Global

Golf’s European Tour will provide live coverage of today’s (Tuesday’s) Hero Challenge event via social media platform Twitter in what is a first for the organisation.

The MP & Silva agency has secured global media distribution rights for the International Handball Federation’s showpiece men’s and women’s World Championships.

Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has agreed deals through the MP & Silva agency with the social media platform Facebook and Chinese internet company Tencent for live streaming coverage of this Sunday’s game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, known as ‘El Clásico’.

Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for a range of media and data rights involving a host of horse-racing destinations, has signed a two-year extension to its partnership with Dubai’s Meydan Group.

European Professional Club Rugby, the governing body for club rugby union in Europe, has launched a tender process for the international broadcast rights to its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions.

Cricket Australia has agreed a deal with financial services company Commonwealth Bank to provide a global live stream of a women’s Ashes Test for the first time.

Rugby union experts expect the value of international media rights to Europe’s club competitions to decline in any new deal, with a tender covering a new cycle issued this week.

Germany’s Bundesliga has extended its international betting rights deal with Sportradar at a small increase in value, TV Sports Markets understands.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets previews the TVSM Global Report that will be published online next week.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets previews the TVSM Global Report that will be published online next week.

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has admitted that the mixed martial arts promotion’s next rights deal could focus more on an agreement with a digital platform rather than a television broadcaster.

Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has agreed a partnership with computer festival DreamHack, which organises esports events.

BeIN Media Group chief executive Nasser Al-Khelaifi said he has “nothing to hide” after being questioned for seven hours by Swiss investigators yesterday (Wednesday).

African mixed martial arts promotion the Extreme Fighting Championship has appointed television content group Inverleigh as its exclusive worldwide rights distribution partner.

The International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation has signed a four-year extension to its media and marketing partnership with the Infront Sports & Media agency.

The IMG agency has renewed its long-standing exclusive global archive partnership with World Rugby to include all major events until the end of 2020.