Media
DAZN chooses UK for betting service soft launch
DAZN Group has launched a beta product for its new betting service in the UK as it begins to roll out and test the appetite for the service in different countries
49ers partner with Grupo Fórmula for Mexico radio rights
The National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers announced an agreement with Mexican radio giant Grupo Fórmula to broadcast all 49ers games on Radio Fórmula to 36 radio stations in 22 cities across Mex…
Ensslin and Gott spearhead Commercial Sports Media’s expansion into DACH
Sweden-based sports marketing consultancy Commercial Sports Media (CSM) has hired Holger Ensslin, a long-serving executive at Sky Deutschland, and Michael Gott, a media rights adviser, to head up its move…
Jam TV takes charge of NBL production, replacing IMG
The Australian National Basketball League has announced a three-year production deal with Jam TV
IMMAF sells hosting and commercial rights to ISMM
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has appointed a company named International Sport Management and Marketing (ISMM) to oversee the distribution of the hosting rights for its World…
EBU flags strong European Championships viewing figures in eight key markets
Close to 170 million hours of live coverage of the 2022 European Championships were viewed in the first six days of the multi-sports event in Munich, according to early data reported by the European Broadcasting…
Paramount keeps hold of Uefa club competitions in landmark $1.5bn, six-year US rights deal
Paramount Global, owner of the CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ streaming service, has retained English-language rights to Uefa club competitions in a landmark six-year deal worth around $250m (€248.6
Senegal’s RTS secures World Cup free-to-air rights
Senegalese public-service broadcaster RTS has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Brazil’s RedeTV follows Super Bowl coverage with long-term NFL deal
Commercial broadcaster RedeTV has struck a three-year deal with the National Football League for free-to-air rights to the American football league in Brazil
Uefa, CAA Eleven retain agency strategy with Infront to sell national team rights in Indonesia
Uefa and the CAA Eleven agency have appointed Infront as exclusive media rights agent in Indonesia for national team competitions from this year until 2028
DAZN signs multi-fight agreement with Canada’s United Boxing Promotions
DAZN has secured more boxing content after agreeing a multi-fight domestic and international rights agreement with United Boxing Promotions, the Canadian boxing promoter
Fox to air USWNT game against England in October
Fox Sports will air the highly anticipated international soccer friendly between the reigning back-to-back Fifa World Cup champion United States Women’s National Team and European champions England on i…
Big Ten signs landmark media rights deals with CBS, Fox, NBC
Agreements are by far the most lucrative conference pacts in US college sports history
Singtel and StarHub in talks for World Cup rights, RTM secures deal in Malaysia
Singaporean telecoms operators Singtel and StarHub are in talks to acquire rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Telia, C More customers can stream discovery+ Allsvenskan matches in ‘strategic partnership’
Swedish telco Telia will be able to offer all matches from Swedish men’s football’s top-tier Allsvenskan and second-tier Superettan currently streamed on discovery+ following a “strategic partnership” with ri…
New OTT player Oversport lands Albanian football rights, For Media advising on sales
Oversport, the new OTT streaming platform in Albania, has secured a clean sweep of broadcast rights to domestic club football in the country
Rigby takes StreamAMG commercial role after leaving 2023 UCI Cycling Worlds
Sports streaming and technology company StreamAMG has named Jonathan Rigby as its director of commercial strategy
LA Rams strike media rights deals in four countries
The National Football League's Los Angeles Rams are expanding their international reach by securing media rights agreements to air the team's preseason games in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and China …