Media
Australia’s Seven signs another one-year World Surf League deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has renewed its agreement for free-to-air coverage of the World Surf League ahead of the 2023 season
TuneIn, Fox Sports partner for Fifa World Cup audio simulcasts
Live-streaming audio service TuneIn has secured an agreement with Fox Sports to simulcast the network's English-language commentary in the United States of the upcoming Fifa World Cup in Qatar
Shinai to hold AFC rights in China after termination of Super Sports Media deal – UPDATED
The Asian Football Confederation has announced a media rights agreement in China with Beijing Shinai Sports Media Technology (Shinai) following the termination of its deal with Super Sports Media
Live blog, highlights and ‘Stadium Experience’ on Fifa+ during World Cup
Football’s global governing body has detailed World Cup coverage and fan experience plans for its Fifa+ streaming service ahead of the tournament’s kick-off in Qatar on Sunday.
Sports Authority of Thailand finalising deal for Fifa World Cup media rights
The Sports Authority of Thailand is understood to be finalising a deal to acquire the media rights in the country for the 2022 Fifa World Cup
NWSL Challenge Cup to run concurrently with season
The National Women's Soccer League announced its 2023 scheduling framework, including the UKG Challenge Cup running concurrently with the regular season rather than as operating like before as a preseason…
VTV pens rights deal for ESL FACEIT competitions
Merged esports gaming company ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) and VTV Cab, a pay-TV arm of Vietnamese state broadcasting group VTV, have agreed a multi-year media rights deal in Vietnam
Copa del Rey and Supercopa bids invited in Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), working with its adviser Sportradar, has invited bids for rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup from broadcasters in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent,…
Inaugural NFL Germany game proves huge success locally
The National Football League's inaugural regular-season game in Germany last weekend proved a huge success locally across a series of key metrics
Amazon Prime Video to distribute Barcelona docuseries
The Amazon Prime Video streaming service has secured exclusive distribution rights to a new documentary series focusing on Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona
FanCode secures Liga ACB rights in Indian subcontinent
Indian digital sports media platform FanCode has secured rights in the Indian subcontinent for Liga ACB, the top tier of Spanish basketball, for two seasons, 2022-23 and 2023-24
Fox Sports México retains F1 rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports México has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal with the Formula 1 motor-racing championship.
Broadcast coverage for Bahrain International Trophy to span 165 countries
The £600,000 ($710,910/€687,750) Bahrain International Trophy this Friday will be available to watch in 165 countries across 20 broadcasters following deals signed by Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and HB…
MLS clubs to have Apple TV sleeve patches as part of rights deal
Tech giant Apple has gained the rights to place the Apple TV logo on the sleeves of all 29 Major League Soccer teams as part of the landmark, 10-year global rights deal between the two parties.
Morocco’s SNRT lands sublicensed World Cup rights
SNRT, Morocco’s free-to-air public broadcaster, has reached an agreement to broadcast 10 matches from the Fifa World Cup.
The matches will include those of the Moroccan national team.
Concacaf signs on as OneFootball’s first confederation content partner
Global media platform OneFootball has signed a content sharing deal with Concacaf, marking its first such agreement with a continental governing body
IMG extends Cricket South Africa media advisory deal into the next decade
The IMG agency has renewed its international media rights distribution agreement with Cricket South Africa, extending the decades-long relationship after a long period of uncertainty
Zaslav says WBD doesn’t ‘have to have’ the NBA
Executive says a league rights renewal has to be a 'deal for the future'