Media
Olympics rights in Australia switch from Seven to Nine in five-Games deal
Media group Nine Entertainment has secured exclusive broadcast rights in Australia to the summer and winter Olympic Games from 2024 to 2032
Big Bash League bounces back, final draws record audiences on Foxtel
The 2022-23 season of Australian cricket's Big Bash League is being hailed as a return to form for a competition that had slumped in popularity in recent years
Sport TV issues international rights tender for Portugal’s Primeira Liga
An invitation to tender has been issued for international broadcast rights to Portugal’s Primeira Liga from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
DAZN strikes 10-year global deal to distribute NFL Game Pass
The National Football League and DAZN Group have reached a 10-year agreement to distribute the NFL Game Pass direct-to-consumer digital service around the world beginning with the 2023 season
BT Sport bags rights to Australia’s tour of India
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has secured exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland for Australia's tour of India, SportBusiness understands.
NBA TV Canada to show Brampton Honey Badgers’ BCLA games
NBA TV Canada will show both games of the Brampton Honey Badgers, who play in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), during the third group-stage window of the Basketball Champions League Americas…
EASL details broadcast deals for Champions Week in Japan
Pan-regional club basketball competition the East Asia Super League (EASL) has announced a series of media rights deals in core markets for its Champions Week event in Japan on March 1-5
Killane: Olympics deal repositions public-service media in sporting landscape
The recent capture of Olympics broadcast rights by the European Broadcasting Union in a joint deal with Warner Bros
Fox sells out Super Bowl LVII ads as crypto firms bow out
Fox has sold out all of its Super Bowl LVII advertising inventory ahead of the National Football League's showpiece game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in…
Infront Bettor adds bet365 to operator portfolio in multi-year agreement
Infront Bettor, the betting-focused division of Infront, has added bet365 as its latest betting operator client
Spanish handball league widens exposure with RTVE deal
Liga Asobal, the top tier of domestic handball in Spain, has agreed a rights deal with public-service broadcaster RTVE
Sixth Street ‘enters talks’ over new DFL commercial subsidiary
US-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners is reportedly among the firms preparing a bid for a share of the Bundesliga broadcast and commercial rights business as the German Football League (DFL),…
Globo’s PFL rights deal helps to fill MMA void
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast all Professional Fighters League (PFL) events in 2023 across its pay-television channel, website, app and social networks
Serie A presses ahead with plans to launch radio channel
Lega Serie A has advanced its plans to launch its in-house radio channel after inviting interested parties to lodge their expressions of interest to provide necessary services ahead of a planned launch
Mediapro invests in four virtual production centres in Spain, USA
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has detailed plans to open new virtual production studios in Barcelona, Madrid, New York and Miami
Netflix to promote ‘Full Swing’ docuseries through Michelob Super Bowl commercial
Global streaming service Netflix will promote its upcoming PGA Tour-focused docuseries Full Swing via a Michelob Ultra commercial during the Fox broadcast of Super Bowl LVII on February 12
FanCode acquires rights in India for EuroLeague Basketball
Indian digital platform FanCode has acquired exclusive streaming rights for EuroLeague Basketball in a three-year deal running 2023 to 2025
Deutsche Telekom scores long-term Coupe de France rights deal
Deutsche Telekom has acquired exclusive rights in Germany to the Coupe de France