BT head of sports rights to leave company
UK telco BT’s head of commercial sports rights, Steve Norris, is leaving the company, SportBusiness Media understands.
LaLiga offers free-to-air, OTT packages in UK & Ireland 2019-22 tender
Spanish football’s LaLiga launched on Wednesday a tender for rights in the UK and Ireland to the Primera División and the six-match promotion playoffs for 2019-20 to 2021-22, which includes free-to-air an…
German Bundesliga doubts European club football revamp will boost rights revenue
Bundesliga International's head of global audiovisual rights has poured cold water on suggestions planned reforms of European club football competitions would unlock €1.3bn in additional revenues.
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TENNIS: Perform makes last-ditch attempt to outbid IMG for ATP Tour betting, data rights
TENNIS: French Open tender gambit unlikely to boost FFT revenues
Infront may struggle to refinance EPL sub-Sahara FTA rights even at sharply reduced fee
Infront faces a challenge to refinance its spend on English Premier League free-to-air rights in sub-Saharan Africa, despite spending half as much on the 2019-22 rights compared to the 2016-19 cycle.
French Open tender gambit unlikely to boost FFT revenues
The French tennis federation’s (FFT) decision to hold its first tender in six years for domestic rights to the French Open is unlikely to significantly boost incomes or break the broadcasting duopoly of France Télévisions and Eurosport, according to industry experts spoken to by SportBusiness Media.
Sky to carry BT Sport, Premier Sport in Ireland from August 1
Pay-television broadcaster Sky will carry the BT Sport and Premier Sport channels on its Irish platform from August 1, taking over from telco Eir
FloSports OTT picks up exclusive Tour de France rights in Canada
OTT streaming service FloSports has acquired exclusive rights in Canada to the Tour de France cycling competition from 2020 to 2023, it said on Thursday
WWE seeks free-to-air highlights broadcaster in the UK
The WWE wrestling organisation is talking to broadcasters about a free-to-air highlights package in the UK, SportBusiness Media understands
Sportitalia acquires Swedish, Danish, Australian football league rights
Digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia has acquired rights to Swedish, Danish and Australian league football