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Europe Multi-sport

Pascal Fratellia, the European Broadcasting Union’s director of Olympics and head of football rights for close to 15 years, is leaving the free-to-air broadcasting consortium.
USA Athletics

Two Circles, the data-driven sports marketing and sponsorship sales agency, has been unveiled as a key strategic partner in the new fan-focused track league created by four-time United States Olympic champion Michael Johnson.
Nordics Multiple Sports

Viaplay’s sublicensing of sports rights helped to generate close to six-per-cent organic growth in its core markets during the first quarter as the broadcaster recognises that it cannot expect its subscribers a…
Global Football

Football’s world governing body Fifa and tech giant Apple are in advanced stages to seal an agreement for global media rights to the revamped Club World Cup.
Global Mixed Martial Arts

The Professional Fighters League has hired World Wrestling Entertainment executive Emilio Revelo to a senior role overseeing the global distribution of its Bellator brand as well as developing the growth of the company's Hispanic audience.
Brazil Multiple Sports

LiveMode has taken on strategic investment from US growth equity firm General Atlantic and Brazilian financial services company XP Investimentos, backers of one of two groups bidding to control commercial operations in Brazilian football.
Brazil Football

The Brasileirão Série B 2024 kicked off with all matches shown live over the weekend, after a late completion of the broadcast picture in the country.
Global Football

The Euro 2024 deal comes with rights on the market for in-flight and in-ship broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
South Korea Football

Broadcast rights to the Premier League and the FA Cup are being sold together in Japan and South Korea, some of the first international territories in which the rights have been bundled, SportBusiness…
Netherlands Motorsport

Viaplay is closing in on the renewal of its key Formula 1 rights in the Netherlands in a deal that would help to alleviate doubts over its future in the Dutch market following a wider international retreat.