In-Flight/In-Ship

Cricket Australia expanded its relationship with in-flight/in-ship broadcaster Sport 24 last week, to include coverage of this year’s Ashes Test series.

In-flight and in-ship channel Sport 24 has acquired rights to the upcoming Ashes cricket series between England and Australia.

Stiff competition for Fifa’s in-flight and in-ship rights drove incumbent partner IMG to double its guaranteed fee in a new deal last month.

In-flight and in-ship channel Sport 24 has secured rights to the 35th edition of the America’s Cup sailing event.

World football’s governing body Fifa has opened an invitation to tender for the worldwide in-flight and in-ship media rights to the 2018 World Cup, the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2019 Women’s World Cup.

Germany’s Bundesliga more than doubled the value of its in-flight and in-ship rights in a renewal with IMG this month.

In-flight and in-ship channel Sport 24 has acquired rights to six leading horse-racing events through an agreement with Racecourse Media Group and media consultancy Henry Birtles Associates.

The IMG agency has retained in-flight and in-ship media rights to football’s German Bundesliga after agreeing an extended deal with DFL Sports Enterprises, the league’s commercial rights distributor.

In-flight and maritime entertainment specialist Global Eagle Entertainment has further bolstered its sport portfolio by agreeing a partnership with the International Cricket Council.

Premiership Rugby, the governing body of the top division of English rugby union, has entered into a distribution partnership with in-flight and maritime entertainment specialist Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE).

The Sport 24 in-flight and in-ship channel has acquired rights to this year’s Ryder Cup golf tournament.

The Sport 24 in-flight and in-ship channel has acquired rights to North American ice hockey league the NHL and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey national team tournament, which begins on Saturday.

The Sport 24 in-flight and in-ship channel has secured a carriage deal with Mexican airline Aeromexico.

The Pitch International agency this month acquired Formula One and LaLiga rights as part of a move to create a new in-flight offering, TV Sports Markets understands.

The IMG agency has agreed a deal with the International Olympic Committee to distribute the international in-flight and in-ship rights to the forthcoming summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.