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Football

Dutch pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and public-service broadcaster NOS have acquired rights to the Eredivisie Vrouwen, the top division of domestic women’s club football.
Multi-sport

The cost of a subscription to ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ is rising by $1 per month to $5.99 (€5.34) for new customers from August 12.
Football

Costa Rican pay-television channel FUTV has finalised a carriage deal with cable television provider Tigo. FUTV launched in February and is exclusively dedicated to football
Horse Racing

Racing Victoria, the governing body for horse racing in the Australian state, has signed a five-year extension to its rights deal with free-to-air commercial broadcaster Seven
Cricket

Innovative Production Group (IPG), the Dubai-based sports marketing agency, has been awarded marketing and organisation rights for the Lanka Premier League, a new Twenty20 cricket tournament in Sri Lanka
Multi-sport

DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has undertaken a reshuffle of its executive team and will look to develop more non-live content as it continues to respond to the sizeable…
Horse Racing

Richard FitzGerald has stepped down as chief executive of Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, after nearly 12 years in the position
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has extended its rights deal with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to cover domestic women’s club competitions.
Motorsport

German automotive manufacturer Mercedes has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, the OTT streaming platform operated by digital media group Motorsport Network
Multi-sport

US media company NBCUniversal is set to lay off a number of employees amid restructuring plans and the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic