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LIV Golf broadcast distribution topped up with additional deals
A string of additional broadcast agreements have been put in place for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event on US soil as organisers continue to push a non-exclusive model to ensure widespread…
DAZN broadcasts final day of inaugural Icons Golf Series event
Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN is today (Friday) broadcasting the final day of the Icons Golf Series in over 200 countries and territories globally
Protocol Sports to market global rights to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
The Protocol Sports Marketing agency has agreed an exclusive deal to market and distribute the global media rights to combat sports promotion the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Globo the frontrunner as CBF set for Copa do Brasil uplift
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is unlikely to reach its R$650m-per-year target for global media and marketing rights to the Copa do Brasil but is set fair for an overall increase compared to the current cycle.
IMG to sell global broadcast rights to AEG’s Soccer Champions Tour
Sports and live entertainment company AEG has appointed the IMG agency to sell the worldwide broadcast rights to its new Soccer Champions Tour
PGA Tour, DP World Tour strengthen alliance to fend off LIV Golf threat
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have strengthened their alliance with an expanded 13-year joint venture partnership through 2035, which is designed to fend off the growing challenge from the Saudi-backed…
Fuel TV to broadcast World Skate’s Paris 2024 qualifier globally
Action sports broadcaster Fuel TV has agreed a global distribution deal with World Skate for the World Street Skateboarding event in Rome that is acting as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Japanese Olympics rights-holder TBS helps deliver UIPM’s obstacle discipline test event
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has engaged Japanese commercial broadcaster TBS to aid the delivery of a test event for its proposed new fifth discipline, obstacle
Sport 24 announces Wimbledon renewal on first day of 2022 event
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has announced a three-year Wimbledon rights renewal to coincide with the start of this year’s grass court Grand Slam e…
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Inside this issue:
CRICKET: The IPL e-auction: A SportBusiness Media analysis
FOOTBALL: MLS bets the house on Apple ahead of crucial decade for US soccer
MLS bets the house on Apple ahead of crucial decade for US soccer
Will Apple prove the right partner to bring MLS to the masses? Frank Dunne takes a deep dive into a brave but necessary gamble.
The IPL e-auction: A SportBusiness Media analysis
India’s major media groups are satisfied with the results of the Indian Premier League’s e-auction, with Star and Viacom18 sharing the spoils and Sony content with the amount its rivals were forced to pay.
Bruin Capital sells Deltatre to Bain Capital, Nextalia SGR
Long-awaited deal brings sizable return for global sports investment company
Aser invests in sports broadcast technology start-up Sponix
Aser Ventures, the investment vehicle headed by Andrea Radrizzani, has acquired a stake in Sponix, the Doha-based sports technology start-up
ICC expects ‘keen competition’ for India rights after IPL sale
The International Cricket Council (ICC) believes there is plenty of appetite and budget left in the Indian market after last week's record-breaking Indian Premier League media rights auction, as the global…
IMG pays double to see off Infront for DFB-Pokal betting rights
The DFB has benefitted from strong levels of competition to double the value of international betting streaming and data rights to the DFB-Pokal.
RideLondon Classique faces demotion as UCI intervenes over TV coverage
Road cycling’s RideLondon Classique has been provisionally demoted from the UCI Women’s WorldTour to the second-tier ProSeries after organisers failed to provide the necessary level of live broadcast cov…
Formula E looks to long-term holistic strategy as rights fees plateau
Formula E’s latest media rights deal in the UK demonstrates that, at present, sponsorship and hosting fees remain the primary sources of revenue for the electric open-wheel racing series.