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ICC forges Shyam Steel deal for WTC final, streaming on ICC.tv in selected markets
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 retains Swedish speedway business to 2025
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 unveils international rights deals, Channel 4 to air documentary
W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, has announced broadcast deals in over 175 markets ahead of its 2021 season
Glory turns to Endeavor Streaming for new PPV platform
Combat sports league Glory has agreed a multi-year deal with global streaming provider, Endeavor Streaming
NBCUniversal: Tokyo Olympics could be network’s most profitable ever
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…
Disney CEO Chapek: linear TV still generating “tremendous cash flow”
Despite ongoing losses in linear television subscribers and broader cord-cutting trends wreaking havoc across the global media landscape, Walt Disney Co
HBA Media adds Ascot deals in India, Malaysia and New Zealand, FITE streaming
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.
Whisper’s RLWC host broadcast to focus on accessibility, incorporate remote production
The host broadcast of this year’s Rugby League World Cup, which will be carried out by Whisper, the live sports production company, will look to draw in as wide an audience as possible, making the event m…
DAZN, Matchroom agree deal for Mexican fight series
DAZN, the global sports subscription streaming service and media company, has added more boxing content to its line-up in a deal to show a Mexican fight series
Helbiz lands Serie B rights, establishes media business
Helbiz, the US-based micro-mobility company, has secured domestic streaming rights to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B, while also being appointed to distribute rights worldwide as it establishes i…
EXCLUSIVE: Whisper secures Rugby League World Cup host broadcast contract
Whisper, the live sports production company, has been appointed as the host broadcaster of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, SportBusiness understands
Fifa resolves TUI Cruises dispute over unlicensed World Cup coverage
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has resolved a legal dispute with TUI Cruises that centred on the operator’s live transmissions of the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 Women’s World Cup.
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Deltatre revamps Volleyball World digital products
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has redesigned the website and app of Volleyball World, the commercial rights-holder of all International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) properties
Media rights account for 41 per cent of Fiba’s CHF65m revenues in Covid-hit year
Revenues at the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) dropped to CHF65m (€59.4m/$72.3
ESPN gives big promotion to programming head Magnus
ESPN has rewarded one of its most critical and longest-tenured executives with a sizable promotion, elevating Burke Magnus to a new title and role of president of programming and original content
Matchroom Boxing and DAZN agree five-year deal in the UK & Ireland
DAZN and Matchroom Boxing have confirmed a global media rights deal that from July 31 will include rights in the UK and Ireland, ending a decades-long partnership between Matchroom and pay-television broadcaster…
Sports holdings play key role in improved Endeavor financials
A little more than month after finally becoming a public company, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. reported net income of $2.4m (€1.9
RugbyPass acquires Sports Analytics
Sky New Zealand-owned digital media platform RugbyPass has moved to acquire sports data and analytics company Sports Analytics