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Social media company Facebook has enhanced its position in the football market by agreeing content deals with 11 of the leading football clubs in Brazil
Motorsport

UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired “multi-year” rights to the new Extreme E electric SUV off-road racing series.
Multi-sport

Media industry research firm Media Partners Asia is predicting solid, if undramatic, growth in Asian sports television and OTT revenues, and media rights values, in the 2019-24 period, driven by international…
Football

A fourth company has submitted a proposal for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A from 2020 to 2024, SportBusiness understands.
Multi-sport

Mediapro, the Spain-based production group and media-rights agency, has reported a drop in annual revenues but a €2m ($2.2
Multi-sport

Wanda Sports Group, the sports unit of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda, has warned of the potential for a “material adverse impact” on its business because of the ongoing spread of the coronavirus.
Football

Sky Italia has won its appeal against the country’s antitrust authority’s decision to bar the pay-television broadcaster for three years from acquiring exclusive content rights over internet platforms.
Football

The German Football League (DFL) has promoted Steffen Merkel to the role of director of audiovisual rights, replacing Holger Blask when he moves to the German Football Federation (DFB) this summer
Motorsport

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has expanded a rights agreement with the IndyCar North American motorsport series for the 2020 season
Motorsport

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil has acquired exclusive rights to the forthcoming season of the MotoGP motorcycle-racing series