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Multi-sport

Broadcasters RTL Group and Talpa Network have signed agreements to merge their businesses in the Netherlands to create a “strong Dutch cross-media group”.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

CBS Sports has secured the English-language rights in the United States to mixed martial arts promotion Combate Global as part of a multiyear agreement
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has lodged an appeal with Italy’s competition authorities over the agreement between sports subscription service and media company DAZN and Telecom Italia (TIM) f…
Football

Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has expanded its deal with the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) to incorporate betting streaming rights
Football

Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has offered to introduce a Video Assistant Referee system for domestic football competitions for when it takes over the broadcast rights in 2023
Basketball

Subscription television channel TNT Sports has agreed a rights deal in Brazil with North American basketball league the NBA and beer brand Budweiser
Horse Racing

Pay-television broadcasters Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV, along with free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV, have agreed deals to televise US horse racing showpiece the Breeders’ Cup.
Football

Kosmos, the company co-founded by FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, has agreed an innovative late deal for the rights to the 2021 Copa América, with the ongoing national team football tournament t…
Multi-sport

International rights agency and production group Mediapro has expanded its operations in the US by opening a new production facility in Manhattan, New York
Cycling

Event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation has signed women’s Tour de France media rights deals with Eurovision Sport and French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions, with online mass participation tra…