Serie B approves formation of new broadcast rights company
Lega Serie B, the organising body for the second tier of Italian club football, has unanimously approved the formation of a new media company that will manage the sale and marketing of television rights…
Olympics find familiar Danish home as DR and TV2 strike deal with Discovery
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster DR have agreed sub-licensing deals with media company Discovery for rights to the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2024 summer…
ViacomCBS ‘lining up’ Chilevisión deal takeover
ViacomCBS is close to a deal to acquire free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión from fellow US media group WarnerMedia, according to local reports.
LIVENow secures rights to Lanka Premier League
Streaming platform LIVENow has broadened its cricket portfolio by acquiring rights to the new Lanka Premier League tournament
RTVE’s futsal rights deal with RFEF challenged by league
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has signed an agreement with public-service broadcaster RTVE for the broadcast of a range of futsal competitions
Golovkin returns on DAZN in December fight
Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin will return to action with a fight against Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta on December 18 that will be streamed live and exclusively in over 200 countries and territories b…
Genius Sports adds Liga MX to live data portfolio
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has agreed a long-term deal with Mexico's Liga MX encompassing exclusive live data, streaming and integrity rights
Saudi Arabia to stage first Formula E night race, Extreme E adds ESPN deal
The Formula E electric racing series has announced it will stage its first night race in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, as part of its 2020-21 season
Content Arena adds SNTV news service to platform
Content Arena, the online media rights trading platform, has announced the addition of sports news video provider SNTV to its marketplace as a seller
ITN, Sony and Sky among broadcasters to sign on for Lanka Premier League debut
Sri Lankan state-owned broadcaster ITN has acquired domestic rights to the Lanka Premier League