ITV in talks to show Tour de Suisse-backed virtual cycling series
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is in talks to acquire rights to the forthcoming ‘Digital Swiss 5’ e-cycling event, SportBusiness Media understands.
Arsenal becomes latest football club to launch on TikTok
Arsenal has launched an account on the short-form video service TikTok, it said on Wednesday.
The club will use the platform to reach and engage with new audiences online, particularly younger fans
Canal Plus ‘won’t pay’ final Top 14 rights fee instalment
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus will not pay the final rights fee instalment for this season’s Top 14 rugby union competition, it has been reported.
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RUGBY UNION: Six Nations pauses media-rights sales in face of Covid-19 pandemic
FOOTBALL: Uefa sees sharp fee hike from club competitions in Balkans on strong interest
NOS extends MXGP rights into 2020
Dutch public broadcaster NOS has renewed its rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship for 2020
BeIN Sports France dedicates channel to NBA archive
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports will from today (Tuesday) devote one of its overflow channels exclusively to archive content from the National Basketball League
Ligue 1 bosses dismiss Al-Khelaïfi ‘conflict of interest’ concerns in Canal Plus talks
French Ligue 1 bosses have “full confidence” in PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi's ability to negotiate with pay-television Canal Plus over its refusal to meet a €110m ($116.9m) ri
English and Scottish FAs lift 3pm blackout rule for rest of season
The English and Scottish FAs have lifted their bans on the televisual broadcast of Saturday 3pm football fixtures for the remainder of the season, in a move that suggests both bodies are preparing for…
Six Nations pauses media-rights sales in face of Covid-19 pandemic
Six Nations Rugby, the organising body of the annual national team tournament, has paused the sales process for the next cycle of domestic and international rights to the Six Nations and Autumn Internationals due to the widespread uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fox Sports refuses to be drawn on Eredivisie fee payment stance
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports is staying tight-lipped as to whether it will withhold an upcoming fee instalment for the Dutch Eredivisie football league in the light of the ongoing suspension of…