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Rugby Union

US-based private equity firm KKR is in talks with Rugby Australia about an investment in the sport, it has been reported
Multi-sport

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has signed a new long-term carriage deal with Vodafone, through which the Sport1+ and eSports1 channels will continue to be available on the telco’s GigaTV platform.
Football

UK-based sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has been appointed as the production company for Celtic’s in-house broadcast of Scottish Premiership matches next season.
Football

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has expanded the reach of its Uefa.tv over-the-top streaming platform after reaching an agreement to launch the service on Hisense and Toshiba televisions.
Esports

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to the W Series’ new esports competition, which launches tomorrow (Thursday). The BBC will cover the 10-race series on its digital platforms.
Ice Hockey

The Champions Hockey League, the European club ice hockey competition, has signed off on its new long-term contract with the Infront agency
Multi-sport

Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Alexis Vapaille, broadcasting rights manager at the International Paralympic Committee, as sports project manager, summer…
Football

Poland's Ekstraklasa has furthered its international reach with a new deal in Russia with pay-television broadcaster Match TV that will run until the end of the 2020-21 season
Motorsport

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has signed a seven-year renewal for the British Superbike Championship starting from 2021 and has also acquired rights to three tennis tournaments scheduled for…
Football

The Asian Football Confederation has announced a media rights deal with digital operator Elta TV in Taiwan that will run from 2021 to 2024