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In Focus: Australian Football League
Ahead of tomorrow's Grand Final, we delve deeper into the numbers which put the Australian Football League at the apex of the country's sporting landscape.
DAZN nets WSL rights in Spain, Italy and Japan
Streaming platform DAZN has secured rights to show the FA Women's Super League and Women's FA Cup in Spain, Italy, Japan and other territories for two seasons, from 2022-23 to 2023-24
IMG Arena adds BBL to basketball portfolio in multi-year deal
IMG Arena, the betting division of the Endeavor-owned IMG agency, has acquired exclusive worldwide betting data and streaming rights to the British Basketball League in a multi-year deal
European football spearheads Infront’s ‘tech-led’ betting rights operation
The Infront agency has formally announced its move into the betting video and data rights space after striking deals for English Football League competitions, the Coupe de France and Turkish Süper Lig.
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CRICKET: Disney Star and Zee pair up to treble ICC value in India
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL: AFL revels in fierce competition to score hefty Foxtel, Seven renewals
Long-serving IMG executive Henchman promoted to president, global partnerships
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has announced the promotion of Robbie Henchman to the role of president of global partnerships at IMG Events, IMG Media and On Location
Infront adds Tour de Romandie to cycling portfolio in long-term rights deal
The Infront agency has bolstered its cycling portfolio by acquiring global media rights to Switzerland’s Tour de Romandie until 2029.
Team recruits Harkins from IMG’s football media rights department
The Team Marketing agency has recruited Jake Harkins from IMG’s football department in the role of media rights sales lead.
World Curling Federation extends Recast deal after successful first year
The World Curling Federation has extended its deal with live and on-demand video streaming platform Recast for the 2022-23 season
TuneIn signs international deal with NFL
Live audio streaming service TuneIn has struck an international distribution partnership with the National Football League ahead of its 2022 season, allowing fans around the world to be able to listen…
For Media secures UAE Pro League betting rights, co-operating on broadcast rights
For Media Sports Management, the agency based in Dubai and the UK, has been awarded exclusive international betting video and data rights to the UAE Pro League as part of a wider remit with the league…
China Media Group to produce international feed for four sports at Paris 2024
China Media Group (CMG), the Chinese state media company, has reached an agreement with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the host broadcast arm of the International Olympic Committee, to produce international…
OneFootball appoints Favo’s Todorov as first chief technology officer
OneFootball, the football-focused streaming and media platform, has appointed Renato Todorov as its first chief technology officer
DAZN, Mediapro secure rights to Spanish women’s Primera División
Spain’s Professional Women’s Football League (LPFF), organising body of the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, has awarded domestic broadcast rights for the top tier of women’s club footbal…
FIS recruits former Infront executive Nosotti as director of media rights
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has recruited Roberto Nosotti, previously of the Infront agency, as director of media rights at its new in-house commercial division that will oversee the sale of…
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FOOTBALL: Paramount beats Amazon to secure Champions League supremacy in US
CRICKET: Sony breaks the bank to keep England cricket rights
Stewart named CFO at NEP Group, reunited with Sullivan
Experienced media executive Martin Stewart has been named chief financial officer at outside broadcast and service provider NEP Group
Uefa: Women’s Euro 2022 watched by cumulative audience of 365m
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has announced that over 365 million people watched this summer’s Women’s Euro 2022 tournament, setting a record for the national team competition.
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