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The row between the DFL and its incumbent broadcaster DAZN has escalated after the latter vowed to take legal action over the Bundesliga domestic tender, prompting a fiery response from the league.

Mediaset España has again secured free-to-air rights to Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix in a deal negotiated with media group and subscription broadcaster DAZN.

The domestic Bundesliga rights sales process has ground to a halt after DAZN, one of the bidders, accused the league of violating competition laws by not accepting its offer

DAZN’s longstanding strategy of showcasing top European football leagues in its major markets has been maintained through its retention of LaLiga rights in both Italy and Portugal for five more seasons.

Lega Serie A continues its piecemeal international rights sales strategy, picking off markets in direct deals, and has now issued an RFP in Poland, SportBusiness understands.

DAZN has continued in its attempts to carve out a niche in golf in a deal for exclusive rights to golf’s 2024 US Masters in the Middle East and North Africa.

Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia TV has secured free-to-air rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship for 2024 and 2025, taking over from public broadcaster RTVE

Sky Sports secured exclusive rights in the UK for four years to the IPL, which starts today, to ensure it held a cricket property - the world’s most valuable - which occupies a fixed point for over two months in the calendar.

Sky has secured exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to the Indian Premier League and Women’s Premier League from 2024 to 2027, as it continues to prioritise international T20 leagues over most overseas bilateral series.

Luke Littler’s run to the 2024 PDC World Championship final has created a lasting boost for UK darts audiences, putting Matchroom in a strong position ahead of renewal talks.

Joe Markowski is leaving his role as chief executive of DAZN in North America with IMG’s Michael Ridout to take on certain duties heading up the broadcaster’s combat sports activities, SportBusiness can reveal.

DAZN has extended its contract with the Mediaset-owned Digitalia 08 for advertising sales around the subscription broadcaster’s live coverage of Italian football’s Serie A.

DAZN has appointed former Canal Plus executive Brice Daumin to lead its French operation as it continues to target domestic rights to the country’s top football league.

Mauro Balata, president of Italy’s second football division, Serie B, has called on football’s governing bodies to be more aware of the negative impact their constant expansion of competitions has on the value of domestic leagues.

Uefa has decided to sell global commercial rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League over a five-year cycle, from 2025-26 to 2029-30, with sponsorship rights to women’s national team events over the…

DAZN is to drop its paywall for the bulk of its women’s football coverage worldwide to create what it describes as the “new global home for women’s football” in the broadcaster’s latest move to open u…

DAZN has retained exclusive Uefa club competition broadcast rights in Canada for another three seasons in a renewed commitment to the market by the subscription streaming broadcaster

The German Football League (DFL) has asked prospective bidders for domestic Bundesliga rights from 2025-26 to 2028-29 to register for the forthcoming invitation to tender