Reginald Ajuonuma

Kabaddi

Pay-television broadcaster Sony has acquired exclusive rights in South Asia to this year’s World Cup Kabaddi tournament.
Multi-sport

Inside this issue: MULTI-SPORT: Facebook sees non-exclusive rights as gateway to digital audience growth FOOTBALL: Canal EPL sublicence deal in France linked to Altice carriage agreement
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus’s surprise move to share all its English Premier League rights in France for the 2019-22 cycle with telco Altice was related to a carriage deal secured late last year with the company, SportBusiness Media understands. This deal enabled Canal’s platform to show RMC Sport channels, allowing it access to the Uefa Champions League.
Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster BeIN Sports has laid off almost 300 employees in Qatar, or about 18 per cent of its local staff
Football

The rights value in Italy for the pre-season International Champions Cup football tournament was weighed down by a combination of lower inventory, a busy summer sports calendar and a tough market environment, SportBusiness Media understands.
Multi-sport

A recent French court ruling that regional satellite provider Arabsat is a signal carrier for pirate broadcaster beoutQ also stated that claimant, Qatar-based beIN Media, failed to show evidence of “clear a…
Cycling

Online women’s cycling platform Voxwomen has struck a global partnership with the Trek-Segafredo team to offer free highlights of the 2019 Giro Rosa women's race in Italy next month.
Basketball

Saran Media has agreed to acquire exclusive multi-platform rights in Turkey to a series of national team events operated by Fiba, basketball’s global governing body.
Cricket

Pay-television broadcaster Sky is considering making the 2019 Cricket World Cup final available free-to-air in the UK
Multi-sport

Peter Hutton talks about Facebook Watch's recent performance, partnership agreements, and the ‘experimental’ purpose of its traditional rights deals.