SportBusiness Staff

The Southern Conference has announced an expanded partnership with strategic business advisory and communications firm TrailRunner Sports, which will lead both advisory and negotiation services for its future media rights process.

Diamond Sports Group, owner and operator of a host of regional sports networks (RSNs) under the Bally Sports banner in the United States, said it intends to strike a new carriage deal with Comcast “in the very near term”.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has expanded its rights deal with US wrestling promotion TNA Wrestling covering its Eurosport India platform.

CFG, owner of Manchester City, has signalled its intention to “remain at the forefront” of football-led content production through the strategic collaboration with Sony Pictures Television.

DAZN and German sports publishing group, kicker, have strengthened their association through a long-term deal for the DACH region encompassing content and marketing rights.

Reigning Swiss Super League champion, BSC Young Boys, has become the latest football club to agree a deal with AI-powered video content company WSC Sports.

Formula E has spent £110,000 (€130,700/$142,300) to acquire the intellectual property rights to W Series, the all-female racing championship that collapsed into administration last year.

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has partnered with Google and NBCUniversal to enhance coverage of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

Genius Sports, the sports data and betting services company, has teamed up with social media platform X to launch Trend Genius, a new product designed to accelerate advertising spend during major sporting events.

German sportswear and equipment manufacturer Puma has agreed a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to sponsor Eurosport’s linear television coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games.