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Tennis
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Spanish tennis stars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are to headline streaming giant Netflix's next move into live sports, it was announced today (Monday)
Professional Wrestling
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Endeavor Streaming has been hired by Anthem Sports & Entertainment's TNA Wrestling to distribute a global, on-demand streaming service TNA+ that will launch on January 5
Football
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IMG has won more business with the Confederation of African Football after securing the exclusive international broadcast distribution rights to major CAF competitions until 2025
Archery
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World Archery has appointed Joymo as the exclusive provider of its owned and operated OTT streaming service in a “multi-year” agreement.
Tennis
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Stats Perform has retained one of its heavyweight betting data and video rights contracts in an exclusive long-term renewal with tennis’ WTA Tour unveiled today (Friday).
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The IMG agency has appointed Luke Organ as senior vice-president of global partnerships for its media business.
Basketball
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Endeavor Streaming, the streaming subsidiary of the Endeavor sports and entertainment agency, has agreed a deal with audience engagement platform LiveLike to improve the fan experience offering of the EuroLeague TV direct-to-consumer service.
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Inside this issue, we take a close look at World Rugby’s global media rights result for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Sky’s latest deal for the British and Irish Lions, the Danish Superliga's new six-season domestic media rights agreements, and plenty more besides.
Multiple Sports
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Improved monetisation and cost savings through smart stadiums, heightened use of generative AI by rights-holders and harnessing women’s sports properties’ underlying engagement are three of the main tre…
Horse Racing
Global

HBA Media has retained one of its main distribution contracts in a new four-year international rights agreement with Ascot Racecourse.The new deal runs from the start of 2024 to the end of 2027
Multiple Sports
Global

UK-based streaming platform Recast has relaunched following its recent administration and takeover by Content Technology Partners (CTP), shifting away from being a content destination in itself
Karate
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The World Karate Federation has appointed the Mediapro agency as the host broadcaster of its leading events over the next two years while also returning to the Spain-based Simply Sport as its worldwide…
Motorsport
Global

Formula E is preparing for its 10th season with a record 17 races on the calendar, but with question marks hanging over its media future in its most important commercial territory, amid wider apathy in the advertising market that could accelerate its move to subscription platforms.
Equestrian
Global

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is to undertake a full examination of its income and expenditure in the first quarter of 2024 after conceding the economic situation in Europe remains fragile.
Rugby Union
Global

SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the commercial success of the Rugby World Cup.
Football
Global

Iris Sport Media, the boutique agency set up by Ioris Francini and his former IMG colleagues Floris Weisz and Luca Baldanza, has been appointed by state-controlled sports media entity Saudi Sports Company…
Multiple Sports
Global

The global value of sports media rights has increased to just under $56bn (€51.1bn) despite another year of turbulence in which cornerstones of the industry came under threat.
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Inside this issue we take a look at why France Télévisions renewed its rights for the Tour de France, how another public-service broadcaster, Australia’s SBS, renewed its rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup, and we also examine recent NBA deals in the Philippines, Italy and the DACH region. There's plenty more, besides.