Stats Perform adds Ecuadorian leagues to football data rights portfolio
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has agreed a deal with the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (LigaPro) for data rights to its Serie A and Serie B club competitions.
DAZN Canada brings advertising sales in-house
DAZN Media North America, the sales and advertising division of the subscription sports streaming service, has brought all media sales operations in-house in Canada
Covid sinks Swimming Australia’s Seven rights deal
Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Seven has agreed to terminate its rights deal with Swimming Australia after the body was unable to hold this year’s Olympic and Paralympic trials due to t…
Canal Plus wants improved digital terrestrial renewal terms
French broadcast regulator the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has opened talks with Canal Plus over the extension of the pay-television broadcaster’s digital terrestrial licence.
Buzzer advances sports rights vision with $4m seed funding
Buzzer, a new mobile platform for live sports founded by Twitter’s former head of live sports rights acquisition, Bo Han, has advanced its development plans by closing a $4m (€3.4m) seed funding round.
Eurosport Events replaces IMG’s BSI in 10-year speedway promotion deal
The Eurosport Events arm of international sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a 10-year deal to become the global promoter of all speedway events organised by the International Motorcycling Federation…
StarTimes agrees seven-year Kenyan Premier League rights deal
Sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has agreed a long-term deal to broadcast the Kenyan Premier League from the 2020-21 season onwards
YouTube TV drops Sinclair-owned Fox RSNs again as carriage dispute rumbles on
Streaming service YouTube TV has announced it will drop 19 Fox-branded regional sports networks owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group from October 1 after the two parties failed to reach terms on a renewal …
Extreme E lands Turkish rights deal with Saran Media Group
Saran Media Group, the Istanbul-based media-rights agency, has acquired rights in Turkey to the Extreme E electric off-road motorsport series
Swedish Volleyball Federation launches PPV streaming with Genius Sports
Sports data and technology Genius Sports has expanded its work with the Swedish Volleyball Federation (SVF) by launching the body’s first live streaming platform.