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ESL FACEIT extends Twitch deal, adds YouTube streaming
Esports company ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has extended its long-running agreement with Amazon-owned online streaming platform Twitch and signed a new deal with Google-owned YouTube
Apple’s premium MLS ads ‘to cost $4m per season’, no viewership guarantees given
Technology giant Apple is moving away from convention in the selling of commercials around its Major League Soccer coverage and is asking sponsors to buy season-long package spots rather than individual…
Gracey swaps W Series for SailGP broadcast role
Global sailing championship SailGP has recruited Tom Gracey to the new position of global head of broadcast and media partnerships
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TENNIS: Australian Open fee surges in US thanks to Disney aggression
TENNIS: Sky NZ renews Australian Open for slight uplift amid Spark exit
WSC taps MyTVchain to revamp TCR streaming service
World Sport Consulting, the international organiser of the Touring Car Racing category, has selected MyTVchain to revamp the tcr-series.tv streaming platform ahead of the debut TCR World Tour season
StayLive to provide OTT platform for B2 Sports Network
StayLive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has signed a multi-year deal with combat sports' B2 Sports Network
Infront negotiates revised EHF deal upon DAZN exit
DAZN has withdrawn from its 10-year tripartite agreement with Infront and the European Handball Federation with the terms and inventory included in a new, restructured agreement with the sports marketing…
Kosmos ‘takes case to CAS’ over Davis Cup contract termination
Kosmos Tennis, a subsidiary of the Kosmos investment group, claims to have taken its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne following the termination of its 25-year agreement with the International…
Beach Soccer Worldwide taps Protocol to distribute media rights
Beach Soccer Worldwide has selected the Protocol Sports Marketing agency to lead its global media rights distribution as part of a multi-year deal
Infront to distribute Great Ocean Road Race globally, Seven renews domestic rights
The Infront agency has struck an exclusive international media rights agreement with Australia’s Great Ocean Road Race, while commercial broadcaster Seven has renewed an agreement to provide domestic c…
ICC retains social media leadership, volleyball on the rise in BCW rankings
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has retained its stranglehold on BCW Sports’ International Sports Federation Social Media Ranking, with Volleyball World being the year’s big climber.
HBA ups Pegasus World Cup global reach
Rights distribution agency HBA Media has secured three new broadcasters for this year’s edition of US horse racing event the Pegasus World Cup.
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DAZN 3.0: The long, hard road to maturity
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the past, present and future of DAZN, finishing the series with the company's consolidation and its goal of sustainability by 2024.
Blast Premier details broadcast reach in over 150 territories
The Blast Premier esports tournament series will be available to watch in over 150 territories for the 2023 series after new and extended media rights deals were agreed
DAZN 2.0: Counting the costs of a global empire
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the past, present and future of DAZN, continuing with the company's rapid global expansion in 2018 and 2019.
Infront reveals details of bookmaker network for new betting division
Infront Bettor, the new betting-focused division of the Infront agency, has revealed details of deals it has signed with a number of new betting operator clients since launching in September
Social and streaming platforms offer PPV coverage of PSG v Riyadh All-Star XI
Douyin, Facebook, OneFootball, PSG TV, Twitch and YouTube will carry coverage of today's (Thursday's) exhibition match in Saudi Arabia between Paris Saint-Germain and Riyadh All-Star XI, that will see…
EXCLUSIVE: IMG to distribute Saudi Pro League international rights following Ronaldo arrival
The IMG agency has agreed a deal to distribute the international media rights to the Saudi Professional League (SPL) following Cristiano Ronaldo’s high-profile transfer to Al-Nassr, SportBusiness understands.