DAZN secures global rights to World Snooker Tour’s Saudi debut
The World Snooker Tour (WST) has announced that DAZN will be the global rights-holder of its new Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker event.
Protocol to market global rights to International Sumo League
Protocol Sports Marketing has been named the exclusive global media rights agency for the fledgling International Sumo League (ISL).
Fubo’s losses fall to $287.9m
US-based sports channel and streaming content aggregator FuboTV cut its annual net loss by almost half as revenues increased to $1.37bn (€1.26bn) for the year ending December 31, 2023.
Movistar adds EuroCup to Euroleague Basketball coverage
Pay-television operator Movistar Plus has broadened its coverage of Euroleague Basketball competitions in Spain by acquiring rights to show the finale of the current EuroCup season.
DAZN Women’s Football lands in UK with Virgin Media
Virgin Media O2 has become the first pay-television platform in the UK to carry DAZN’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel dedicated to women’s football.
J Sports adds Tour of Flanders to cycling rights portfolio
Pay-television platform J Sports has acquired rights in Japan to the Tour of Flanders cycling race.
Rai retains MXGP rights in new three-year deal
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has renewed an agreement for rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP).
Pitch International retains rights to Maurice Revello Tournament
The Pitch International agency will continue to distribute international broadcast rights for the Maurice Revello Tournament, a youth football event organised by Festival International Espoirs.
RTL picks up Berlin Marathon rights
German media group RTL has acquired rights to the next three editions of the Berlin Marathon.
Synamedia hired by Monumental Sports Network
Monumental Sports & Entertainment has selected video software provider Synamedia to distribute live content and other programming to its newly launched Monumental Sports Network.