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WWE terminates deal with Russia’s Match TV, pulls WWE Network
World Wrestling Entertainment has terminated its rights agreement with Gazprom Media-owned free-to-air and pay-television broadcaster Match TV following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mola TV acquires PGA Tour rights in Singapore
Indonesia-based streaming service Mola TV has secured a new deal that extends its PGA Tour rights into Singapore
LaLiga ramps up anti-war broadcast messaging, Tebas confident over DAZN financial future
LaLiga has no immediate plans to end its broadcast deal in Russia and will instead try to convey messages to viewers in the country that the Spanish league is firmly opposed to the Russian invasion of…
Premier League considers ending Russian broadcast deals
The Premier League is “very closely” considering suspending or terminating its media rights deals with Russian broadcasters following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
BeIN Sports lands two-year deal with World Athletics in Mena region
BeIN Sports has secured the broadcast rights to World Athletics events for the Middle East and North Africa in a two-year deal
NFL opts for continuity in Australia with Seven free-to-air deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network renewed its rights to the NFL for three years, from 2022 to 2024, at a slight increase.
NBC Sports Chicago, Philadelphia partner with PointsBet for dual-market sports betting telecast
NBC Sports Chicago and NBC Sports Philadelphia, two NBC Sports regional sports networks, are partnering with gaming company PointsBet to present an alternate National Basketball Association sports-betting…
ICC sets out broadcast arrangements for Women’s World Cup
The International Cricket Council has announced its broadcast arrangements for the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022.
K+ renews English Premier League rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese pay-television broadcaster K+ has renewed its broadcast rights deal with the English Premier League for another three seasons
SABC, SuperSport land Netball World Cup rights in host country
The SABC, the South African public-service broadcaster, and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have secured rights to show the 2023 Netball World Cup, which will take place in Cape Town
Eleven to house global studio business as NEO and Whistle combine
Sports production company NEO Studios has announced a merger with US-based Whistle Studios to create a global studio business, which will be housed under international broadcaster Eleven
Wasserman Boxing signs multi-event deal with Channel 5
The Wasserman Boxing agency has entered into a multi-event rights agreement with UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5
Sony Pictures Networks acquires rights to India-Denmark Davis Cup tie
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired exclusive media rights across the Indian subcontinent for the forthcoming Davis Cup tie between India and Denmark
US Soccer secures $200m, eight-year domestic rights deal with WarnerMedia
The United States Soccer Federation has secured an eight-year domestic English-language rights deal with WarnerMedia from 2023 through 2030, which is worth a reported $200m (€180m) or $25m a year.
Prima Group signs carriage deal with O2 Czech Republic
The Czech Republic’s Prima Group has signed a carriage deal with domestic telco O2 Czech Republic that will see its eight channels become available to O2 TV users.
Sky pays small uptick to extend European Tour deal in UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky’s two-year extension of its deal for rights to the European Tour and the Ryder Cup has seen the annual value slightly increase.
New boxing promoter Probellum agrees Whisper tie-up, DAZN to show Canelo on PPV
UK-based sports production company Whisper has agreed a deal with Probellum, the fledgling global boxing promotion and media company
Digiturk given a week to sign off new Süper Lig deals but bid for main package rebuffed
The Turkish Football Federation has given Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television operator owned by beIN Media Group, until the start of next week to sign agreements for various packages of rights to the…