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Rugby Union

Cash-strapped South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has said it will not broadcast the 2019 Rugby World Cup on television after failing to reach a sublicensing deal with rights-holder, pay-television…

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky has struck a new agreement with DAZN which, in addition to a series of dedicated offers for viewing streamed content, includes the launch of a channel for the OTT…
Rugby Union

The final of rugby union’s Top 14 will continue to receive free-to-air coverage on France Télévisions after the public broadcaster struck a new rights agreement with the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, operator of …

Endeavor, the talent agency and sports and entertainment group that owns IMG, has reported first-half revenues of $2.05bn (€1.8

Marcello Maggioni has left his position as chief commercial officer at pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland
American Football

German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed its free-to-air NFL rights in Germany and Austria, signing a new multi-year contract beginning in the 2020 season
Basketball

Sports streaming service DAZN has agreed a deal with the Rio de Janeiro Basketball Federation to provide coverage in Brazil of Campeonato Estadual games played between Flamengo, Botafogo and Niterói.
Tennis

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive rights in Russia to Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments.
Baseball

Prominent MLB team partners with Amazon, Sinclair, other investors for top-watched US RSN
Football

The Ekstraklasa, the top division of Polish club football, has struck a partnership with internet giant Google to promote the launch of its international streaming platform. Eksrtraklasa