SportBusiness Staff

Women’s sports television channel W-Sport has launched a French-language offering for viewers on the Proximus platform in Belgium.

Mediaset España has acquired rights to Fifa’s relaunched Intercontinental Cup, which will feature last season’s Champions League winners, Real Madrid.

The Protocol Sports Marketing agency has agreed a string of international rights deals for the second season of Tech Mahindra’s Global Chess League.

RL Commercial, the joint venture between Super League and the Rugby Football League (RFL), has announced that the official streaming service of the former competition will be the exclusive home in New Zealand and France for this season’s Play-Offs.

NBA franchise the Portland Trail Blazers has unveiled a new look to its local broadcast setup, partnering with Sinclair Broadcast Group for the Rip City Television Network, as well as launching a streaming service.

Swedish OTT platform operator Solidsport has continued its expansion by agreeing a deal with the Hungarian Skating Federation.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a one-year extension with the Matchroom agency for rights to its major snooker and darts events.

The Big 12 Conference will launch its first official channel under a new programming and content venture with Raycom Sports.

Average viewership figures for ION’s Friday-night coverage of WNBA games increased by 133 per cent from 2023 to 2024, with the network attracting 23.37 million unique viewers across games and wrap shows.

Video streaming service provider Joymo has launched a new streaming platform for England’s FA National Futsal Series (NFS) as part of a long-term agreement with the competition.