Media
Horse racing channel to launch in Italy
Italy’s Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MiPAAF) has appointed Epiqa, a company controlled by betting and gaming operator Snaitech, to launch a new television channel focused on h…
Premier League and EFL suspend Russian broadcast deals
The English Premier League and English Football League have suspended their media rights agreements with Russian broadcasters following the Russian military invasion of Ukraine
Indian Super League enlists Tellyo to ‘optimise’ social media content
The Indian Super League, the top-tier Indian football league, has appointed cloud-based video production platform Tellyo to work on its social media content strategy
Sport1 bags three-season NRL deal
German pay-television sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired platform-neutral rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to show Australia’s National Rugby League from 2022 to 2024.
Focus switches to Saran as Digiturk fails to take up Süper Lig packages
The Turkish Football Federation has announced that signing rights to various Turkish Süper Lig media rights packages have passed to the Saran agency and Turkish public broadcaster TRT after incumbent …
StarHub extends F1 rights to cover 2022 season
Singapore telco StarHub has acquired non-exclusive media rights covering the 2022 Formula One season.
StarHub will show all races this season live on its linear channels and streaming platform
Foxtel report reveals growing interest in women’s sport in Australia
72 per cent of Australian men are tuning into television coverage of women’s sport, according to a survey shared by pay-television broadcaster Foxtel ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow (Tuesday).
QSI-backed padel tour agrees ESPN media deal in Latin America
The new global padel tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Players Association (PPA) have agreed a broadcast deal with US media giant…
Super League Triathlon granted Discovery Sports platform
Super League Triathlon has agreed a deal that will see the Discovery Sports division of media group Discovery provide coverage of all its events in 2022, across Europe
LFP suspends Match TV’s Ligue 1 rights deal
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has suspended its contract with Match TV, the organisation’s media rights partner in Russia.
iQiyi pulls Premier League coverage in China over Ukraine support
Chinese streaming platform iQiyi Sports pulled live coverage of English Premier League matches over the weekend due to the league’s displays of solidarity with Ukraine.
Blow for Swiss public broadcaster as CH Media nets domestic ice hockey rights
SRF, the German-language arm of Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR, has missed out on a package of sublicensed rights to Switzerland’s top-tier ice hockey league.
PRTV Live launches with eight-camera set-up in ‘first step’ towards aggregated rugby platform
Premiership Rugby’s new global live streaming service will offer matches filmed using an eight-camera high-definition production as the league rolls out its direct-to-consumer strategy that it believes c…
Discovery lands MotoGP in Finland, bolsters MMA rights in Spain and the Netherlands
Media company Discovery has acquired exclusive rights in Finland to the MotoGP motorcycling series, while it has also agreed a deal to show European mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors in the Netherlands…
Sky NZ outbids Spark to win back Premier League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand outbid rival Spark to acquire exclusive media rights in New Zealand to the English Premier League in a six-season deal, from 2022-23 to 2027-28.
Band suspends coverage of Russian Premier League
Brazilian media group Bandeirantes has suspended its coverage of the Russian Premier League
Media regulator demands changes to RFEF’s Copa del Rey domestic tender
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has asked the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to make changes to its tender for domestic rights to the Co…
IMG to be appointed as strategic partner of rugby league joint venture
The IMG agency is set to be named as the strategic partner for the new commercial joint venture set up by the Rugby Football League and Super League (Europe)