Media
Deutsche Telekom extends deals with German Basketball Federation, Euroleague
German telco Deutsche Telekom has retained key basketball properties ahead of the impending loss of rights to the domestic Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) through new deals with the German Basketball Federation…
Sky extends English Cricket Board rights to end of 2028
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has secured a four-year renewal of its England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rights in the UK and Ireland, covering 2025-28
CBC Sport picks up Munich 2022 rights in Azerbaijan
Sports broadcaster CBC Sport has acquired rights in Azerbaijan to the 2022 European Championships multi-sport event
Viaplay ‘in talks’ to acquire Premier Sports in UK push
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay is reported to be in talks to acquire pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports as it bids to ramp up its operations in the UK market
Orange offers full slate of LaLiga and Champions League after Telefónica deal
The Spanish division of telecoms operator Orange will offer coverage of all matches from the Spanish LaLiga and continue to show Uefa club competitions after striking a new agreement with rights-holder…
Fuller steps down from eSkootr chief content role
Sharon Fuller is to leave her role as chief content officer at the eSkootr Championship (eSC), the racing series for electric scooters
Stats Perform agrees expanded Opta data deal with Ekstraklasa
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has extended its official data agreement with the Ekstraklasa, with the deal including access to live feeds from every match of the top division of Polish…
Regulator opens probe into UK broadcasters, IMG over suspected antitrust breaches
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into UK broadcasters and the IMG agency over their purchase of freelance services for the production and broadcast of sports content
DAZN ‘in negotiations’ to buy Eleven Sports
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group is thought to be in talks to acquire subscription streaming broadcaster Eleven Sports
PTO strikes three-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of Tour launch
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has finalised a new rights agreement with media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ahead of the launch of the PTO Tour in Canada later this month
DAZN adds to NFT offering with new boxing-focused marketplace
Sports subscription service DAZN has announced the launch of a boxing-focused NFT marketplace, DAZNBoxing.io
Claro secures World Athletics Championships rights in Mexico
Claro, the Latin American telecoms operator, has secured rights to the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which will take place in Oregon, USA, from July 14 to 24
Euro 2022 action draws heavyweight audiences in UK, France
England’s emphatic 8-0 win over Norway last night at the Uefa Women’s Euro attracted a peak UK audience of 4.1 million viewers on the BBC.
Kyrgios serves up sizeable late-night Wimbledon ratings on Nine
More than 750,000 television viewers in Australia stayed up late to watch the country’s controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios contest his first grand slam final at Wimbledon in the early hours of Monday m…
CBC strikes late Commonwealth Games rights deal
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has acquired exclusive rights to the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event, which will take place in the English city of Birmingham from July…
PointsBet, IMG Arena strike two-year streaming partnership
Australia-based gaming operator PointsBet has sealed a two-year streaming partnership with IMG Arena, the betting division of the Endeavor-owned IMG agency.
Inter taps StreamAMG for OTT service in wider digital overhaul
Italian Serie A club Inter Milan has selected sports streaming and technology company StreamAMG to supply the technology for its new online video service, InterTV
NEO Studios produces new Maradona docuseries
Aser Ventures-owned production company NEO Studios has teamed up with Italian production company Roma Press to create a new docuseries celebrating the life and legacy of Argentinian football legend Diego…