SportBusiness Media staff

Ice Hockey

Global sports streaming service Fanseat has renewed its production and distribution partnership with the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG) until 2024
Korfball

The International Korfball Federation (IKF) has teamed up with OTT solutions specialist Eyecons to launch a single worldwide channel that will stream competitions to a global audience
Cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is launching a tender process for the sale of digital rights covering the governing body’s events between 2019 and 2023.
US College Sport

YouTube TV, the OTT service operated by Google-owned video-sharing website YouTube, has announced it will carry the ESPN-owned ACC Network channel when the latter launches later this month
Cricket

South African public-service broadcaster SABC has renewed a rights deal for the 2019 edition of Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Mzansi Super League.
Rugby League

French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports France has decided against pursuing an extension of its rights deal for rugby league’s Super League beyond the conclusion of the 2019 campaign.
Rugby Union

Welsh public-service channel S4C has acquired rights to the upcoming Rugby World Cup
Multi-sport

The Walt Disney Company has announced details of a $12.99 (€11.61) bundle that will provide access to the Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu streaming services.
Rugby Union

OTT platform DAZN has confirmed the acquisition of rights in Japan for a series of international rugby union warm-up matches ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which will take place in the country
Football

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has struck a domestic carriage deal for its TV2 Sport 1 channel to be available on pay-television providers Telenor Norway and Canal Digital