Media
DAZN to carry Red Bull TV content in multi-year deal
DAZN, the OTT subscription broadcaster, has signed a distribution deal with Red Bull Media House to carry the Red Bull TV linear channel on its platform globally
Mediapro wins third ruling against RFEF this year
The Mediapro agency has won its third ruling against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) this year.
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Tata Communications strengthens MotoGP ties with new deal
Indian telecommunications company Tata Communications has extended its agreement with the MotoGP motorcycling series
Huya renews ICF rights in China as H&A Media tie-up extended
International Canoe Federation events will continue to be broadcast on Chinese streaming platform Huya until the end of 2024 after the world body renewed its media rights agreement with Lausanne-based…
Sky renews UK deal for golf’s Masters at slight increase
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky renewed its agreement with the Augusta National Golf Club for rights to The Masters, paying a slight increase.
Fifa+ shows new Rise Worldwide-produced documentary
A new documentary produced by Indian sports marketing agency Rise Worldwide has launched on Fifa+, world football’s governing body's new direct-to-consumer service.
ARD, ZDF and RTL to land German national team rights to 2028
ARD and ZDF, the German public-service broadcasting duo, and commercial broadcaster RTL are poised to finalise rights deals for Germany’s national team matches during the 2022-28 cycle.
Seifert’s S Nation Media adds Volleyball Bundesliga to rights portfolio
The men’s Volleyball Bundesliga (VBL) has become the second German sports league to award its broadcast rights to S Nation Media, the new streaming platform being launched by Christian Seifert, former c…
Korea’s CJ ENM finalises multi-year UFC rights deal
South Korean media group CJ ENM has secured exclusive rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in South Korea as part of a “multi-year” agreement with the mixed martial arts promotion.
Serie A broadcasts AC Milan-Fiorentina game in metaverse
Event is a first involving a major football league
BeIN acquires Speedway GP rights across Southeast Asia and the US
Pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship in a season-long agreement with new event promotor Discovery Sports Events, the global promotion…
Ten acquires rights to pre-season matches
Ten has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to a raft of pre-season football matches from across the globe
Rugby Australia cuts losses as media rights income hits A$40m
Rugby Australia cut its losses to A$4.5m ($3.3m/€3.1m) last year after broadcast revenue increased by more than 50 per cent during another rugby union season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
CSA, SuperSport revisit T20 plans with new franchise league
Cricket South Africa and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have announced plans to jointly create a new franchise T20 competition in South Africa
Sky reports 71-per-cent Q1 Ebitda uplift amid lower operating expenses
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, recorded $622m (€591m) in adjusted Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) for the first quarter of 2022, a y…
Super Bowl-Beijing Olympics combo pays off for Comcast
Quarterly results show sharp increases in overall revenue, advertising sales, Peacock subscriptions
Pitch adds women’s matches to expanded Cricket Ireland rights deal
Sports marketing agency Pitch International has signed a new five-year broadcast deal with the Cricket Ireland national governing body
Channel 4 lands England matches as Sky’s Uefa national team rights further eroded
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has won rights to England’s qualifying matches for the 2024 Uefa European Championship and Uefa Nations League matches, dislodging incumbent rights-holders ITV and Sky.