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Sporty Solutionz catches Masters Champions League rights
The Sporty Solutionz agency has acquired exclusive worldwide distribution rights for the new Masters Champions League cricket tournament.
Spengler Cup engages Infront to broaden global reach
The Infront Sports & Media agency has agreed a three-year deal to become the international media rights partner of annual invitational ice hockey competition the Spengler Cup.
Bloomberg Television picks up Clipper race rights
The Bloomberg Television division of international business news service Bloomberg has acquired rights for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
Fifa confirms record television audience for Women’s World Cup
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has said that the 2015 edition of its Women’s World Cup attracted an all-time record television audience for the national team tournament.
Pitch renews Football League international rights
England’s Football League has opted to renew its international rights deal with the Pitch International agency, TV Sports Markets understands.
IMG-SUM sees opportunities in cleaned-up Copa
Distributing the commercial rights to next summer’s Copa América Centenario is a “great opportunity” for the IMG agency.
International Champions Cup to debut live VR broadcasts
Live-action virtual reality broadcast technology company NextVR has agreed a partnership with Relevent Sports, a division of US sports and entertainment firm RSE Ventures, to broadcast matches from pre-season club football series the International Champions Cup live in virtual reality.
Ioris Francini, president, and Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG
Interview with Ioris Francini, president of media and events, and Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG, on the agency’s deal for Copa América Centenario rights.
Growth trend continues for WTA’s broadcast exposure
The Women’s Tennis Association has reported significant increases in broadcast coverage and viewership for its 2015 season as it looks forward to the start of its new deal with digital sports media company Perform.
Fifa reveals viewing figures for 2014 World Cup
More than one billion fans tuned in to watch the final of football’s 2014 World Cup in Brazil, according to Fifa, the sport’s global governing body.
Infront extends ski mountaineering production deal
The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended its media production deal with the International Ski Mountaineering Federation for the 2015-16 season.
IMG races away with MotoGP rights extension
The IMG agency has agreed a multi-season extension to its television rights distribution deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship.
ICC outlines unprecedented broadcast platform for U19 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has said the 2016 U19 World Cup in Bangladesh will receive unprecedented broadcast coverage as it seeks to enhance the national team tournament’s position in the sport’s marketplace.
ANOC launches RFP for World Beach Games rights
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has launched a request for proposal (RFP) from agencies interested in acquiring the media and commercial rights for the 2017 and 2019 World Beach Games.
ATP Media to ramp up coverage plans
The ATP Media broadcast division of the ATP World Tour men’s tennis series will significantly increase live match production at Masters 1000 tournaments in 2016.
ISAF launches new monthly series
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has teamed up with production company Sunset+Vine to create a new global television series called World Sailing.
ITF extends streaming and data deal with Sportradar
The International Tennis Federation has extended its rights deal with sports and betting-related data company Sportradar.
Sunset+Vine lands ICC production contract
The International Cricket Council has named UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine as its live production partner under a four-year deal.