Athletes Unlimited agrees deal with ScorePlay
Player-focused professional women’s sports league Athletes Unlimited (AU) has agreed a deal with digital asset management company ScorePlay.
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union renews terms with esports body
The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has extended and expanded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF).
Las Vegas Grand Prix boosts Formula 1’s financials
Formula 1 has seen its annual revenue grow to $3.22bn (€2.97bn), with the impact of its new Las Vegas Grand Prix particularly impacting its fourth quarter results as operating income rose by 164 per cent year-on-year.
Fifa+ to grant global showcase to OFC competitions
Fifa has agreed a two-year deal with the Oceania Football Confederation that will see its streaming platform, Fifa+, become the official global home for all OFC competitions.
IPC: Paris 2024 broadcast deals in over 160 countries, rights revenue up
Paris 2024 and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced that a record number of broadcasters have committed to this year’s Paralympic Games.
BeIN recaptures F1 in Mena, adds Turkey in major 10-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a 10-year deal for exclusive F1 rights across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, five years on from dropping rights in the Mena region over piracy concerns.
Slovak operators requested to withdraw ČT Sport
Czech public-service broadcaster Česká televise (ČT) has called on all Slovak operators to remove its ČT Sport channel from their programming line-ups.
Court dismisses LaLiga Impulso appeal by Real Madrid, Athletic Club
A Spanish court has dismissed a lawsuit from Real Madrid and Athletic Club against LaLiga over the €1.9bn ($2.06bn) LaLiga Impulso venture, which was set up by the league and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.
Romania’s Antena secures F1 rights ahead of opener
Romanian free-to-air television channel Antena has acquired exclusive Formula 1 rights in the country for the next three years.
IFSC to stream European events on YouTube
The International Federation of Sports Climbing (IFSC) has announced that the majority of its European events will be streamed live on a new dedicated YouTube channel.