Media
France rugby test matches move from France Télévisions to TF1
Commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured rights to show France's build-up matches prior to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, along with France's autumn internationals in both 2024 and 2025
Protocol to distribute Boxxer rights in selected international markets
UK promoter Boxxer has agreed a media rights distribution deal with the Protocol Sports Marketing agency
Viaplay reports 83-per-cent jump in subscribers but posts quarterly loss
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, has detailed an 83-per-cent rise in its quarterly subscriber base, year-on-year, but reported an adjusted quarterly operating loss of…
WSC Sports adds ATP Media to tennis client portfolio
ATP Media, the global broadcast production and distribution arm of men’s tennis’ ATP Tour, has agreed a deal with automated highlights company WSC Sports to support its scalable content creation and dig…
Super Bowl draws near-record 113m viewers on Fox platforms
Super Bowl LVII drew 113 million viewers across all Fox platforms, making the game the third-most watched television show of all time in the United States
Warner Bros. Discovery retains US Open rights in 45 European markets
Media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired rights to the US Open tennis grand slam in 45 markets across Europe as part of a new five-year agreement with the United States Tennis Association from 2023 to 2027.
TVP receives PLN2.35bn government grant to offset licence fee shortfall
Polish public-service broadcaster Telewizja Polska is to receive PLN2.35bn (€491.2m/$526.3m) in government funding after its annual grant was approved.
Sportitalia acquires exclusive Brasileirão free-to-air rights
Multi-sport broadcaster Sportitalia has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights in Italy to the Brasileirão, Brazil’s top-tier football league.
Whisper named host broadcaster for Paul vs Fury in Saudi Arabia
UK-based sports production company Whisper has been appointed to deliver the world feed host broadcast for the forthcoming boxing match between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury, which will take place in Diriyah,…
ACB details record Copa del Rey distribution
Spain’s Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) has announced that this year’s Copa del Rey will have the greatest level of international distribution in the history of the competition, with broadcast agreements spa…
Ex-Eurosport advertising lead Davies joins SRI in North American role
Jonathan Davies, previously the head of advertising partnerships across Europe for Eurosport and owner Discovery, has joined SRI, the sports executive recruitment firm, as its partner, media and entertainment,…
LaLiga joins forces with production company Banijay to launch LaLiga Studios
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two tiers of Spanish football, has teamed up with the Iberian arm of French production and distribution company Banijay to launch LaLiga Studios, a new sports-focused…
Free-to-air Super Bowl audience in Germany dips as Chiefs edge thriller
The German free-to-air television audience for Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVII was down markedly on the last two editions of the NFL showpiece as commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1
Kayo Sports hits 1.14m subscribers as Foxtel’s streaming customer base jumps
Australian pay-TV broadcaster Foxtel has reported its earnings for the second quarter of the 2023 fiscal year, with streaming subscribers up 25 per cent year-on-year
Tata Communications supports Formula E’s remote production in multi-year tie-up
The Formula E electric car-racing series has named Indian telecoms company Tata Communications as its official broadcast distribution provider
BeIN acquires 2023-26 Conmebol club competition rights in Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in the Middle East and North Africa to club competitions organised by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), adding to its existing…
Serie A domestic rights extensions with DAZN, Sky possible after senate approval
The Italian senate has approved legislation that would allow Italy’s Lega Serie A to extend its existing domestic broadcast rights deals with DAZN and Sky Italia for two more seasons, pending approval f…
SEC fiscal year revenue declines four per cent
The Southeastern Conference announced that $721.8m (€672.5m) of its total revenue for the 2021-22 fiscal year was distributed among the conference's 14 universities, but the conference saw a four-per-cent decline in revenue.