World Surf League adds Sky NZ as broadcaster and event sponsor
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sport New Zealand has signed a wide-ranging sponsorship and media-rights deal with the World Surf League
Surrey claims first with TikTok launch
Surrey County Cricket Club has launched an official channel on short-form video sharing app TikTok, claiming it is the first professional cricket team to do so
Ghanaian media regulator calls on GFA to publish StarTimes deal details
The chairman of Ghana’s National Media Commission has urged the nation’s football association to publish details of its rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster StarTimes.
RTP strikes deal with Sport TV for sublicensed EHF Euros rights
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sport TV for rights to the men’s 2020 European Handball Championships.
Discovery agrees Vodafone carriage in Romania but Telekom Romania standoff continues
Media group Discovery has agreed a wide-ranging deal with the Romanian arm of Vodafone through which its sports broadcaster, Eurosport, will be carried on the telco’s Vodafone TV service.
DAZN adds Amazon’s Skeels as VP of product acquisition
Subscription OTT sports platform DAZN has appointed Julian Skeels as vice-president of product acquisition, retention and payments
Major League Wrestling engages ICM Partners for media rights distribution
The ICM Partners agency has agreed a deal with Major League Wrestling to sell television and streaming rights for the competition
Comcast launches sports tech accelerator with three US sports bodies
US media company Comcast NBCUniversal has launched SportsTech, a new global accelerator programme for sports technology start-ups
Streaming platform Fanatiz secures $10m in fresh funding
Football streaming platform Fanatiz has closed a $10m (€9m) Series A funding round investment deal with 777 Partners, a Miami-based private investment firm.
Commission formed to identify new Lega Basket president
Egidio Bianchi has announced he will step down as president of Lega Basket Serie A, the top division of Italian club basketball, with a commission formed to determine his replacement and address other…