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Joe Markowski is leaving his role as chief executive of DAZN in North America with IMG’s Michael Ridout to take on certain duties heading up the broadcaster’s combat sports activities, SportBusiness can reveal.

Inside this issue, we take a close look at the renegotiated NFL-Genius betting rights deal, the KBO League's strong domestic rights increase, TNT Sports' deal for BCCI rights in the UK, and plenty more besides.

Matchroom Sport delivered a profit of £33.8m during the 2022-23 financial reporting period on the back of strong performances from its darts and boxing verticals, SportBusiness has learned.

United World Wrestling has issued a global request for proposal from 2025 onwards covering broadcast, betting and sponsorship rights to its major competitions.

By bundling betting streaming, data collection and distribution rights into its global RFP, United World Wrestling is looking to test the market and bring a wider pool of agencies to the table.

Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) has made its biggest move in the sport, striking a deal with Netflix for Paul himself to take on legendary fighter Mike Tyson in the entertainment giant’s latest live sports offering.

IMG has been handed a new remit to manage the sale of media rights to the Professional Triathletes Organisation's (PTO) rebranded T100 Triathlon World Tour until 2026

Pitch International has won more business in rugby union after being appointed to sell international broadcast rights to the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia next year.

The US-based Relevent Sports Group has landed a share of English Football League (EFL) international broadcast rights after clubs approved the agency as its distribution partner in North, Central and South…

The Professional Women’s Hockey League, the new top-tier women’s league for ice hockey in North America, prioritised exposure in its media rights deals for 2024 as it seeks to develop strong viewership for forthcoming seasons.

Multi-club ownership (MCO) in women’s football is a necessity to growing the overall quality of the game and, eventually, commercial revenues, according to two leading protagonists.

Investment conversations that continue to be held by World Athletics are with global players and are being sparked by ongoing revamps to the sport to maintain its audience engagement, according to Sebastian…

Inside this issue, we analyse how Uefa and Fifa benefitted in particular from New World TV’s entry to the sub-Saharan African market to enjoy strong uplifts for club competition and World Cup rights, respectively. There's also a look at the proposed merger between France’s Canal Plus and South Africa’s MultiChoice, plus why the Peruvian Football Federation and its media rights partner, 1190 Sports, have emphasised the need for patience after the cost of the latter’s long-term media rights project were laid bare for all top-flight Liga 1 clubs to see. There's plenty more besides.

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.
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TKO Group Holdings, the Endeavor-owned public company created by the merger of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has reported revenue for the 2023 financial…

Premier Padel has announced a wide-ranging deal with Red Bull covering sponsorship, production and media services

The IMG agency is undertaking a consultation process with staff with a view to making up to 35 layoffs at its studios business

The Pakistan Super League secured broad exposure in key international cricket markets ahead of its 2024 edition, which began on Saturday