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Basketball

The Canadian Elite Basketball League is set to launch a new global streaming platform on the back of a multi-year deal with OTT solutions company StreamAMG
Table Tennis

Jonny Cowan, the European marketing manager at the International Table Tennis Federation, has been appointed to a role in Europe at World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the international governing…
Multi-sport

Inside this issue: MOTORSPORT: Formula 1 embarks on Brazilian reset in two-year Band deal FOOTBALL: Internet exclusivity ban weighs on Sky Italia’s Europa League renewal fee F
Handball

The recent IHF World Men’s Handball Championship can serve as a role model for major events held amid Covid-19 restrictions, while being an example to follow from a broadcast production point of view, a…
Cycling

Discovery, the international broadcaster that owns Eurosport, has secured an exclusive, international rights deal for the Giro d’Italia cycling race from 2021 to 2025.
Football

The 2021 SheBelieves Cup has gained record international broadcast distribution, including 27 countries outside of the United States.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has struck a multi-year agreement with popular short-form video sharing platform TikTok in which the mixed martial arts property will materially expand its social media…
Parkour

Direct-to-customer video platform Recast has agreed a deal to provide a broadcast platform for the World Parkour Championship
Rugby League

The UK-based media rights agency RDA has been appointed to sell international broadcast rights to this year’s Rugby League World Cup.
Cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a deal with streaming platform tapmad TV for rights to the 2021 Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition in Australia, the Middle East and North Africa, along with…
Cycling

International broadcast rights to the Giro d’Italia, one of cycling’s three Grand Tours, have been retained by the IMG agency in a new five-year agreement.
American Football

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Motorsport

US stock car racing series Nascar has secured record international broadcast reach for the 2021 season, with its content available in nearly 200 countries and territories in over 25 languages
Motorsport

WRC Promoter, the commercial arm of the FIA World Rally Championship, has added the FIA World Rallycross Championship to its portfolio in a deal with the International Automobile Federation (FIA)
Squash

The Infront agency has committed to a long-term investment in squash in a deal that involves a minority equity investment in a new company set up to manage and commercialise the Professional Squash Association’s c…
Multi-sport

US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV is looking to ramp up its sports rights additions as it aims to recruit an executive in charge of content strategy and acquisitions
Football

The strategy adopted by OneFootball in acquiring live rights is firmly based on opportunities in markets where the football-based media platform has already established a strong customer base through its…
Motorsport

Australian motor racing series Supercars has agreed a deal with YouTube, under which the video platform will offer paid-for live streaming coverage to audiences outside Australia and New Zealand