Americas
Bids of up to five years invited for Spanish Super Cup rights in Americas
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has become the latest rights-holder to look to the vibrant market in the Americas by launching an invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Spanish Super Cup
FloSports secures exclusive Sanzaar media rights deal in US
United States-based streaming service FloSports has secured an exclusive broadcast agreement with Southern Hemisphere rugby union alliance Sanzaar through 2025, SportBusiness can reveal.
eToro becomes latest crypto brand to secure Super Bowl LVI ad
Cryptocurrency trading platform eToro has become the third crypto brand to announce it has secured an adverting slot for Super Bowl LVI, joining FTX and Crypto.com
LiveMode and 1190 Sports unite to chase equity in Brazilian leagues
Brazil’s LiveMode agency and 1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, have combined to propose taking over commercial management of the leagues with a m…
TNT, ESPN2 to simulcast inaugural NBA HBCU Classic
The National Basketball Association has announced that the inaugural NBA HBCU Classic will be simulcast on TNT and ESPN2 on February 19 as part of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.
Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony draws 16m viewers on NBC, down 43 per cent from 2018
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony attracted a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of nearly 16 million viewers across multiple NBCUniversal platforms in the United States, representing a record-low …
FuboTV lands exclusive Fifa Club World Cup rights in Canada
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has continued to bolster its soccer presence in Canada by picking up exclusive rights to the Fifa Club World Cup
NBC Sports confirms full sellout for Super Bowl LVI ads
Multiple held-back units sell for $7m each, with the network setting new records for the event.
FuboTV to carry NBCUniversal’s Beijing 2022 coverage
US-based sports streaming platform fuboTV has reached an agreement to carry NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which officially begin on Friday.
Women’s Sports Network aims to shine spotlight on female athletes
In an effort to shine a greater spotlight on female athletes and their achievements, Los Angeles, California-based venture studio FAST Studios has unveiled plans to debut Women’s Sports Network, a 24-hour st…
Super Bowl makes free-to-air return in Brazil with RedeTV
Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV will broadcast this year's Super Bowl on February 13
F1 leveraging Drive To Survive phenomenon across key renewals from 2023
Key media rights deals expire this year in the US, F1’s most important emerging market, as well as mature and lucrative markets such as Italy, Brazil, Asia-Pacific, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
NFL extends robust audience growth in conference title games
Viewership patterns continue after gains in regular season, earlier playoff rounds
LPGA Tour unveils behind-the-scenes documentary
The Ladies Professional Golf Association has unveiled a behind-the-scenes mini-documentary series, which is centered on the 2021 CME Group Tour Championship
Univision, Televisa to debut global streaming service after completing $4.8bn merger deal
Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc, two of the biggest Spanish-language content producers and sports rightsholders in the Americas, have completed their blockbuster $4.8bn (€4.27bn) merger deal to create a new company known as TelevisaUnivision.
Globo strikes women’s football deal with CBF
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has agreed a new rights deal with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) focused on the women’s game.
ViacomCBS nets domestic rights to Chile matches
ViacomCBS has secured domestic broadcast rights to the Chilean national team's matches from 2023 to 2026
Comcast dramatically heightening investment in Peacock
Content spend for NBCUniversal streaming outlet to double in 2022