Analysis

Football

Clubs across Brazil’s top two football leagues are edging closer to agreeing on how to sell a stake in the Brasileiro Série A and collectivise commercial rights sales, but the last mile of the marathon negotiations looks set to be the hardest.
Football

Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks paid a per-tournament uplift on its previous fee to renew its Uefa national team rights, including the European Championships.
Handball

DAZN has managed to recoup some of its spending on European Handball Federation rights through a sublicensing deal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) with soon-to-launch streaming platform Dyn.
Motorcycling

RTVE has sublicensed free-to-air rights for MotoGP at a flat rate, in the absence of competitive tension from commercial broadcasters.
Football

Brazil’s Série B will remain the second-richest lower-tier football league in the world thanks to last month’s domestic media rights deal with agency Brax Sports Assets.
Football

Generation Z is glued to football on social platforms and is willing to pay for content, but cultivating their love for the sport will require much greater access and engagement.
Cricket

DAZN conducted a successful sales process of its IPL rights in Oceania, with Foxtel paying an uplift on its previous fee in a new five-year deal, although Sky NZ's deal for the 2023 season is a slight decrease.
Cricket

Sky has halved its cash rights fee for Indian Premier League rights in the UK and Ireland by striking a one-year, co-exclusive rights deal with DAZN.
Tennis

The USTA and IMG have struck four deals for the US Open in Europe so far, though the jury will remain out on the decision to carve out the ‘big five’ markets until the sales process is complete.
American Football

DAZN is thought to have bid significantly higher than incumbent OverTier for global distribution rights to Game Pass, though the NFL says user experience, tech, footprint and marketing were decisive factors.
Motorcycling

Media group Viacom18 secured exclusive rights in India to the MotoGP motorcycling series for three years, from 2023 to 2025, after striking an advertising revenue share deal with events promoter Fairstreet Sports.
Football

Commercial broadcaster RTL has renewed its exclusive rights in Germany to the Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League at a considerable increase, wrapping up an middling sales process in the DACH region for European football’s governing body.
Tennis

Sportradar’s commitment to sharing an early tranche of revenue and its planned investment in AI-based data products were the keys to its ATP betting rights victory, SportBusiness Media understands.
Tennis

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports acquired exclusive rights to the US Open tennis grand slam from 2023 to 2027 after agreeing to pay a marginal increase on the previous fee.
Ice Hockey

Streaming platform operator DOSB New Media formed a joint ticket with its former owner, commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, to secure a wide-ranging package of ice hockey rights in Germany and Austria.
Cricket

Sony Pictures Networks renewed its global Sri Lanka Cricket rights for four years, from April 2023 to March 2027, at a lower fee due to a reduction in India matches on the previous deal.
Motorsport

ProSiebenSat.1 saw off strong competition from rival commercial broadcaster RTL to renew its rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters after its previous deal for the touring car series was annulled.
Cricket

Sky Sports acquired exclusive rights to the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League after deciding, for now, to agree a one-year deal rather than make a long-term commitment.