Clubs body warns RFEF over distribution of Copa de la Reina rights
Spain’s Association of Women’s Soccer Clubs (ACFF) has heavily criticised the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after it was alleged that the governing body had sold the rights to the Copa de la Rein…
Biathlon World Championships aired by 18 EBU members
At least 18 European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members will show coverage of the International Biathlon Union’s (IBU) Biathlon World Championships, which get underway in Antholz Anterselva, Italy today (…
Spotify deal for The Ringer ‘worth $250m’
US audio streaming subscription service Spotify will be paying $250m (€229m) for the Ringer, the multimedia sports and pop culture content hub created by Bill Simmons, according to figures reported by B…
Rugby Australia chief expects Foxtel participation in tender
Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle expects pay-television operator Foxtel to participate in its forthcoming invitation to tender process amid reports that the broadcaster is ready to end its…
Sky NZ profits fall sharply but streaming subscriptions grow amid rights drive
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has reported a 78-per-cent fall in half-year profit but has hailed a growth in subscriptions to its streaming services amid its sports-focused media-rights and…
NBC Olympics enters into NowThis content partnership
The NBC Olympics division of US media company NBCUniversal will partner with mobile-first video news outlet NowThis to produce content focused on United States Olympic and Paralympic athletes in the lead-up …
Browns extend local broadcast deal with News 5
The National Football League’s Cleveland Browns have reached a long-term contract extension with News 5 in which the local Northeast Ohio broadcaster will remain the team’s official flagship station for…
Six Nations member unions centralise autumn international TV rights
The member unions of the Six Nations rugby union tournament have agreed to pool their media rights, including autumn internationals and other test matches, ahead of the anticipated investment from CVC…
Fox Sports grants broadcast showcase for PGA Tour of Australasia events
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has agreed a rights deal with the PGA of Australia through which it will broadcast the Queensland PGA Championship and New Zealand Open golf tournaments
XFL adds Sportradar to portfolio in data agreement
XFL, the new American football league that launched at the weekend, has continued its commercial activity by agreeing a deal with sports data and content company Sportradar