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Digital native approach for Eurovision Sport in five-year ski mountaineering deal
The sport of ski mountaineering has landed a dramatic increase in exposure through a digital-led production and live streaming agreement with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting…
IPL tender for 2023-27 media rights on the horizon
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the sport's governing body in the country, has announced that its invitation to tender for media rights to the Indian Premier League for the 2023-27 cycle will…
LaLiga Tech signs up World Padel Tour and Millicom as clients
LaLiga Tech, the new technology services arm created by the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has signed up World Padel Tour and Millicom, the Latin American telecoms operator,…
Plans for live Women’s Tour broadcast scrapped due to ‘commercial realities’
The Women's Tour, the women's staged six-day cycle race which takes place in the UK and part of the UCI Women's World Tour since 2016, will not be broadcast live this year due to "commercial realities
PFL appoints former IMG, WWE executive Frewin as SVP, international
The Professional Fighters League has announced the appointment of James Frewin to the newly-created role of senior vice-president, international
Discovery picks up global rights to Cyclo-cross Superprestige
Media group Discovery has bolstered its cycling portfolio after acquiring exclusive global rights to the Cyclo-cross Superprestige
DAZN appoints ex-Entain executive Turnbull to new betting, gaming role
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has appointed Ian Turnbull to the newly-created position of executive vice-president of betting and gaming
IMG selling centralised international rights to Africa’s World Cup qualifiers
The IMG agency has begun selling centralised international broadcast rights to the Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup following a recent agreement struck with w…
Netflix ‘would consider’ F1 rights despite ‘keeping its hands off live sports’
Netflix would consider the acquisition of live broadcast rights to motor racing’s Formula 1, according to Reed Hastings, the streaming service’s co-chief executive, who was speaking to Der Spiegel in …
Protocol to distribute media rights to World Boxing Championships
The Protocol Sports Marketing agency has been appointed as the exclusive media rights distributor for the International Boxing Association’s (Aiba) Men’s Boxing World Championships, which take place in …
Conmebol and FC Diez Media sign off on new commission-based contract
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and the IMG-owned FC Diez Media have signed off on their new agreement for the sale of commercial rights to the region’s leading club competitions f…
Anthony Joshua pens ‘career-long’ Matchroom Boxing deal
Unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has signed a ‘career-long’ promotional deal with the Matchroom Boxing promoter.
Premiership Rugby outlines Pitch-aided international distribution, including Stan Sport deal
Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired rights to the English Premiership rugby union club competition
Eurovision Sport, IMG ensure ‘widespread’ UCI Road World Championships distribution
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium, and the IMG agency have unveiled “widespread” international distribution for the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, which beg…
Joymo teams up with Sport:80 to drive live streaming for sports bodies
Oslo-based live sports streaming platform Joymo has signed a strategic alliance with sport management technology provider Sport:80
URC and rights-holder RTÉ unveil global streaming service
The United Rugby Championship, the rebranded cross-border tournament previously known as Pro14, has officially launched its URC TV global streaming service through a collaboration with Irish public-service…
AFC lands in-flight, in-ship rights deal with Sport 24
The Asian Football Confederation has unveiled a deal for Sport 24 to become its in-flight and in-ship broadcaster through to 2024
Ex-DAZN chairman Skipper: OTT monetisation of second- and third-tier sports not effective
John Skipper, the former executive chairman at DAZN Group, has claimed that the monetisation of second- and third-tier sports by the OTT subscription sports broadcaster was not effective and that only…