News

Boxing

Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao has accused Top Rank of failing to pay him his portion of a US media rights fee earned from a bout with Lucas Matthysse in July.
Motorsport

Beleaguered French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has reacted to the shrinking of its sports portfolio by acquiring MotoGP rights in the country
Badminton

Mobile telecommunications company OVO Mobile has enhanced its niche portfolio with the acquisition of global rights to Badminton Australia events
Football

Last week, the English Premier League sent out three invitation to tenders (ITTs) covering a total of 50 countries in: the Caribbean, Central and South America, and German-speaking countries in Europe.

Streaming platform DAZN has acquired exclusive English- and Italian-language rights to the NFL in Italy, replacing pay-television broadcasters Fox and Mediaset

The English Football League (EFL) has been accused of 'deliberately misleading' clubs after fixtures from English soccer's lower leagues were allowed to be streamed live domestically on Saturday afternoon
Basketball

Following three seasons without free-to-air coverage, Australia’s Women's National Basketball League will be aired by public-service broadcaster SBS in the 2018-19 season.
Snooker

World Snooker has completed a three-year deal for its rights in Australia with the international pay-television broadcaster Eurosport
Esports

21st Century Fox is the latest media giant to take the plunge into esports and video game streaming, investing $100m into new streaming platform Caffeine
Rugby

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has further grown its rugby union portfolio with the acquisition of rights to Ireland’s autumn internationals.