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IMG retains Eredivisie international rights
The IMG agency has signed a three-season extension to its international rights distribution agreement for the Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch club football
DAZN nets Soccer Champions Tour rights in Japan
DAZN has acquired media rights in Japan to the inaugural edition of the Soccer Champions Tour
PTO strikes three-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of Tour launch
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has finalised a new rights agreement with media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ahead of the launch of the PTO Tour in Canada later this month
Bilibili scores exclusive rights in China to Liverpool-Man Utd friendly
Chinese streaming platform Bilibili has acquired exclusive rights in China to the pre-season friendly match between English Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool in Bangkok today (Tuesday)
Wimbledon gets strong uplift in new Sky Italia deal
Sky Italia is thought to have paid a significant increase to renew its rights to Wimbledon in a defensive move after losing the main package of Serie A rights to DAZN.
IMG to sell global broadcast rights to AEG’s Soccer Champions Tour
Sports and live entertainment company AEG has appointed the IMG agency to sell the worldwide broadcast rights to its new Soccer Champions Tour
Sky Italia nets four-year Wimbledon rights renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed its rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam from 2023 to 2026
Spark secures three-year US Open rights deal at flat rate
New Zealand telco Spark acquired exclusive rights in New Zealand for the US Open grand slam tennis tournament, beating competition from rival pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand.
Sport 24 announces Wimbledon renewal on first day of 2022 event
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has announced a three-year Wimbledon rights renewal to coincide with the start of this year’s grass court Grand Slam e…
IMG appoints OneFootball’s McFarlane to senior role in Asia
The IMG agency has appointed Mark McFarlane as senior vice-president for strategic partnerships in Asia
Sport 24 lands in-flight and in-ship rights to PGA Championship
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship television service operated by the IMG agency, has acquired rights to this year’s edition of golf’s PGA Championship, which gets underway tomorrow (Thursday).
Globo, ESPN and Paramount among Conmebol rights winners in new cycle
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has awarded broadcast rights to its club competitions from 2023 to 2026 in Brazil and the rest of Latin America
IMG facilitates new SailGP broadcast deals, Lawton on board as chief content officer
The SailGP global racing league has topped up its broadcast distribution in a host of rights deals negotiated by the IMG agency
IMG signs three-year extension to Premier League Productions deal
The English Premier League has extended a deal with the IMG agency, through which the two parties will continue to operate Premier League Productions
IMG finalises 12-year accord with RFL and Super League
The Rugby Football League and Super League Europe have finalised a deal that will see the IMG agency working as a strategic partner to their new joint venture over a 12-year period
IMG to produce and distribute Manchester United-Liverpool friendly
Bangkok-based events organiser Fresh Air Festival has appointed IMG to produce and distribute broadcast coverage of the forthcoming pre-season friendly match between Manchester United and Liverpool
FIS and Infront on course for legal collision over controversial rights centralisation plan
Controversial plans to centralise international broadcast rights to World Cup events under a so-called ‘Concorde Agreement’ have placed the International Ski Federation (FIS) in legal conflict with the…
BT agrees to big increase in new five-year UFC deal in UK
Sources say that despite strong interest from DAZN and Sky, BT submitted the only concrete bid for UFC rights from 2023 onward.