Media
BCCI ‘to issue’ eagerly-awaited IPL rights tender next week
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the sport’s governing body in the country, is likely to release its invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Indian Premier League between February 1…
C More pays big increase for World Rally Championship after F1 loss
Pay-television broadcaster C More has paid a huge increase for exclusive rights in Finland and Sweden to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in a five-year deal.
Channel 4 to broadcast Chelsea’s Fifa Club World Cup campaign
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has landed rights in the UK to this month’s Fifa Club World Cup.
LPGA Tour unveils behind-the-scenes documentary
The Ladies Professional Golf Association has unveiled a behind-the-scenes mini-documentary series, which is centered on the 2021 CME Group Tour Championship
TV2 strikes Discovery deal for early Eliteserien access
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has secured early access to the top two divisions of domestic club football after agreeing a carriage deal with incumbent rights-holder, media group Discovery
NHL, Telstra strike five-year international distribution deal
The National Hockey League and Australian telco Telstra have signed a five-year agreement to distribute up to 1,400 games per year to viewers around the world using Telstra’s Global Media Network (GMN).
Screach delivers Amazon Ligue 1 action to commercial sites, Bergeaud named French CEO
Prime Video, the streaming service of online retail giant Amazon, has chosen UK-based enterprise streaming and advertising platform Screach to deliver its coverage of Ligue 1 football matches to commercial…
ITV lands Arnold Clark Cup domestic rights, Pitch seals international deals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been appointed as host broadcaster and domestic rights-holder of the Arnold Clark Cup, with the Pitch International agency also agreeing a host of overseas rights deals…
World Padel Tour turns to Mediapro in globalisation push
World Padel Tour has agreed an international media rights deal with the Mediapro agency as it continues to try and fight off the threat of player breakaways and a rival tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments
Univision, Televisa to debut global streaming service after completing $4.8bn merger deal
Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc, two of the biggest Spanish-language content producers and sports rightsholders in the Americas, have completed their blockbuster $4.8bn (€4.27bn) merger deal to create a new company known as TelevisaUnivision.
RTVS retains Slovak ice hockey league rights
Slovak public-service broadcaster RTVS has secured exclusive rights to the domestic tip-tier hockey league, the Tipos Extraliga for another three seasons
LaLiga invites media rights bids of up to five years in UK and Ireland
Spain's LaLiga has issued an invitation to tender for media rights in the UK and Ireland for up to five years, from 2022-23 to 2026-27
DAZN names film producer and media magnate Giladi as president of broadcast partnerships
Film producer Aviv Giladi has today (Monday) been named as the president of broadcast partnerships at DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company
Globo strikes women’s football deal with CBF
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has agreed a new rights deal with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) focused on the women’s game.
Paralympics, women’s sport to the fore in French listed events consultation
The French Government has launched a consultation process with a view to updating the list of major sporting and cultural events protected for access by free-to-air television
Ex-DFL chief Seifert aligns with Axel Springer to create German streaming platform
Christian Seifert, the former chief executive of the German Football League (DFL), has formed a joint venture with Axel Springer, the media group and publishing house, to create a new German streaming…
L’Équipe adds selection of ATP 250 rights to portfolio
French sports broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired free-to-air rights to the four ATP 250 men’s tennis tournaments held in France.