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Equestrian

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has budgeted for a total of CHF26.4m (€24.3m/$28.9m) in commercial revenues in 2021, a 13.6-per-cent drop on the figure generated in 2019.
Surfing

The World Surf League has renewed its broadcast agreement with Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Seven through 2021
Cricket

The International Cricket Council has initiated a Request for Proposals for the production and distribution of live streams, along with commercial rights, to more than 500 ICC Pathway matches, SportBusiness…
Boxing

DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to maintain the launch of its boxing-focused global streaming service on December 1, despite the postponement of its first major…
Swimming

LiveWire Sport, the UK-based digital content agency, has said that it is prepared to initiate court proceedings in England or Switzerland against the International Swimming League over debts it claims…
Rugby Union

Boutique agencies were at the fore in the sales process for international rights to the British & Irish Lions 2021 tour of South Africa, with the bigger players opting not to participate due to the carving out of key territories.
Swimming

The International Swimming League is facing up to claims of more debts owed after it emerged that the IMG agency is awaiting full payment for broadcast production services provided during the inaugural…
Hockey

Watch.Hockey, the direct-to-consumer OTT service recently launched by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), in collaboration with tech company Nagra, represents a new commercial model that could encourage more mid-tier sports properties to develop state-of-the-art D2C platforms.
Multi-sport

Sports data and AI technology company Stats Perform has teamed up with Austrian solutions and media experience company NativeWaves to launch a new product that gives sports fans an enhanced viewing experience…
Horse Racing

Racecourse Media Group, the horse racing media and data rights holding company, has more than doubled the global exposure for the second running of the Bahrain International Trophy, the showpiece international…
Football

Sports technology provider Deltatre has acquired a majority stake in Sportec Solutions, the joint venture it set up with the German Football League (DFL) to collect and innovate around match data
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Mixed martial arts promotion One Championship has agreed a partnership with Facebook to distribute video, gaming and virtual reality content on the social media platform
Football

Bundesliga international rights declined in value in 2020-21 as the league struggles to find a home in the Middle East and found mixed results replacing its multi-territory Fox deal via market-by-market sales.
Footvolley

Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has signed a 10-year deal to provide a live streaming platform for the Pro Footvolley Tour
Boxing

Over-the-top sports subscription service DAZN has acquired rights to broadcast Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez’s world super middleweight fight against England’s Callum Smith on December 19. DAZN
Equestrian

International equestrian sports network Horse & Country has appointed the WePlay sports marketing agency to drive subscriptions to its H&C+ over-the-top streaming platform
Biathlon

The International Biathlon Union has revised its budget for the 2020-21 period to cater for the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and is now forecasting a loss of €2.84m ($3.36m).
Snooker

IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has retained the betting streaming rights to one of its leading properties by signing a long-term renewal to its agreement with World Snooker Tour