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Media Multiple Sports

The current level of spending on sports rights in Greece cannot be maintained, according to Dimitris Michalakis, the long-serving executive director of Cosmote TV, the pay-television arm of the Greek telco
Media Multiple Sports

Italian public broadcaster Rai has announced the death of Pier Francesco Forleo, head of its sports rights department
Data Baseball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has pooled together the betting video and fastpath data rights to its own competitions plus those of baseball’s confederations and selected leagues in L…
Media Cricket

Indian subscription OTT service Disney+ Hotstar has detailed plans to provide free-to-air coverage of this year’s Cricket World Cup and Asia Cup for smartphone users.
Media Motorsport

Tencent, the digital multimedia company, is back as a Formula 1 rights-holder in China, signing a multi-year deal with the motor-racing series
Media Sailing

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed a rights agreement with the SailGP sailing series. The new five-year deal will run until 2028, according to L’Équipe.
Media Rugby Union

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has acquired audio broadcasting rights for this year’s Rugby World Cup, which will take place in France.
Finance & Law Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) wants to prioritise media rights deals with more free-to-air broadcasters in a bid to grow exposure for the sport, after the governing body recorded a second consecutive…
Media Motorsport

ESPN, the American broadcaster for Formula 1, has announced an alternate broadcast hosted by Red Bull Racing reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo and actor and F1 fan Will Arnett for the Canadian Grand Prix…
Industry Moves US College Sport

Pete Bevacqua is to quit his role as chairman of NBC Sports Group to become athletic director at Notre Dame, the prestigious US university