Media
DAZN strikes NFL renewals in Canada and DACH, free-to-air in DACH moving to RTL
Sports streaming platform DAZN has renewed its NFL rights in Canada from the forthcoming season onwards as well as in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 2023
Williams draws record ESPN audience for presumptive swansong
US Open also continues to post series of new attendance records
OneFootball appoints Favo’s Todorov as first chief technology officer
OneFootball, the football-focused streaming and media platform, has appointed Renato Todorov as its first chief technology officer
LiveScore Group secures landmark £50m investment from Ringier
LiveScore Group, the sports update, live streaming and gaming company, has received a £50m (€58m/$57.5m) strategic investment from Swiss media group Ringier.
Sharing premium rights is the new normal in India, Disney president Madhavan says
Splitting the rights for market-leading cricket properties between different broadcasters is a feature of the "evolution" of Indian sports media driven by rising costs, K Madhavan, the president of Disney…
BBC Wales ‘agrees 5-year deal’ for Welsh women’s national team
BBC Cymru Wales, the Welsh arm of British public service broadcaster the BBC, has agreed a deal with the Football Association of Wales to broadcast Wales’ national women’s team qualifying fixtures for…
LaLiga launches latest JV with Galaxy Racer deal in Mena, Indian subcontinent
LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has signed a letter of intent with Dubai-headquartered esports and lifestyle organisation Galaxy Racer (GXR) with the intention…
Foxtel, Seven, Telstra renew AFL rights in record A$4.5bn, seven-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, commercial broadcaster Seven and telco Telstra have renewed their domestic media rights for the Australian Football League in a seven-year deal covering 2025 to 2031
BeIN acquires Rugby League World Cup rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its commitment to the Rugby League World Cup in France by acquiring rights to this year’s postponed edition of the national team tournament.
DAZN, Mediapro secure rights to Spanish women’s Primera División
Spain’s Professional Women’s Football League (LPFF), organising body of the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, has awarded domestic broadcast rights for the top tier of women’s club footbal…
FIS recruits former Infront executive Nosotti as director of media rights
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has recruited Roberto Nosotti, previously of the Infront agency, as director of media rights at its new in-house commercial division that will oversee the sale of…
New World TV embroiled in row over on-sale of World Cup rights in Senegal
Senegalese media group E-Media and RTS, the public broadcaster in the West African country, have become caught up in a dispute over ownership of exclusive rights to this year’s Fifa World Cup.
Sky Italia retains Serie C rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired domestic rights to the Italian Serie C this season
TV2 replaces Viaplay as NFL broadcaster in Denmark
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned broadcaster, has secured rights to the National Football League for three years, from 2022 to 2024
TF1 weighs up legal action over Canal Plus carriage row
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said it is “seriously considering” legal action against pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus amid the carriage dispute between the two companies.
AFL closes in on new domestic rights deals, Foxtel and Seven ‘in box seat’
Australian media reports say that Foxtel and Seven are close to renewing their domestic media rights for the Australian Football League, although one report says a final round of talks will take place…
Asia League Ice Hockey launches streaming service ahead of long-awaited return
Asia League Ice Hockey (ALH) has launched a streaming service ahead of its return this weekend
Sony drastically decreases US Open tennis fee in India
Sony Pictures Networks secured exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to the US Open grand slam tennis tournament, paying a fraction of the previous fee.