Global

Equestrian
Media

The Sportfive agency has been awarded a three-year contract to distribute international rights to Global Champions, the rights-holder to equestrian sport’s Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global C…
Curling
Media

World Curling has turned to StreamAMG to provide the technology behind its relaunched live and on-demand streaming platform, The Curling Channel
Gymnastics
Media

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has launched a pay-per-view live streaming platform with the Spring Media agency to show World Cup and World Challenge Cup action in markets where broadcast…
Table Tennis

With China out of its post-pandemic lull and media rights deals expiring in all major markets this year, World Table Tennis is ready to roll out version 2.0 of its annual tour.
Rugby League
Media

English rugby league's top-tier Super League is to receive its largest ever international exposure for the forthcoming 2024 season through the addition of six broadcast agreements.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Paramount Global is making around 800 job cuts worldwide amid ongoing restructuring of the company and conversations around a possible sale or merger
Football
Media

The English Football League is entering into detailed talks with incumbent Pitch International and the US-based Relevent Sports Group as it nears its award of international broadcast rights, SportBusiness…
Multiple Sports
Host Broadcast & Production

The IMG agency has recruited James Clement from UK pay-television broadcaster Sky to lead technology and operations for its production studios business

Inside this issue, we look at why Mediapro faces a legal claim from Canadian Soccer Business amounting to C$250m ($186m/€172m). We also analyse the DFL's tender and the market dynamics for Bundesliga rights from 2025-26 onwards. Meanwhile, this year's first major industry development has come as a surprise. We take a deep dive into why Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery are launching a streaming platform, and how it might work. There's plenty more besides.
Basketball
Media

DAZN has followed up its 10-year deal to distribute NFL Game Pass with a similar agreement to carry the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) Courtside 1891 basketball OTT streaming platform globally.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

IMG Arena president Freddie Longe is leaving his position as owner Endeavor opts to combine the sports data and betting rights division with OpenBet and bring it under sole leadership
Football

Mauro Balata, president of Italy’s second football division, Serie B, has called on football’s governing bodies to be more aware of the negative impact their constant expansion of competitions has on the value of domestic leagues.
Rugby Union
Events

France 2023 was the most-watched Rugby World Cup of all time, governing body World Rugby declared today (Tuesday). The tournament, won by South Africa, achieved 1

Inside this issue, we analyse the dynamics which will influence the NBA’s next round of domestic rights from 2025-26 onwards, take a close look at NFL+, examine Amazon's deal for Wimbledon rights in Germany and Austria, with plenty more besides.
Multiple Sports
Data

Sportradar's chief strategy officer Ulrich Harmuth has become a high-profile exit from the sports data and betting services company, which cut 10-per-cent of its global workforce late last year
Surfing
Media

The World Surf League (WSL) has announced a broadcast deal with ESPN that will put all 10 of the Championship Tour events in 2024 on ESPN+, as well as several new sponsors
Professional Wrestling
Media

Netflix's $5bn (€4.6bn), 10-year global media-rights deal with World Wrestling Entertainment is not reflective of a change in sports strategy at the streaming giant, according to co-chief executive Ted Sarandos.
Football
Media

The sales process for in-flight and in-ship broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27 has been issued with incumbent IMG once again the standout candidate to secure the contract