Deal with e.tv grants Impact improved sub-Saharan African exposure
South African free-to-air broadcaster e.tv has agreed a multi-year rights deal with US wrestling promotion Impact
Sat.1 signs two-year DTM rights extension
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a two-season extension to its rights deal with the DTM domestic touring cars series.
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Nine names Williams as new sports chief, outlines NRL plans
Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Nine has named Brent Williams as its new director of sport
DAZN picks up Wilder-Ortiz rights in four territories
OTT sports streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Germany to this weekend’s heavyweight boxing rematch between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz.
Lagardère’s request to address termination of Caf deal rejected by Ahmad
Ahmad Ahmad, the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), has refused a request from the Lagardère Sports agency to address the recent termination of the two parties’ agreement at the or…
RTVE ‘considers OTT future’ for Teledeporte once again
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has returned to the idea of converting its dedicated sports channel, Teledeporte, into an OTT platform, it has been reported
Dutch Basketball League engages Genius for streaming and data platform
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has been selected by the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) to launch its first live streaming and data platform
Molly Solomon promoted to lead NBC’s Olympics coverage
Veteran TV executive Molly Solomon will lead NBC’s Olympics coverage, starting with the 2020 Tokyo Games, after being promoted to executive president and producer of the network’s Olympics unit.
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PCB launches action over IMG-Reliance
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has filed a claim for damages against the IMG-Reliance agency after the Indian company pulled out of a production agreement for the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition…
Sky seals exclusive live Masters deal in blow to BBC
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive live rights in the UK to the Masters after extending its deal with the US golf major’s organiser, Augusta National.