligue 1 deals take distribution to over 200 countries
Ligue 1 coverage is now available from over 50 broadcasters spanning more than 200 countries, according to beIN Sports, the international pay-TV broadcaster that sells the rights around the world
EBU retains World Athletics Series rights to 2029
The European Broadcasting Union consortium has retained broadcast rights to World Athletics Series events, including the World Athletics Championships, in a long-term agreement announced this morning
Broadcast deal finally agreed for Tunisian Ligue 1
Tunisia’s Ligue 1 has finally found a broadcaster after a deal was struck with the privately-owned Hannibal TV.