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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Invicta Fighting Championship, the US women’s mixed martial arts promotion, has been acquired by media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment in a deal that will grant it US television exposure for the f…
Multi-sport

Organisers of cycling’s Vuelta a España have announced it will be the first of the sport’s ‘grand tours’ to have an official account on Twitch, the Amazon-owned online streaming platform. La V
Combat Sports

TrillerNet, parent company of AI-driven short video social app Triller, has completed what it calls its “360-degree content engine” by agreeing a deal to acquire combat sports-focused media company FIT…
Cycling

Organisers of the Tour of the Alps, a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) ProSeries race held in Italy and Austria, are expecting live, delayed and on-demand broadcast coverage in around 100 countries
Motorsport

Digital media company Motorsport Network has appointed Lars Stegelmann as its chief commercial officer
Motorsport

Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has built on its motorsports portfolio by acquiring rights to US motor-racing series IndyCar
Football

The Women’s Super League, the top tier of women’s club football in England, still needs to go through a number of media-rights cycles before it is able to become self-sustainable, according to director of …
Motorsport

W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, has recruited the Football Association’s Tom Gracey as its head of broadcast and media rights.
Multi-sport

Media group Discovery has announced the launch of new content to support its broadcast across Europe of the postponed 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
Multi-sport

The Italian arm of pay-television broadcaster Sky is preparing to cut its total workforce by 25 per cent as part of a wider four-year transformation plan, according to national unions, as it seeks to adapt…