Finance & Law

Squash
Finance & Law

Mark Walter, the American billionaire with ownership stakes in major international sports teams, has made a multi-million dollar investment in a squash commercial vehicle to accelerate the transformation of the PSA World Tour.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Walt Disney Company has posted a 7-per-cent reduction in linear networks revenue for the most recent quarter due to falls across both domestic and international channels, as ESPN’s streaming service, E…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Sports rights-holders often have little to no idea about the origin of the money they are accepting from private equity funds, a new 90-page SportBusiness report has found.
Multiple Sports
Data

Sports data and betting services company Sportradar has reported revenue of €207.6m ($228.1m) for the first quarter of 2023, a 24-per-cent increase on the same period in 2022.
Multiple Sports
Events

Endeavor, owner of the IMG and WME agencies, is to pay a quarterly dividend for the first time, beginning later this year, following a strong start to 2023 for the sports and entertainment giant
Football
Finance & Law

Giorgio Marchetti, deputy general secretary at Uefa, has revealed that the governing body’s club competition revenue is projected to rise to between €4.6bn ($5bn) and €4.8bn p
Multiple Sports
Data

Data, technology and broadcast services group Genius Sports has posted a year-on-year revenue uplift of 13 per cent for the first quarter, fuelled by a significant increase in income from betting technology,…
Football
Finance & Law

Europe’s top football leagues have called on the European Commission to fast-track its action against online piracy, warning its proposed two-and-a-half-year review could exacerbate the illegal exploitation o…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc today (Friday) posted a first-quarter loss exceeding $1bn (€910m), largely tied to its 2022 mega merger, but did announce a surprise profit for its streaming business.
Boxing
Finance & Law

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has reportedly ended talks with Matchroom Sport over the acquisition of a stake in the sports event promotions firm
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Rights-holders were today (Thursday) told by the European Commission they should be allowed to secure injunctions against online piracy of live sports events, but they were also urged to cut prices to…
Professional Wrestling
Events

World Wrestling Entertainment will turn its attentions to securing improved media rights deals in India and the UK once it has concluded its ongoing domestic sales process, chief executive Nick Khan has…
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Telecoms operator Telefónica is facing fresh action from Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), over its sublicensing deal with OTT subscription bro…
Basketball
Finance & Law

The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's NBA (WNBA) have been sued by Diamond Sports Group after the teams left their regional sports network (RSN)…
Football
Finance & Law

KKR & Co., the US private equity firm, has pulled out of the process to become a strategic partner with the German Football League (DFL) in a new media rights subsidiary, according to reports
Horse Racing
Data

Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for media and data rights for a host of horse-racing destinations, has announced that it generated £117.6m (€133.3m/$147.1m
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

US cable giant Comcast's revenue decreased 4.3 per cent year-over-year to $29.7bn (€26.7
Football
Finance & Law

Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has announced that it will close its in-house television channel, Barça TV.