Media
ESPN Brasil renews Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup rights
Sports broadcaster ESPN has extended its rights deal in Brazil for the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup
Al Iraqiya broadcasting Arab Gulf Cup in host nation
Iraqi terrestrial and satellite public broadcaster Al Iraqiya has secured rights to the 25th Arab Gulf Cup national team football tournament, which kicks off today (Friday) in Iraq
Dana White’s Power Slap League TV debut delayed
Move made after video released of UFC president slapping his wife
Best Cable agrees carriage deal with 1190 Sports for Peru’s Liga 1
Peruvian telecoms company Best Cable has announced a carriage agreement for the two new channels that are set to be launched by sports and entertainment agency 1190 Sports to cover Liga 1, the top division…
Coupe de France deals secured in Bulgaria, Chile and Mexico
Bulgarian pay-television broadcaster Max Sport has acquired rights to club football competition the Coupe de France
New World TV lands FA Cup rights in 17 African countries
New World TV Group has secured exclusive French-language pay-TV rights to broadcast England's FA Cup in 16 countries across Western and Central Africa, along with non-exclusively in Chad
Channel 4 hails scrapping of government privatisation plan
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has welcomed the confirmation today (Thursday) that the government will pursue reform rather than privatisation of the organisation
Fox Sports extends Extreme E rights in US, Canada and Caribbean
Fox Sports and Extreme E have agreed a multi-year extension for rights to the electric off-road racing series
Manchester City agrees regional deal in India with Reliance-owned Jio Platforms
English Premier League side Manchester City has agreed a regional sponsorship deal with Indian digital services brand Jio Platforms that will see the company become the club’s Official Mobile Communications N…
LaLiga TV Bar acquires sublicensed Spanish Super Cup rights
LaLiga TV Bar, the channel operated by the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football for domestic bars, restaurants and other public establishments, has agreed a sublicensing deal…
Telenet’s Kestens recruited to Eleven Sports Belgium acquisitions role
Stefaan Kestens, the senior sports content acquisitions manager at Belgian telco Telenet, has joined Eleven Sports Belgium
Orange adds Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 coverage in Romania
Romanian pay-television broadcaster Orange Sport has added English Premier League, German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 coverage to its European football output
FIS M&M recruits Fifa’s Stoll to digital and innovation role
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has added to its team at its new in-house commercial division with the appointment of Fifa’s Benjamin Stoll as director of digital and innovation.
UK Culture Secretary advises against Channel 4 privatisation
UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak advising against the privatisation of free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4
BeIN retains Coupe de France rights in international markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
Sport1 audience peaks at 2.4m for dramatic World Darts Championship final
Sport1, the German free-to-air sports channel, attracted a peak audience of 2.36 million viewers for live coverage of last night’s dramatic PDC World Darts Championship final between England’s Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands.
DAZN ups prices for new customers in Italy, adds lower-tier ‘Start’ package
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN has increased prices for new customers in Italy and launched a new package for non-football fans
Fox Sports grows US soccer portfolio with Coupe de France deal
Network makes another move to acquire key international rights