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BeIN broadcasting Qatar’s World Padel Championship, distributing rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired exclusive rights to the postponed 2020 World Padel Championship across 37 territories spanning the Middle East and North Africa, Asia-Pacific and…
Caf announces last-minute rights deals for Women’s Champions League
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced seemingly last-minute rights deals for its new Women’s Champions League club competition with pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports, SuperSport a…
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FOOTBALL: FA and Pitch agree four-year FA Cup international rights renewal
FOOTBALL: Serie A values down across France and APAC in new beIN deal
David Lampitt, managing director of sports partnerships at Sportradar
David Lampitt speaks to SportBusiness Media following Sportradar's two-year deal for International Cricket Council betting streaming and data rights
Sportradar outbids rivals in ICC data, betting rights acquisition
The International Cricket Council’s new betting streaming and data rights deal with Sportradar has furthered a potentially significant revenue stream for cricket’s governing body and its member nations.
EXCLUSIVE: FA and Pitch agree four-year FA Cup international rights renewal
The Pitch International agency has reached an agreement with the Football Association to retain FA Cup broadcast rights in Western Europe and the Middle East and North Africa for an additional four seasons,…
Discovery’s Q3 international revenues buoyed by advertising, Olympics sublicensing
Media group Discovery has reported just under $1.3bn (€1.1
Ex-EBU sports head Kürten named CEO of Rhine-Ruhr’s World University Games
Stefan Kürten, the former executive director of sport at the European Broadcasting Union, has been named as chief executive of the organising committee for the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games …
HBA Media details international distribution for Breeders’ Cup
This year’s edition of US horse racing showpiece the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be watched by an improved multi-million global audience, according to its international rights distributor HBA M…
Former Eleven CEO Vicente named chairman of APEX Capital
Luis Vicente, who left his role as chief executive of pay-television and streaming broadcaster Eleven over the summer, has been named as chairman of APEX Capital, the investment and wealth management advisory…
Hungary’s Network4 is first in Europe to use Bundesliga’s interactive feed
Media group Network4, the new Bundesliga rights-holder in Hungary, will this weekend become the first broadcaster in Europe to make use of the German league’s new interactive feed service.
HBA Media secures string of Melbourne Cup rights deals
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed deals with a number of broadcasters for the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prominent horse racing event
DAZN’s Louisy joins NFL as Lewis promoted, director of women’s sport recruited
DAZN Group’s Laura Louisy has joined the National Football League in the role of director, international media strategy and business development.
Pitch to sell wider Northern Hemisphere rugby package after retaining Six Nations
Pitch International will continue to sell the Six Nations’ international media rights in a new deal that allows the agency to take a wider Northern Hemisphere rugby package to the market for the first t…
Fifa goes to market with in-flight and in-ship rights
An invitation to tender has been issued for in-flight and in-ship rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup and 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Viaplay subscriber total up 28 per cent year-on-year
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reported that paying subscribers to its streaming service Viaplay have risen by 28 per cent year-on-year, while its quarterly financial results have detailed organic…
IMG’s Sport 24 signs long-term NFL in-flight, in-ship rights extension
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has retained rights to American football’s National Football League for five more years.
Victoria Racing Club strikes deal with virtual racing platform Zed Run
Melbourne's Flemington horse racing track will appear on virtual, NFT-powered horse racing platform Zed Run under a deal with Victoria Racing Club