Lyon’s OLTV channel to leave Canal Plus platforms on July 30
French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais's television channel, OLTV, will not be available on Canal Plus platforms from July 30
Saudi Arabia moves to reassure rights-holders after WTO ruling
Saudi Arabian sports bodies have written to a number of international federations to stress their commitment to protecting intellectual property rights following last week’s ruling by the World Trade O…
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BASEBALL: MLB sees sharp fee hike in Turner renewal ahead of possible postseason expansion
ITV lands weekly PGA Tour highlights rights for rest of 2020
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights to the US PGA Tour for the remainder of the 2020 season, marking the first time the network has shown professional golf in over 30 years
FIG looks to recover lost gymnastics exposure in EBU deal
The International Gymnastic Federation’s (FIG) rekindling of its relationship with the European Broadcasting Union after a 20-year break was given impetus by the federation’s recent difficulties with exposure.
Ziggo’s carriage talks with Fox Sports deadlocked
Dutch telco Ziggo’s carriage negotiations with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports are deadlocked, with the former unwilling to meet the latter’s revised payments model.
Mediapro ‘sees no problem’ with 22-club Ligue 1
Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has no issues with a 22-club French football top tier, it has been reported, following the decision by the country’s highest administrative court to suspend t…
Eurosport seals seven-year British Superbike renewal, acquires tennis rights
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has signed a seven-year renewal for the British Superbike Championship starting from 2021 and has also acquired rights to three tennis tournaments scheduled for…
EFL ‘agrees £7m rebate with Sky’ for Covid-19 disruption
The English Football League has agreed to pay domestic incumbent broadcaster Sky a £7m (€7.7m/$8.7m) rebate for the 2019-20 season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is reported.
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FOOTBALL: Rivals dent Nent’s Nordic dominance in big money Uefa club deals
FOOTBALL: LaLiga begins European rights sales with revenue gains in Nordics, Balkans
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