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Fight Sports, the CSI Sports-owned linear sports channel and digital service, has acquired rights in more than 50 countries to the forthcoming heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder

Streaming technology provider Endeavor Streaming has been selected by the International Cricket Council to support its streaming platform, ICC.tv

Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has acquired the exclusive rights to collect and distribute the official statistics and fast data of Cricket West Indies, as well as distribute live video…

Media group Discovery has unveiled a new Discovery Sports identity to represent its portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms

Constant Omari, the former president of the Congo DR Football Association and an ex-vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has been suspended from football for one-year by Fifa…

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DAZN’s expanded global media rights deal with Matchroom Boxing will see the multi-platform broadcaster take greater control over how and where Matchroom spends its budget.

The Octagon agency said this week that the centralisation of media rights to nine top-division European football leagues was about long-term growth, not a short-term cash injection.

The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has secured a strong value increase for both domestic and international rights, taking advantage of advantageous conditions in both sales.

SNTV will look to leverage its media reach after launching a new arm to the business that identifies and distributes purpose-led and social activation content for brands and stakeholders, according to…
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Spanish-language media and content company Univision Communications Inc

Poker’s Triton Series has recruited Roland Lam, the former director of global media rights at Singapore-based mixed martial arts promoter One Championship, as its media rights director.

Lega Serie A has invited interested parties in various international territories to engage in private negotiations for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia from 2021-22 to 2023-24.

Indian steel products manufacturer Shyam Steel has agreed a deal to become an official partner of cricket’s forthcoming inaugural World Test Championship final.

Spring Media, the Stockholm-based agency, has extended its agreement to commercialise the broadcast rights and improve broadcast exposure for Sweden’s top speedway league.

W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, has announced broadcast deals in over 175 markets ahead of its 2021 season

Combat sports league Glory has agreed a multi-year deal with global streaming provider, Endeavor Streaming
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Even amid rising domestic furore and unrest surrounding the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, NBCUniversal executives in the United States said the event could become the most profitable Olympics in the network’s h…