Host Broadcast & Production

Bandy
Sweden

Staylive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has extended and expanded its production deal with the Swedish Bandy Federation
Paralympic Games
Global

The International Paralympic Committee has reported revenues of €53.4m for 2021, a sizeable uplift on 2020 due to the one-off ‘Tokyo 2020 Broadcast project’. The broadcast initiative represented €28.9m – or
Multiple Sports
Global

Automated sports production company Pixellot has appointed Ronen Tanami as chief operating officer
Football
North America

Concacaf, the governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, has signed a four-year extension to its agreement with Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast…
Weightlifting

The Sportfive agency has been awarded international media rights to the International Weightlifting Federation’s events after defeating a rival bid during a recent tender process run by the sport’s wor…
Basketball
Germany

Dyn Media, the German streaming platform to be launched by former German Football League (DFL) chief executive Christian Seifert and publishing house Axel Springer, has appointed NEP to handle live production…
Multiple Sports
United Kingdom

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has appointed Richard Botchway to the new role of assistant commissioner in the sport team
Football
South America

Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has been appointed by Conmebol, South American football’s governing body, as its provider of video assistant referee (VAR) services for the C…
Olympic Games
Global

The International Olympic Committee is targeting more content creation outside of Games time following the recent global distribution deal with Netflix for ‘The Redeem Team’ documentary on the US men’s baske…
Floorball
Czech Republic

Sportway Media Group, the automated production and live streaming firm, is to deploy its AI camera production infrastructure to produce Czech floorball matches on a new streaming platform for the sport
Ice Hockey
Global

Sportradar and the National Hockey League have released a “refreshed” version of NHL.TV
Handball
Poland

The Polish Handball Superliga has initiated its domestic broadcast rights sales auction in a process involving Sportfive
Golf
Australia

McGuire Media-owned production firm Jam TV is to produce live coverage of the PGA Tour of Australasia. Jam TV will produce more than 140 hours of coverage across 14 events during the 2022-23 season
Chess
Global

UK-based sports production company Sunset+Vine has agreed a wide-ranging deal with World Chess, the official online gaming platform of the International Chess Federation, ahead of the launch of a new series…
Golf
Global

LIV Golf has embarked on a global ‘roadshow’ of presentations and meetings with broadcasters as it launches its first rights cycle that will target exclusive deals worldwide.
Multiple Sports
Mexico

The Mediapro agency and production group has signed a five-year agreement for pay-TV broadcaster Fox Deportes to produce four new daily programmes at Mediapro Mexico’s new studio facilities in Mexico City.
Sailing
Global

The Ocean Race has extended and expanded its agreement with global media and entertainment company Warner Bros
Football
Australia

Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the organising body for the country’s top domestic football divisions, has announced the leagues will feature in a behind-the-scenes documentary throughout the 2…