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IndyCar expands global broadcast reach for 2023 season
IndyCar has detailed its broadcast reach for the 2023 season, with the North American motorsport series promising more accessibility than ever through coverage in 142 countries
Protocol to distribute Boxxer rights in selected international markets
UK promoter Boxxer has agreed a media rights distribution deal with the Protocol Sports Marketing agency
Viaplay reports 83-per-cent jump in subscribers but posts quarterly loss
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, has detailed an 83-per-cent rise in its quarterly subscriber base, year-on-year, but reported an adjusted quarterly operating loss of…
WSC Sports adds ATP Media to tennis client portfolio
ATP Media, the global broadcast production and distribution arm of men’s tennis’ ATP Tour, has agreed a deal with automated highlights company WSC Sports to support its scalable content creation and dig…
Whisper named host broadcaster for Paul vs Fury in Saudi Arabia
UK-based sports production company Whisper has been appointed to deliver the world feed host broadcast for the forthcoming boxing match between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury, which will take place in Diriyah,…
ACB details record Copa del Rey distribution
Spain’s Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) has announced that this year’s Copa del Rey will have the greatest level of international distribution in the history of the competition, with broadcast agreements spa…
Ex-Eurosport advertising lead Davies joins SRI in North American role
Jonathan Davies, previously the head of advertising partnerships across Europe for Eurosport and owner Discovery, has joined SRI, the sports executive recruitment firm, as its partner, media and entertainment,…
Tata Communications supports Formula E’s remote production in multi-year tie-up
The Formula E electric car-racing series has named Indian telecoms company Tata Communications as its official broadcast distribution provider
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Inside this issue:
FOOTBALL: UCL value sees minor increase as German challenges laid bare
MOTORSPORT: DAZN renews MotoGP at flat rate in Spain amid lack of competition
In Focus: National Football League
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the NFL's commercial success.
Fifa endures tough Club World Cup sales process amid packed schedule
Fifa plans to return the tournament to its pre-pandemic December date, which is understood to be preferable to January or February in terms of a broadcast product that can draw strong media rights revenues.
Disney targets $5.5bn in cost savings, Iger ‘not considering’ ESPN spin-off
Walt Disney Company chief executive Bob Iger has said that the company is "not considering a spin-off" of its flagship sports broadcaster ESPN during the question and answer portion of Disney's first-quarter…
Sport TV issues international rights tender for Portugal’s Primeira Liga
An invitation to tender has been issued for international broadcast rights to Portugal’s Primeira Liga from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
No Primeira Liga exclusivity for agencies or broadcasters in new international tender
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV will continue to withhold certain Portuguese Primeira Liga rights over the next three seasons, as a tender sent out yesterday (Monday) does not offer agencies and broadcasters the chance to acquire fully exclusive international rights.
DAZN strikes 10-year global deal to distribute NFL Game Pass
The National Football League and DAZN Group have reached a 10-year agreement to distribute the NFL Game Pass direct-to-consumer digital service around the world beginning with the 2023 season
Infront Bettor adds bet365 to operator portfolio in multi-year agreement
Infront Bettor, the betting-focused division of Infront, has added bet365 as its latest betting operator client
Surge of Saudi Pro League international TV deals secured by IMG
The IMG agency is understood to have secured deals with 36 broadcasters since coming on board to sell the international rights to the Saudi Professional League (SPL) in the wake of Cristiano Ronaldo’s a…
Club World Cup rights retained for free Fifa+ streaming in over 50 territories
Fifa has opted to retain rights to stream the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup free of charge in over 50 territories on its new OTT platform