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Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) has ratified the sale of centralised rights by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for futsal, women’s competitions and the Segunda División B, the third tier of c…
Multi-sport

French media group Vivendi has acquired a 10.6-per-cent stake in Lagardère, the France-based conglomerate that recently sold its sports division to H.I.G.
Football

Yousef al-Obaidly, chief executive of Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group, has written to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters and the chairmen of the respective clubs, urging…
Rugby League

Australia's National Rugby League is close to a renegotiation and extension of its domestic media-rights deals with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine, according…
Football

Digital platforms Onefootball and Dugout have announced a strategic tie-up which will see the two collaborate to share and distribute video content
Esports

Social media giant Facebook has invested $5.7bn (€5.24bn) in Jio in a move that makes it the largest minority shareholder in the Indian digital platform. The investment of a 9.9
Basketball

The 2020 Women's National Basketball Association Draft enjoyed a significant ratings boost thanks in large part to the event's pride of place on the main ESPN network and the dearth of any competing sports…
Football

Lega Serie A has maintained it is committed to completing the 2019-20 season amid Covid-19, as Italy’s Sports Minister, Vincenzo Spadafora, said he would return to the “very thorny issue” of free-to-air acces…
Baseball

Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Taiwan has hailed the strong audiences generated by its global live streams of Taiwanese basketball and baseball last weekend
Cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it will investigate claims that its incoming chair, Ian Watmore, left his previous role with the English Football League (EFL) after allegations of misconduct