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Uefa and Team have earned an uplift in Russia, with streaming platform Okko taking over club competition rights in the country in a deal struck via the QuestMedia agency.
Rugby Union
Governance

Australia's Brett Robinson has set out his stall to create the “right culture to deliver commercial outcomes for a contemporary global sport” after being elected chair of World Rugby.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Roger Lodewick is leaving his role heading up Viaplay’s Dutch operation after less than 12 months and has been replaced by William Linders of OD Media, the digital content distribution firm.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Disney Star has announced massive losses of INR 12,548 crore (€1.4bn/$1.5bn) for the full year in 2023-24, ahead of its imminent merger with conglomerate Reliance Industries.
Rugby Union
Media

Sky New Zealand’s exclusive negotiating period to renew its rights to New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Sanzaar properties expired at the end of last month, but the pay-television broadcaster remains confident o…
Motorsport
Events

Liberty Media has unveiled plans to spin off various assets, excluding Formula 1, into a separate publicly traded company, called Liberty Live, and revealed the impending exit of group CEO Greg Maffei
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

Incumbents Team Marketing and Relevent Sports Group are the two agencies still vying to sell Uefa club competition rights from 2027-28 following recent presentations, SportBusiness understands
Motorsport
Events

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has launched a tender process to replace Rallycross Promoter as the World Rallycross Championship (World RX) promoter.
Multiple Sports
Media

Rights in German-speaking countries to Major League Baseball (MLB), Nascar, Conmebol and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions are switching to channels operated by Sportdigital in a deal with…
Baseball
Media

Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) has taken action against one of the country's leading broadcasters, Fuji TV, for showing games from Major League Baseball's World Series in a competing time slot
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Genius Sports has reported third-quarter net income of $13m (€12.3m) and an 18-per-cent revenue jump, buoyed by in-play NFL betting and following lucrative contract renewals with sportsbook clients.
Football
Media

Thai telco Jasmine International (JAS) has secured exclusive rights to the English Premier League and FA Cup in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for at least three seasons, and is looking to finalise a six-year deal worth $560m.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Mixed martial arts promotion Oktagon MMA has appointed Antesi Media, the Munich-based consultancy, to assist in the sale of its media rights in Germany following a successful event in the country last…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Endeavor chief executive Ari Emanuel has led a management buyout of betting and sports data businesses OpenBet and IMG Arena for $450m (€424m), but the latter remains for sale.
Football
Media

BeIN Sports has made its second payment to the French football league, but the dispute over the sponsorship element remains unresolved. The pay-television broadcaster has paid €15.7m ($16.7
Tennis
Media

T/Squared, the agency set up by the Team Marketing group to house new business, is to broker global media rights deals for the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup in a four-year deal, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Media

Lega Serie B has finally launched its league channel on Amazon Prime Video, after being granted an initial 12-year licence
Football
Media

Three broadcasters, including the incumbent rights-holder DAZN, are vying for domestic rights to the top flight of Belgian football in direct negotiations with the country’s Pro League.