Superliga revises international rights tender, extends deadline
The Argentinian Superliga, the top tier of club football in Argentina, has further extended and revised the tender process for its international broadcast rights
TV2 makes long-term commitment to Telialigaen
Norwegian free-to-air broadcaster TV2 has agreed a four-season extension to its rights deal for the Telialigaen, the country’s national esports league.
Ashes, Open and Champions League final ‘not set for UK ‘crown jewels’ list’
Calls for the UK government to add golf’s Open Championship, the Ashes cricket series and the final of football’s Uefa Champions League to the so-called ‘crown jewels’ list of sporting events have reporte…
RedeTV lands Liga MX, Süper Lig rights in DAZN deal
Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has struck a deal with streaming platform DAZN for rights to Liga MX and the Süper Lig, the top tiers of club football in Mexico and Turkey, respectively.
TV Azteca, Televisa pick up Tokyo 2020 rights in Mexico
Mexican commercial broadcaster TV Azteca and pay-television operator Televisa have announced that they will provide coverage of this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
ESPN+ set to land PGA Tour streaming rights
US sports broadcaster ESPN is close to agreeing a streaming rights deal with golf’s PGA Tour, according to the Associated Press.
DAZN nets Coupe de France rights in German-speaking markets
Subscription streaming service DAZN has added the Coupe de France to its football rights properties in German-speaking countries
Extreme E builds distribution with TVNZ deal
New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has built on its status as the home of electric auto racing in the country by agreeing a multi-year rights deal with the Extreme E off-road racing series
DC United in talks with NBC Sports Washington over local TV deal
Major League Soccer's DC United is in talks with regional sports network NBC Sports Washington over a local media-rights deal
RTL and Sky mourn death of former sports executive Weber
Burkhard Weber, a respected executive in the German sports media industry, has died at the age of 64.
Weber had worked as senior vice-president of sport at pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland