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The Formula One motor-racing championship is holding talks with internet company Amazon over a carriage deal for its OTT service F1 TV.

The top sanctioning and governing bodies in tennis have joined forces to “publicly condemn and call for the immediate closure” of BeoutQ, a pirate service based in Saudi Arabia.

Football-focused digital media platform Dugout will launch in China after agreeing a partnership with sports digital consultancy and marketing platform Mailman.

SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, and direct-to-home and IPTV platform Digi have acquired rights to Serie A, the top division of Italian football.

The Turkish Basketball Federation has today (Thursday) sealed a record domestic rights deal for the Super League (BSL) with telco Türk Telekom, which will position the top-tier club competition as its flagship sports product.

The Formula One motor racing championship has revealed its latest measure to enhance the sport’s broadcast coverage, with the annual F1 Innovation Prize being adapted to reward the winner by formally introducing his or her concept into the series.

Chinese internet company Tencent has extended its rights deal for the Tour de France cycling event.

Advanced TV Network, a bankrupt online streaming provider, has been ordered by a Swedish court to pay nearly SEK210m (€20.5m/$24m) in damages after illegally distributing content in the country, including football’s English Premier League.