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Media group Viacom18 has acquired exclusive rights to the Indian Super League, following the first-ever tender launched by the country’s top-tier football competition.

Viacom18 is thought to be the front runner to secure rights to the Indian Super League, the country’s top-tier football competition which has launched its first ever tender.

Football Sports Development Limited, the operator of the Indian Super League, has launched its first invitation to tender for media rights to the country's pre-eminent football competition
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Upstart property more than doubles its broadcast reach from the prior year
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Cricket Australia has hired international sports marketing agency Octagon to serve as its exclusive media rights advisor in the United States, Canada, and Caribbean markets.

Spanish basketball organization Liga ACB has hired international sports marketing agency Octagon to serve as an exclusive advisor for its upcoming United States media rights offering that will include …

Twitch’s deal to acquire exclusive international rights to the National Women’s Soccer League suggests the Amazon-owned streaming platform has become a go-to partner for traditional sports leagues seeking younger audiences.

The Football Association of Thailand yesterday re-elected Somyot Poompanmuang as its president and said its global media rights for the 2021-28 period had been awarded, although did not reveal the winners
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Agency to provide media rights evaluation and counsel to Latin American winter baseball leagues

The Football Association of Thailand and its advisor the Octagon agency are close to announcing a major new media rights deal covering the eight years from 2021 to 2028
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The National Women’s Soccer League and consulting partner Octagon will be seeking a minimum three-year commitment from English- and Spanish-language broadcast partners in the United States to ensure t…
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Agency to aid affiliated minors in striking new distribution opportunities
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The Octagon agency will prioritise domestic and global media-rights deals as it seeks to maximise the reach and revenue of the National Women’s Soccer League, the top US women’s football league, from 202…
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Global agency to aid FA Thailand as next cycle of media rights for property begins in January

The Peruvian football federation (FPF) has decided not to follow through with its public threat to strip Gol TV of the international rights to Peru’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, after the broadcaster finally made an overd…

Interview with Scott Seymour, SVP managing director of golf at the Octagon agency, about the strength of the European Tour and to what extent it is being propped up by the Ryder Cup.

Why media rights fees for Sochi have fallen from the Vancouver Games

More top-level defections raise questions about Sportfive International