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Horse Racing
Global

This weekend’s inaugural edition of the Saudi Cup horse racing event will be aired in over 100 territories after media-rights agency HBA Media struck deals with a number of major broadcasters.
Multi-sport
USA

Bob Iger abruptly stepped down on February 25 as chief executive of The Walt Disney Co., an executive shift poised to cause significant shockwaves both in and out of sports
Horse Racing
Global

Horse racing media-rights agency HBA Media has agreed a short-term deal with FloSports to develop horse racing coverage on the US-based streaming service provider's over-the-top platforms
Motorsport
Global

Youthstream, the owner of exclusive worldwide television, marketing and global promotional rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship, has been renamed Infront Moto Racing a little over after a year…
Multi-sport
Global

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Football
Global

DAZN Media, the advertising division of sports media company DAZN Group, has launched a new football package that will give a brand partner the chance to reach over 40 markets through its OTT, digital,…
Multi-sport
Global

H.I.G. Europe, an arm of the international private equity and asset management firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Lagardère Sports agency.
American Football
Global

The NFL League is at a pivotal moment in its distribution of media rights outside the US. Deals in two of the league’s most important overseas territories, the UK and China, are up for renewal. The league is also thought to be looking for a new partner for its rights across Europe.
Volleyball
Global

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced a collaboration with Israel-based artificial intelligence video company WSC Sports
Biathlon
Global

The International Biathlon Union has doubled the value of its global media-rights in a ‘four-plus-four’ deal agreed in exclusive negotiations with the European Broadcasting Union.
Equestrian
United Kingdom

Claude Ruibal, the experienced digital sports media executive, has joined the board of Horse & Country TV (H&C), the international equestrian sports network
Biathlon
Global

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has renewed its long-running global media-rights deal with the International Biathlon Union for…
Tennis
Global

The Stockholm-based Spring Media agency is to distribute international broadcast rights to the 2020 edition of tennis’ Tie Break Tens.
Cricket
Pakistan

Cricket's Pakistan Super League (PSL) has signed up Chinese telco Oppo as a sponsor ahead of its 2020 edition
Table Tennis
Global

The International Table Tennis Federation has decided against awarding its commercial rights wholesale to an agency in its next cycle, and will instead use a combination of in-house expertise and agency…
Football
Belgium

The general assembly of Belgium’s Pro League today decided to award domestic media rights to subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports from 2020-21 onwards, but resistance from two member clubs has prevented t…
Football
Global

The Premier League will continue to prefer broadcast-rights deals despite its moves to raise its capacity to adopt a direct-to-consumer model in the next cycle, the league’s executive director, Bill B…
Tennis
Global

Singapore telecoms operator StarHub has bolstered its tennis offering by reaching an agreement to launch the beIN Sports 2 channel via its StarHub Entertainment service