Global
WTCR offered new platform through Recast-Discovery Sports Events deal
Subscription-free streaming platform Recast has added the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) as its latest content partner through an agreement with the motor-racing championship’s promoter, Discovery Sports Ev…
Spring Media retains European Cricket production and distribution rights
The Spring Media agency has extended its production and rights distribution deal with European Cricket until 2026
IMG Arena wins DFB-Pokal betting video and data rights
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the Endeavor-owned agency, has been awarded the international betting video and fastpath data rights to the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s top-tier cup competition.
MLS strikes landmark 10-year, $2.5bn Apple TV+ global rights deal
Major League Soccer has secured a landmark, 10-year global rights deal with tech giant Apple worth at least $2.5bn (€2.4
IPL rights packages sell for $6.2bn, more than double previous cycle
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has cemented its financial dominance of global cricket after auctioning the media rights to the Indian Premier League for INR48,390 crore ($6.2bn/€5.9
Big3 secures global DAZN streaming deal
Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league is extending its international reach by securing an expansive domestic and global rights deal with streaming service DAZN
HBA Media: Royal Ascot rights distributed in over 170 territories
Ascot Racecourse and HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, have announced that the 2022 Royal Ascot meeting will be broadcast in over 170 territories throughout this week, with more than 20…
World Surf League strikes new agreement with Drive to Survive producers
The World Surf League has furthered its association with production company Box to Box Films by agreeing a deal to create original unscripted and scripted projects
Two IPL domestic rights packages awarded, international rights up next
The Board of Control for Cricket in India yesterday sold the two main packages of domestic media rights for the Indian Premier League, although has not yet confirmed the winners
ISU outlines 2022-24 media rights revenues, braced for reduced IOC payments
The International Skating Union has budgeted for CHF17.56m ($17
DAZN moves for Blast Premier rights in over 100 territories
Esports entertainment company Blast has expanded its global broadcast reach after agreeing a rights deal with multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN
SNTV’s Story10 retains SailGP video content remit
Story10, an arm of the SNTV sports video news agency, has been re-appointed by SailGP, the annual global sailing series
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FOOTBALL: Uefa hits jackpot in US with latest national team deals
MULTI-SPORT: Kelly: IMG’s days as “transactional buyer and seller” are over
TENNI
New TDI unit aiming to ‘conquer’ entire betting market, says Gaudenzi, as two jobs advertised
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has described how Tennis Data Innovations, the new data unit for the men’s tennis tour, wants to “conquer” the entire betting market and end the unlicensed distribution of th…
OneFootball distributing live Argentinian Primera División matches, plus free highlights
Media platform OneFootball has signed an agreement with the Argentina Football Distribution entity to show top-tier Primera División content from the AFA Play streaming service in multiple international …
Gaudenzi pushing for tennis-wide collaboration after ATP votes through ATP Media reforms
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has hailed a decision by the ATP Board to vote through a series of reforms to the men’s tennis tour and its media rights arm ATP Media, arguing that it represents a major s…
DAZN, SuperSport, Sky Deutschland and Eleven among LIV Golf broadcasters
Rights to LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series event at London’s Centurion Club this week have been acquired by broadcasters including DAZN, Eleven Sports, Sky Deutschland, SPOTV in Southeast Asia and…
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing must wait until LA 2028 for IOC revenue share
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), the umbrella organisation for the summer Olympic federations, has amended its statutes to allow sports to receive a share of Olympic…