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Rugby Union

CVC’s attempts to acquire a stake in the Six Nations are reportedly being held up by a disagreement over the rugby championship's media rights.
Multi-sport

US digital media group VOS has agreed a deal with sports data and technology company Stats Perform to aid the launch of applications providing a “customisable sporting experience” to consumers in Latin Ame…
Football

Mediapro, the production and agency group heavily involved in sports broadcasting, has submitted the application for its new pay-television service in France to the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel …
Esports

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a one-year extension to its deal with Fifa for rights to esports events organised by world football’s governing body.
Multi-sport

Disney is launching its Disney Plus OTT service in India on March 29, to coincide with the start of the Indian Premier League cricket season
Football

Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive English Premier League rights in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in a landmark deal from 2022-23 to 2027-28
Football

Australian telco Optus has acquired rights for Japanese football's J.League in a three-year deal beginning with the 2020 season
Rugby Union

Fox Sports, the Australian pay-television broadcaster, is ready to end its longstanding coverage of Australian rugby union as Rugby Australia’s rights from 2021 onwards come to market, it has been claimed.
Baseball

Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has hired Major League Baseball’s James Johnson to the role of vice-president, Americas business development within its Live division.
Football

Madrid’s Provincial Court has rejected an appeal from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) against an earlier judgment which found the body abused its “dominant position” during the bidding for domes…