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Multi-sport

A French court has ruled that five men who last year were found guilty of running an operation pirating the content of sports broadcasters must pay over €7m ($8.3m) in damages.
Multi-sport

Stefan Kürten, the former executive director at Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has launched a new Switzerland-based sports and media management consultancy together …
Motorsport

Ian Holmes, Formula 1’s director of media rights, has revealed that the motorsport series is in discussions with e-commerce giant Amazon over a possible carriage deal for its F1 TV over-the-top streaming s…
Polo

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast highlights of the 2021 Polo Rider Cup, a polo event to be held in Chantilly on the outskirts of Paris
Football

Paris’ commercial court has ruled in favour of France’s Professional Football League (LFP) in a case brought against it by pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus over a recent broadcast rights auction.
US College Sports

Despite ongoing issues with both sports television ratings in the United States and the administration of the ongoing college basketball season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, officials for CBS Sports and…
Football

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has signed a content partnership with football-based media platform OneFootball
Bobsleigh/skeleton

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has issued a request for proposals for its global broadcast and sponsorship rights as Infront, the long-standing incumbent rights-holding agency,…
Football

Italy’s Serie A clubs have once again failed to award domestic broadcast rights for the 2021-24 cycle as a deadlock between clubs persists.
Air Racing

World Championship Air Race has appointed London-based production company Aurora Media Worldwide to develop its broadcast format as it prepares to launch next year