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Multi-sport

Whisper Group has secured investment from Sony Pictures Television, a move that involves the UK-based production company’s exit from the free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund in pursuit of …
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has signed a media-rights agreement with the Fighting Spirit agency for the worldwide sales of its broadcast programming
Rugby Union

French commercial broadcaster M6 has said it will bid for broadcast rights in the host nation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Horse Racing

Australian commercial broadcasters Seven, Ten and Nine are interested in acquiring rights to horse racing events operated by the Racing Queensland body
Rugby Union

Rugby Australia has today (Friday) gone to market with its media-rights package for the 2021-2025 period and expects to conclude deals by mid-March
Softball

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has been awarded exclusive rights in the country to the upcoming under-18 Men’s Softball World Cup.
Football

LaLiga North America has teamed up with FanWide, a website that shows sports fans the closest match-watch party or fan community event at sports bars across the US
Athletics

UK Athletics is set to be met with a fresh challenge, with public-service broadcaster the BBC reportedly only keen to extend its rights deal with the embattled organisation on significantly reduced terms
Motorsport

F1 TV, Formula 1’s over-the-top streaming service, will be available in a large-screen format after the motor-racing championship agreed a deal with US media company Roku.
Football

Major League Soccer’s DC United is reportedly in talks with Sinclair Broadcast Group over a local television rights deal.