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Football

Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has found itself at odds with rights-holder Sky Italia as the pay-television broadcaster seeks to retain its status for the…
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports and Canal 11, the in-house television channel of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), have acquired media rights in Portugal to the final stages of the 2020-21…
Esports

Streaming platform DAZN has acquired global rights to the inaugural edition of the WePlay Ultimate Fighting League (WUFL) esports competition
Multi-sport

Irish telecoms operator Eir has said it will not be taking part in the latest rounds of sports rights auctions as it reconsiders its business model amid ongoing difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic
Basketball

Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body for the top division of Italian basketball, has further extended its broadcast reach through various rights deals in European markets
Football

The Swiss Football League has announced new kick-off times for its top two divisions as it prepares to enter its next broadcast rights cycle
Tennis

Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany for the upcoming Stuttgart Open and German Open tennis events
Football

Russian pay-television operator Tricolor has strengthened its football rights portfolio after agreeing a deal with web portal Yandex to show the Football National League (FNL), the second tier of the domestic…
Football

Italian Serie A football clubs have once again failed to reach a consensus on the allocation of domestic broadcast rights for the 2021-24 cycle
Motorsport

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a rights deal with Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series