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DAZN, the international subscription sports streaming service, is closing in on a multi-territory agreement with the IMG agency over exclusive rights to the Saudi Pro League
Tennis
Media

Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica has acquired rights to this month’s US Open grand slam tennis tournament.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Foxtel’s Main Event channel will become the exclusive home of all pay-per-view UFC events from the start of 2024, bolstering the media group’s position as Australia’s pre-eminent sports broadcaster. P
Tennis

The US Open tennis tournament has emerged from a difficult sales process in the German-speaking region with a long-term media rights deal with streaming platform operator DOSB New Media.
Tennis

Pay-television broadcaster Sport TV agreed to pay a minor increase to renew its rights for Wimbledon, from 2023 to 2026.
Tennis
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Pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has agreed to renew its exclusive rights in Portugal to Wimbledon, SportBusiness understands
Football

The FA’s decision to cede control of FA Cup international rights to the Premier League could be confirmed next Monday, July 17, as the governing body looks to prevent a reduction of about $235m in its media rights revenue over the four seasons from 2024-25 onward.
Basketball

Euroleague Basketball has increased its media rights revenues in the Baltics through a new arrangement with media group TV3 and public-service broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT).
Tennis

Wimbledon is close to renewals in two vital territories – Australia and the Indian subcontinent – while discussions are also underway over renewals in France and Japan, two other major markets for the grand slam.
Tennis

SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the commercial success of Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
Basketball

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship – considered one of the most undervalued properties in American sports – is focused on maximising the property’s value from the 2024-25 season, which opens the door to possibly unbundling the rights.
Tennis

BeIN Sports is paying an uplift of around 50 per cent on the value of its previous fee for Wimbledon rights in the Middle East and North Africa, SportBusiness Media has learned.
Football
Media

Concacaf has appointed the IMG and Mediapro agencies to sell international media rights to its flagship national team tournaments and club competitions in 2023 and 2024
Basketball
Media

With Jordi Bertomeu long gone and an interim solution found to be unsuitable, Euroleague Basketball’s entire commercial roadmap for the next decade and beyond hangs in the balance.
Football

The Saudi Pro League has approached a small number of sports marketing agencies and asked them to bid for a one-year contract to distribute its international rights, SportBusiness Media understands.
Sailing
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SailGP has today (Thursday) announced a 'multi-year' renewal with IMG to continue as the racing league’s global agency of record.
Tennis

The USTA and IMG have struck four deals for the US Open in Europe so far, though the jury will remain out on the decision to carve out the ‘big five’ markets until the sales process is complete.
Football
Industry Moves

FC Diez Media, the IMG-owned business that manages the commercial rights to South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) club competitions, has promoted Diego Alfieri and Pedro Visconti to the roles o…