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Multi-sport

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a deal with Discovery for free-to-air rights to the rescheduled summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The UK government has called on public-service broadcaster the BBC to explain its decision to strike a rights deal with mixed martial arts promotion Bellator
Esports

The Elgiganten Ligaen, a Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league, has secured its first media-rights deal in the country, with public-service broadcaster DR. The league’s organiser, Dust2.d
Tennis

River Media Partners, the UK-based media rights consultancy, has agreed a “strategic partnership” with Kings Highway Media that will involve the US-based media rights and brand distribution consultancy han…
Football

The president of Saran Group, the Turkey-based media entity, has stated his intention to compete for broadcast rights to the top tier of Turkish football when an invitation to tender is issued later this…
Football

Broadcasters in the Indian subcontinent have been given an extension to the first-round bid deadline for rights to Uefa club competitions across the 2021-24 cycle
Football

Football’s English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga have claimed a win in the fight against the piracy of their content after illegal streaming app Mobdro ceased all operations.
Rugby League

International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Africa to the NRL Australian rugby league competition
Multi-sport

Over-the-top streaming platform DAZN has introduced another payment option in Japan through a tie-up with Bocu, the mobile payment and identity solutions provider, and NTT Docomo, one of the country’s m…
Motorsport

Nitro Rallycross, the motorsport property created by Travis Pastrana and Nitro Circus in 2018, has announced a new schedule of five races in the United States for its 2021 season