UFC, Snapchat agree ‘multi-year’ extension of global content deal
Mixed martial arts promotion UFC has agreed a “multi-year” extension of its global content agreement with social-media platform Snapchat.
BBC renews Commonwealth Games commitment in Birmingham 2022 rights deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed its long-standing media rights to the Commonwealth Games to cover the 2022 edition
Summer Paralympics value holds steady in UK in Channel 4 renewal
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 kept its outlay flat on summer Paralympics media rights in its renewal for the Paris 2024 edition, SportBusiness Media understands.
Canal Plus to show Top 14 match on C8 free-to-air channel
Canal Plus will show the French Top 14 rugby union match between Toulon and Brive on its C8 free-to-air channel
LFP serves Mediapro with notice to pay outstanding rights fee
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has served formal notice on Spanish agency and production group Mediapro to pay its outstanding October invoice for the domestic broadcast rights to the country’s top-…
Sky acquires rights to inaugural World Tens Series
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in the UK and Ireland to the inaugural World Tens Series rugby union competition
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL rights fee falls in France in beIN renewal
FOOTBALL: Uefa makes huge national team gains in Finland amid fierce competition
NFL rights fee falls in France in beIN renewal
The National Football League has seen a fall in its media-rights income from France in the 2020-23 cycle driven by a decline in the value of its deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN, SportBusiness Media understands.
Multi-territory beIN rights deal secured by International Swimming League
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired multi-territory rights to the second edition of the International Swimming League
BBC lands rights to historic Bellator Paris event
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to mixed-martial arts promotion Bellator’s Paris event.
It will exploit the rights on its iPlayer digital platform.