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MLB continues Facebook partnership, scales back 2019 schedule
Major League Baseball has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal with Facebook, but the social media company will have a smaller line-up of live games in 2019
IMG to market International Champions Cup’s global rights
The IMG agency has agreed a two-year deal to market the global media rights to the International Champions Cup club football competition
Team Sauerland joins forces with Content Arena for rights distribution
Content Arena, the B2B marketplace for sports media rights, has agreed a partnership with leading boxing promoter Team Sauerland
YuppTV picks up digital rights to 2019 IPL season
OTT operator YuppTV has acquired digital broadcasting rights in a range of territories for the 2019 season of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament
IMG seals global rights deal with Badminton Asia
IMG has agreed a five-year deal to become the exclusive global media-rights representative for Badminton Asia events
Facebook signs two-year renewal with Ironman, optional third year
Facebook has renewed a digital broadcast rights deal with Ironman for its endurance sports events for 2019 and 2020, with an option to extend for a further year
DAZN to carry advertising, sponsorship on streaming platform
OTT streaming service DAZN will carry advertising and sponsorship placements on its platform as part of an expansion of the remit of the DAZN Group’s media division, the company said today (Wednesday).
Golovkin seals six-fight deal with DAZN
Boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin’s next six fights will be available on DAZN, the OTT platform has announced.
ITU launches revamped streaming platform
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has launched its new-look on-demand streaming platform ahead of the first World Triathlon Series event of the season in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
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Spring Media adds Fanseat to portfolio
Spring Media has agreed a deal to acquire Fanseat, a global sports streaming service created by Finnish telco Elisa, with the company stating the move completes its transformation into a truly full-service…
Reginald Ajuonuma appointed Editor of SportBusiness Media
SportBusiness Media, the leading source of data, insight and analysis for sports media worldwide, has appointed Reginald Ajuonuma as Editor.
Protocol to market World Boxing Super Series rights
World Boxing Super Series promoter Comosa has appointed the Protocol Sports Marketing agency to market global media-rights to the semi-finals and finals of the second season of the competition
FREE | NBA Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape of the NBA.
ITTF seeks new commercial rights partner
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is seeking a long-term strategic partner to support its commercial vision for the sport
FIA Karting joins Motorsport.tv OTT platform
Rights-holder FIA Karting has made its content available on the Motorsport.tv OTT platform, and will show its events on the platform’s subscription-free service, which launched on Thursday.
ATP to launch tender on 4 March for new tennis national team competition
Men’s tennis body the Association of Tennis Professionals will launch a tender process next Monday (March 4) for the sale of international media rights to the inaugural ATP Cup, which will take place i…
Discovery CEO heralds shift to ‘opportunistic’ sports-rights approach
David Zaslav, president and chief executive of Discovery, has said that the US media company is keen on adding to its sports portfolio, and that it is “opportunistic” in using sport as a means to drive eng…
Sport Promotion on verge of Brasileiro international rights deal, despite lower bid
Brazilian clubs set to vote through bid from Sport Promotion worth up to $460m
Bid from US fund Prudent worth $80m per year likely to be rejected