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Football

The founding members of the European Super League Company believe they can earn €4bn ($4.82bn) per season from media and marketing rights should their proposed breakaway from Uefa club competitions become a reality, SportBusiness Media understands.

Inside this issue: FOOTBALL: Infront edges out Kosmos to win Serie A international tender FOOTBALL: Uefa and domestic league benefit as Telekom Srbija, United Media rivalry moves into Slovenia
Football

The IPFL has stopped short of making history with an exclusive D2C offering after Charlton came forward with a bid that matched the reserve price set in the initial tender process.
Motorsport

Formula 1 has announced that it will roll out the first of six new real-time racing statistics at this weekend’s grand prix in Imola, Italy, to enhance broadcast coverage of the motor-racing championship’s 202…

TrillerNet’s acquisition of the platform came as no surprise to boxing industry insiders, who had suspected a deal was on the cards immediately after the Tyson fight.
Football

Infront has won international media rights to the Italian Serie A by the tightest of margins, bidding €1m per season more than its closest challenger, Kosmos.
Cycling

Infront will pay a strong increase for rights to the Flanders Classics and Amstel Gold cycling races in a long-term global media-rights deal with the race organisers, SportBusiness Media understands.
Multi-sport

The Matchroom events agency has launched a live streaming mobile app developed by StreamAMG, the sports streaming and technology company, and also introduced a monthly subscription option for the service
Multi-sport

Two of the biggest content producers and sports rights-holders in Spanish-language media are coming together as Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc. are merging in a $4.8bn (€4.0
Motorsport

W Series, the all-female motorsport competition, has recruited the Football Association’s Tom Gracey as its head of broadcast and media rights.
Multi-sport

David Nugent, the chief commercial officer at iX.co, the digital media and solutions company owned by the Infront agency, is leaving his position
Football

US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has acquired exclusive streaming rights to South American qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar
Multi-sport

An initial public offering for DAZN Group will be considered in the “next few years”, but is not essential given the existing backing from owner Access Industries and the ongoing search for private inv…
Multi-sport

Sports Flick, the over-the-top streaming platform based in Sydney, has secured broadcast rights for cricket's Nepal Tri-Nations T20 Series featuring the Netherlands, Malaysia and hosts Nepal, as well as…
Motorsport

The IndyCar motor racing series has renewed and expanded agreements with a number of its international broadcasters ahead of the start of its 2021 season
Multi-sport

IMG Arena, the sports betting unit of the IMG agency, has added additional data collection, audiovisual production and tracking technology capabilities to its services through the acquisition of sports…

Inside this issue: FOOTBALL: DAZN’s Rushton on monetising Serie A deal, OTT ‘tipping point’ and work with telcos FOOTBALL: Fifa latest to prosper in the Nordics as World Cup value surges MOTOR
Ice Skating

The Infront agency has extended its international media rights deal with the International Skating Union for four more seasons, as well as adding rights in China