Finance & Law
Competition regulator extends investigation into DAZN-TIM Serie A deal
Italy’s antitrust regulator, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has said its investigation into Telecom Italia’s (TIM) agreement with OTT sports subscription service DAZN for …
Sixth Street ‘set to add’ Barcelona deal to Real Madrid investment
US investment firm Sixth Street is poised to conclude a deal to acquire a 10 per cent share of FC Barcelona’s LaLiga broadcast rights revenue, according to multiple reports in Spain.
Swiss appeals court convicts ex-Fifa boss Valcke, Al-Khelaifi acquitted again
Former Fifa secretary general Jérôme Valcke has been found guilty by a Swiss appeals court of forging documents and corruption in a case relating to World Cup media rights, but beIN Media Group chairman a…
Bruin Capital sells Deltatre to Bain Capital, Nextalia SGR
Long-awaited deal brings sizable return for global sports investment company
EXCLUSIVE: LaLiga terminates media rights deal with China’s Super Sports Media
Spanish football's LaLiga is terminating its digital media rights agreement in China with sports marketing company Super Sports Media due to missed rights fee payments, SportBusiness understands
Aser invests in sports broadcast technology start-up Sponix
Aser Ventures, the investment vehicle headed by Andrea Radrizzani, has acquired a stake in Sponix, the Doha-based sports technology start-up
Blitzer secures minority stake in Cleveland Guardians
Manfred also discusses MLB's emerging plans in streaming
Triller seeking IPO after ending merger deal
AI-powered social video app Triller has announced plans to pursue the “largest creator IPO in history” after a proposed $5bn (€4.8bn)
Canal Plus’ MultiChoice shareholding nudges closer to 20 per cent
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its shareholding in pan-African broadcaster MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television…
PointsBet ‘rejects’ News Corp approach for Australian division
Australian sports betting company PointsBet has rejected a takeover offer exceeding A$220m (€145.2m/$152.1m) for its domestic division from US media group News Corporation.
ISU outlines 2022-24 media rights revenues, braced for reduced IOC payments
The International Skating Union has budgeted for CHF17.56m ($17
MultiChoice linear pay-TV subscribers rise by 900,000 but growth ‘subdued’
Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, has increased its pay-television subscriber base by 900,000 customers, bringing its…
Mediapro ‘definitively resolves’ financial uncertainties after debt refinancing
Mediapro claims to have “definitively resolved” financial uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic after reaching a debt refinancing agreement.
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing must wait until LA 2028 for IOC revenue share
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), the umbrella organisation for the summer Olympic federations, has amended its statutes to allow sports to receive a share of Olympic…
LiveU acquires broadcast solutions firm Pacific Live Media
US-based live steaming and remote production technology provider Live U has announced the acquisition of Australia-based broadcast solutions company, and its regional representative, Pacific Live Media…
Dreambox operator ordered to pay close to £1m in Premier League piracy case
A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices providing unauthorised access to content from the Premier League has been ordered to pay back almost £1m (€1.2m/$1.3m
EPCR settles international rights strategy with appointment of Infront, River Media
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has finalised its international media rights sales strategy for the next three seasons after appointing the Infront agency and River Media Partners, the UK-based…
Religion of Sports completes $50m Series B fundraising
Media production firm created in part by Brady, Strahan looks to accelerate growth