Media
IMG strikes multi-faceted 10-year extension with R&A
The IMG agency has struck a long-term renewal agreement with the R&A across various commercial rights and services, including a heightened focus on digital content through Seven League
Young returns to Nine in newly created digital role
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment has appointed Nick Young as its commercial director of digital, a newly created role
Bulgaria’s Max Sport prolongs WRC rights
Max Sport, the Bulgarian pay-TV broadcaster owned by telco A1, has extended its World Rally Championship rights for two more seasons.
The new deal covers the 2023 and 2024 campaigns
Sky Deutschland extends ‘Next Generation’ scheme to attract younger demographic
German Bundesliga domestic rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Sky, will continue efforts to reach out to a younger audience with a special broadcast of this weekend’s match between 1.
ServusTV retains free-to-air French Open rights in Austria
Commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired free-to-air rights in Austria to high-profile matches during the next two editions of the French Open tournament in a sublicensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
US Soccer, Telemundo secure multiyear rights deal
The United States Soccer Federation has secured a multiyear, Spanish-language rights deal with the Comcast-owned Telemundo Deportes which will reportedly run through the 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America
Spain becomes latest DAZN market to adopt new pricing strategy
Spain has become the latest core market in which subscription sports broadcaster DAZN has altered its pricing strategy
NHL, SiriusXM extend broadcast agreement through 2028-29
The National Hockey League and leading United States-based satellite and digital radio network SiriusXM have unveiled a long-term extension of their broadcasting agreement through the 2028-29 season
Fifa Club World Cup returns to Globo in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo has acquired rights to the forthcoming 2022 Fifa Club World Cup
Greenfly enlists Hutton’s expertise to drive growth
US digital media company Greenfly has become the latest organisation to enlist the services of sports broadcasting and technology veteran Peter Hutton
Sky NZ raises sports subscription fees for second time in a year
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is raising the cost of its Sky Sport package by NZ$3 ($1.92/€1.77) per month and its streaming service Sky Sport Now by NZ$5 per month.
IMG appoints Warner Bros. Discovery’s long-serving Horta to DACH role
Alberto Horta has joined the IMG agency as its senior vice-president and managing director for the DACH markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, following a lengthy tenure at media group Warner Bros
Sporttotal chooses Vicente to chair new advisory board
Luis Vicente, the former chief executive at subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports, has been appointed as chairman of the new advisory board at Germany-based technology and live streaming company Sporttotal
Optus to broadcast Supercoppa Italiana
Australian telco Optus has acquired rights to the 2023 edition of Italian club competition the Supercoppa Italiana
FanCode adds home Hockey World Cup to portfolio
Indian online sports streaming platform FanCode has acquired rights to the 2023 Hockey Men’s World Cup, which is currently taking place in the Indian cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
Viacom18 lands global rights to Women’s IPL for $116m
Media group Viacom18 has built on its rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL) by acquiring the global television and digital rights to the new women’s edition of the T20 cricket competition for a fee o…
EBU-Warner Bros. Discovery alliance lands Olympic rights in Europe to 2032
The European Broadcasting Union has recaptured broadcast rights to the Olympic Games in a joint four-Games deal with incumbent rights-holder Warner Bros. Discovery
Marsh to head ONE Championship’s European rights sales after leaving BT
James Marsh has been recruited by ONE Championship to the newly created position of vice-president of global media rights, Europe after leaving UK pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport