Bellator to air exclusively on Showtime in US market
US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator has signed an exclusive domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Showtime
OneSoccer secures Canadian broadcast rights to SheBelieves Cup
OneSoccer, Mediapro’s over-the-top sports streaming service in Canada, has secured broadcast rights in the country to the SheBelieves Cup and the Concacaf men's Olympic qualifying tournament.
Covid-19 has impact on Formula 1 viewing figures
Formula 1’s Covid-19-affected 2020 season saw the motor racing championship suffer a 4.5
BeIN holds back on Serie A’s Mena rights tender
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group is thought to be unlikely to bid to extend its rights deal for Italian Serie A football in the Middle East and North Africa region due to multiple concerns over…
AFC agrees landmark Bangladeshi deal with new broadcaster T Sports
T Sports, a new sports broadcaster in Bangladesh that launched last year, has acquired Asian Football Confederation national team and club competition media rights in a four-year deal for the 2021-24 cycle
ProSieben to broadcast European League of Football, nets strong Super Bowl audience
German commercial broadcaster ProSieben has acquired exclusive rights to the new European League of Football gridiron football competition
Band ‘set to seal’ F1 rights after no Globo agreement
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band is closing in on a rights deal with Formula 1, with media group Globo again said to have ended talks over extending its contract due to unease over the motor-racing…
Nent lands FA Cup, Championship and Conmebol qualifiers in Baltics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights in the Baltic region to English football’s FA Cup and second-tier Championship, as well as South American qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa W…
NZ watchdog clears Sky’s sale of outside broadcast division to NEP
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has granted clearance of pay-television broadcaster Sky’s sale of its sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) to international outdoor broadcasting specialist NEP…
ProSieben to follow Germany at Uefa U21 Championship
German commercial broadcaster ProSieben has acquired rights to the 2021 Uefa U21 national team football tournament