Media

Multiple Sports
Nigeria

SportyTV has acquired free-to-air Paris 2024 broadcast rights in Ghana and Nigeria in a deal with the Infront agency expected to be announced later today (Tuesday)
Football
Netherlands

Four leading Dutch digital cable television and telecoms operators have withdrawn their complaint to the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), the Netherlands’ competition regulator, over the €750m ($8…
Multiple Sports
Europe

The European Broadcasting Union’s OTT sports platform unveiled today (Monday) has been positioned as non-competitive to members’ existing digital platforms and will rely heavily on Europe’s free-to-air broad…
Multiple Sports
Africa

Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, has rejected a full takeover offer from Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, stating it “significantly undervalues” the group and its future prospects.
Cricket
Indian Subcontinent

The International Cricket Council has released an invitation to tender covering 2024 and 2025 for its media rights in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the last remaining major markets where it is yet…
Baseball
USA

Diamond Sports Group, the regional sports network (RSN) owner and operator of Bally Sports, has motioned for new broadcast agreements with the Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins of…
Multiple Sports
USA

California-based sports data and analytics company ALT Sports Data has announced the closing of a $2.5m series seed funding round, co-led by Eberg Capital and Relay Ventures, with participation from others including Trinity West Ventures NuFund Venture Group.
Football
Germany

ARD and ZDF, the public-service broadcasters in Germany, have regained rights directly to the Uefa European Championship in 2028, it has emerged
Multiple Sports
Global

IMG Arena president Freddie Longe is leaving his position as owner Endeavor opts to combine the sports data and betting rights division with OpenBet and bring it under sole leadership
Cricket
MENA

Evision, the media and entertainment arm of telco e&, has secured exclusive International Cricket Council rights in the Middle East and North Africa until the end of 2027
Multiple Sports
Baltics

Viaplay has finalised its exit strategy in the Baltic region after agreeing to sell on all of its sports rights to media company TV3 Group
Multiple Sports
Africa

Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has submitted a full takeover offer for pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv.
Golf
USA

The PGA Tour has reached agreement to secure a $3bn (€2.75bn) investment in a new commercial entity from a US consortium led by Liverpool FC owner Fenway Sports Group (FSG), but has left the door open to 'co-investment' from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Baseball
USA

Major League Baseball has started to establish production plans for Colorado Rockies' broadcasts and is likely to air the games on MLB.TV during the 2024 season, SportBusiness understands
Football
Poland

Polish broadcasters must deliver first-round bids for Uefa club competition rights by February 27 after the Team Marketing agency kicked off the sales process
Multiple Sports
Singapore

Tom Broom, one of the agency sector's most experienced media executives in the Asia-Pacific region, is to leave IMG after more than two decades at the Endeavor-owned company, SportBusiness has learned
Football
Germany

One media company will be permitted to land exclusive domestic broadcast rights to the Bundesliga after the Bundeskartellamt, the German cartel office, agreed to scrap the ‘no single-buyer’ rule in its…
Rugby Union
Global

France 2023 was the most-watched Rugby World Cup of all time, governing body World Rugby declared today (Tuesday). The tournament, won by South Africa, achieved 1