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Nine Entertainment has struck a deal to merge with rival Australian media company Fairfax Media. Nine, a major sports broadcaster, will acquire a 51.1-per-cent stake in the combined business
Horse Racing

Sky Sports Racing, which is set to become the new identity for pay-television channel At The Races, has agreed a long-term deal for exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to US horse racing’s Triple C…
Football

UK free-to-air DTT channel Quest has relaunched ahead of the start of its new rights deal with the English Football League, which operates the three divisions below the top-tier Premier League

NBC Sports Group has appointed Pete Bevacqua to the newly-created role of president of the North American media group
Football

Sports broadcaster Match TV has said it will launch a new pay-television channel to support its coverage of the top tier of domestic football, which has now rebranded to the Russian Premier Liga.
Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has extended its deal for rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam, while it has also secured an agreement for the Bundesliga, the top division of German football
Football

Japanese pay-television broadcaster Sky PerfecTV has acquired rights to the First Division A, the top tier of Belgian club football
Baseball

US sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a multi-year extension to its rights deal with college sports organisation the Big South Conference

Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has acquired rights for the Supercopa season-opening football clash between Barcelona and Sevilla
Wrestling

US wrestling organisation WWE has signed a new rights deal in Romania and has unveiled plans for its first all-women’s pay-per-view event.