Media
European League of Football strikes deal with Hungary’s Network4
The European League of Football has secured a new broadcaster in Hungary after striking a deal with media group Network4.
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NRK, VG and Amedia tie down Norwegian wrestling rights
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK and media groups Verdens Gang and Amedia have secured Norwegian Wrestling Federation rights until 2024
Ones Basketball League lands Showtime content deal
Ones Basketball League, the new one-on-one basketball league formed by former National Basketball Association superstar Tracy McGrady, has furthered its reach by securing a domestic content partnership…
Veritone to provide AI video search technology at Nürburgring 24 Hours
Veritone, the US-based artificial intelligence technology company, has signed up motor racing’s ADAC TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Nürburgring as its latest client.
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C extends Uefa rights deal
Welsh public-service broadcaster S4C has extended its deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for free-to-air rights to the national team’s matches.
Real Madrid tops ‘most valuable football brand’ rankings
Brand valuation consultancy firm Brand Finance has named Real Madrid as the world’s most valuable football brand for a fourth consecutive year.
World Lacrosse secures expansive global ESPN rights deal through 2023
World Lacrosse has secured an expansive international rights deal with global sports network ESPN, which covers a total of 246 games across three major championships through 2023.
Polsat lands 10-year FIVB rights deal with Volleyball World
Volleyball World, the commercial rights-holder for all International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) properties, has signed a long-term agreement in Poland with commercial broadcaster Polsat
ESPN ‘lands Spanish Super Cup rights in Brazil, South America’
ESPN, the Disney-owned sports broadcaster, has emerged victorious during an invitation to tender process for Spanish Super Cup broadcast rights in Brazil and the rest of South America, it is reported
ICC to tender 2024-31 rights after IPL e-auction
The International Cricket Council intends to release its invitation to tender in June for global media rights spanning 2024 to 2031, sources have confirmed to SportBusiness
EXCLUSIVE: 2024-27 Uefa competitions media rights sales to kick off with UK and France
The Team Marketing agency is to go to market in the UK and France with broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle just three weeks after the revamped Champions League format was…
Sportfive to distribute media rights to weightlifting’s European Championships
Global sports marketing agency Sportfive has agreed a deal with the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) to exclusively distribute media rights to its flagship event, the Senior European Championships
Sportdeutschland.TV retains 2. Basketball Bundesliga rights to 2025
DOSB New Media, the operator of online streaming service Sportdeutschland.TV, has extended its deal for broadcast rights in Germany to the country’s second-tier domestic basketball league until 2025.
Broadcast coverage up for Premier Padel, Greenweez signs as Paris Major sponsor
Premier Padel, the new global tour launched by the International Padel Federation (FIP), Professional Padel Association and the state-backed Qatar Sports Investments organisation, has announced an uplift…
Tottenham Hotspur to play Sevilla in South Korea
Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur will face Spanish LaLiga outfit Sevilla in the second of two friendly matches as part of the North London-based team’s pre-season tour of South Korea later this y…
Sky Deutschland to launch Premier League channel
The German arm of pay-television broadcaster Sky is launching a channel dedicated to the Premier League, the top tier of English club football
Media executive Sheikh to succeed long-serving Levy as NBA Asia chief
The National Basketball Association has announced that Scott Levy, the executive vice-president and managing director of its NBA Asia division, will leave the organisation at the end of next month
OneFootball to offer Brazilian club competition clips through Globo deal
Media platform OneFootball has furthered its commitment to Brazilian club football by agreeing a deal with media group Globo to provide highlights from Campeonato Brasileirão Série A and Série B, along wi…