Media
L’Équipe retains FIM EWC rights for three more years
L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has signed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the FIM Endurance World Championship.
IMG selling global rights to Kambosos-Haney, Foxtel deal secured
IMG has been appointed by DiBella Entertainment to sell the global media rights for the forthcoming lightweight world title fight between George Kambosos Jr
DAZN names Tiku as CTO in latest Entain hire
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has today (Monday) appointed Sandeep Tiku as its chief technology officer
DEL appoints Commercial Sports Media as exclusive media rights advisor
Germany’s premier ice hockey competition, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), has engaged Sweden-based sports marketing agency Commercial Sports Media to advise on its upcoming media rights sales process.
Nent, Polsat among first-time broadcasters of Grand National
This year’s Grand National will be shown by around 30 broadcasters across the world, with Eclat, Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group), Watch4 and Polsat among the outlets that will be showing the h…
Gol to show LaLiga match live on TikTok
Spanish free-to-air channel Gol has announced plans to broadcast next week’s LaLiga football match between Real Sociedad and Real Betis on social media platform TikTok.
Viaplay expands Swedish football offering with wide-ranging SvFF deal
Viaplay, the streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has agreed a four-year rights deal with the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) covering a range of properties
Uefa taps Friend MTS for anti-piracy services
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has appointed content protection firm Friend MTS to provide anti-piracy services across its competitions.
Stan Sport acquires exclusive rights to Fury-Whyte heavyweight showdown in Australia
Stan Sport, the subscription streaming service of media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to the upcoming heavyweight boxing title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian…
Sky Sports retains exclusive Masters rights in UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has renewed its agreement with Augusta National Golf Club for exclusive rights to The Masters
Canadian Premier League expands regional reach with Flow Sports partnership
Mediapro Canada has sealed a broadcast agreement with Flow Sports, in which the Caribbean sports broadcaster will gain the rights to the Canadian Premier League, Canadian Championship, and home friendlies fo…
BeIN to show World Rugby Sevens Series in Australia and Mena; CBC strikes deal in Canada
Pan-regional pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the World Rugby Sevens Series in Australia and all 24 territories across the Middle East and North Africa
Sport must set an example on big issues, NBA’s Silver says
National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver told the SportNXT industry conference in Melbourne yesterday that sports leagues and athletes must accept their status as role models when it comes…
CNMC issues fresh rights tender recommendations to LaLiga
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has issued its latest set of recommended changes to broadcast rights tenders launched by LaLiga, the governing bo…
Fifa set to launch ITT for Women’s World Cup rights in European, Central Asian markets
Fifa has announced it will launch an Invitation to Tender next week for the sale of media rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup in selected territories in Europe and Central Asia.
OneFootball to provide global footprint for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Media platform OneFootball has agreed a distribution deal to bring live Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football matches to its global user-base.
MLB finalizes streaming rights agreement with Peacock
League once again carves out an exclusive streaming rights package
Disney and Facebook extend Copa Libertadores rights-sharing agreement
Media group Disney and social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta, have agreed to extend their agreement to share their respective rights to the Copa Libertadores in South America