SportBusiness Staff

Host Broadcast Services (HBS) has joined forces with video solutions provider, Accedo, and Qualcomm Technologies to launch a venture intended to accelerate commercialisation of extended reality (XR) sports services.

Venu Sports, the new streaming service launched by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, has made a string of senior hires ahead of going live later in the year.

Sports subscription streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in multiple territories to the UIM E1 World Championship electric raceboat series.

Southeast Europe operator United Media has extended its rights agreement with Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.

Commercial broadcaster TF1 pulled in an average of 11.25 million viewers for its coverage of France’s opening game at Uefa Euro 2024.

French media group L’Équipe will provide live coverage of the French national rugby union team for the first time next month.

The HBA Media agency has said it has further increased the international reach of Royal Ascot, with this year’s edition of the UK horse racing showpiece set to be carried by over 30 broadcasters across 180 territories.

Andrea Guerrero has been promoted to become the first female president of Colombian pay-television broadcaster Win Sports.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has announced Happybet as its official sports betting partner as part of a long-term deal.

Women’s mixed martial arts promotion, Invicta Fighting Championships, has agreed an exclusive US broadcast rights deal with CBS Sports.