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TNT, ESPN2 to simulcast inaugural NBA HBCU Classic
The National Basketball Association has announced that the inaugural NBA HBCU Classic will be simulcast on TNT and ESPN2 on February 19 as part of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.
Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony draws 16m viewers on NBC, down 43 per cent from 2018
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony attracted a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of nearly 16 million viewers across multiple NBCUniversal platforms in the United States, representing a record-low …
LaLiga Tech content protection services used by Spanish literary body
Spanish football's LaLiga has made the latest move in its long-running fight against piracy by joining forces with CEDRO, the Spanish literary association of authors and editors in the publishing sector,…
Serie A extends YouTube offering in Mena to all matches
All ten weekly Serie A matches will be broadcast live in the Middle East and North Africa region on the league's Arabic-language YouTube channel until the end of the season
BeIN extends Super League rights deal in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal in France to the Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK
Premier Sports Asia adds non-rugby union rights with NRL acquisition
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has added rights to the National Rugby League, the pre-eminent rugby league club competition in Australia and New Zealand, to its portfolio in Southeast Asia and…
IOC launches NFT-based game for Beijing 2022
An official mobile game based on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has been released, featuring a marketplace where users can trade Olympic 'pins' in the form of non-fungible tokens
IBU events return to Poland’s TVP until 2026
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired exclusive rights to International Biathlon Union events for the next four seasons, replacing incumbent rights-holder Polsat from the 2022-23 season onwards
EXCLUSIVE: Pitch retains EFL international rights for two more seasons
The Pitch International agency has emerged as the victor during the English Football League’s recent international rights sales process, retaining its agreement for another two seasons, SportBusiness u…
Foxtel revenues fall as Kayo Sports subscriptions plateau
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has reported a 3-per-cent decrease in year-on-year revenues for the last three months of 2021, with the number of subscribers to its Kayo Sports streaming service…
Saran extends UFC remit with CIS rights distribution
The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organisation and Saran Media Group, the Turkey-based media entity, have signed a multi-year broadcast rights distribution deal across the Commonwealth…
Bellator showcased on returning BBC Three under UK rights deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a new rights deal with US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator
FuboTV lands exclusive Fifa Club World Cup rights in Canada
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has continued to bolster its soccer presence in Canada by picking up exclusive rights to the Fifa Club World Cup
OneFootball names Elshareef as chief product officer, adds to acquisitions team
Global football media platform OneFootball has announced the appointment of Ismail Elshareef as its first-ever dedicated chief product officer
Uefa club rights retained by Team Marketing, Relevent to be awarded US media rights
The Team Marketing agency is understood to have retained its remit to sell commercial rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27, but with US-based firm Relevent Sports Group to be awarded…
NBC Sports confirms full sellout for Super Bowl LVI ads
Multiple held-back units sell for $7m each, with the network setting new records for the event.
IMG’s Sport 24 finalises Olympics in-flight, in-ship deal ahead of Beijing 2022
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service operated by the IMG agency, has renewed its rights deal with the International Olympic Committee to cover the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paris 2024 Olympics
European Leagues puts pressure on EU Parliament over piracy takedowns
The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (European Leagues) has criticised the EU Parliament, saying that its recent plenary vote on the Digital Services Act (DSA) did not sufficiently…