Analysis

Tennis
Media

New Zealand telco Spark acquired exclusive rights in New Zealand for the US Open grand slam tennis tournament, beating competition from rival pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand.
Football

Will Apple prove the right partner to bring MLS to the masses? Frank Dunne takes a deep dive into a brave but necessary gamble.
Cricket

India’s major media groups are satisfied with the results of the Indian Premier League’s e-auction, with Star and Viacom18 sharing the spoils and Sony content with the amount its rivals were forced to pay.
Football

Sky Österreich will earn slightly less in new sublicensing deals for free-to-air rights to Austrian Bundesliga highlights and selected live matches over the next four seasons.
Football

The DFB has benefitted from strong levels of competition to double the value of international betting streaming and data rights to the DFB-Pokal.
Golf

Sky has renewed its deal for the PGA Tour, settling speculation that Warner Bros. Discovery could retain the property to strengthen its UK media businesses.
Football

Eredivisie highlights have been shown on NOS since 2008-09 and have rarely strayed since televised highlights were first shown by the public broadcaster in 1959.
Motorsport

Formula E’s latest media rights deal in the UK demonstrates that, at present, sponsorship and hosting fees remain the primary sources of revenue for the electric open-wheel racing series.
Ice Hockey

The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) has signed a lucrative deal with Deutsche Telekom, striking an early domestic rights renewal on the back of strong competition from nascent streaming platform S Nation Media.
Multi-sport
Media

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation increased its spend to secure exclusive rights to the Olympic Games for four further editions, driven by the potential of Vancouver hosting the Winter Games in 2030.
Basketball

The NBA will boost the value of its media rights in the Baltics from next season after a securing a new long-term deal with regional media group TV3.
Football

Uefa has secured a strong overall increase for its national team properties in the US, despite the value of Spanish-language rights remaining at a similar level.
Golf

DAZN’s branch into golf follows two significant developments for the service this year: its first ever consumer price increase and its loss of English Premier League rights.
Multiple Sports

Now in his third decade at the agency where he started his career, Adam Kelly feels he has put his stamp on IMG Media & Events and is ready to tell the world.
Football

Premier Sports has managed to retain its exclusive rights to LaLiga in the UK and Ireland, paying a relatively modest uplift compared to an initial offer for the rights by streaming platform Fite.
Basketball

After spending years on the development of its ‘3x3’ events, the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has signed several multi-year deals over the past few months.
Ice Hockey

Telco Telia’s extension of its exclusive rights deal for Finland’s SM-Liiga will see the league’s rights fee continue to escalate until the end of 2026-27.
Basketball

Euroleague has renewed its contract with Sports Channel in Israel for another three seasons at a flat fee, consolidating the gains made in the previous deal.