Media
Teqball lands US exposure with ESPN deal
Teqball USA has signed a one-year rights agreement with Disney’s ESPN that will showcase coverage of the growing sport in a key market.
Sky extends Northern Ireland Premiership rights to 2025
The Northern Ireland Football League, organising body of the top tier of the domestic club game, has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky
France Télévisions to triple Paralympics output after winning Paris 2024 rights
France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster, has committed to showing 300 hours of live coverage from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after emerging as the winner of the tender process launched b…
NOS extends MXGP rights to 2024
NOS, the Dutch public broadcaster, has renewed its rights to motorcycling’s FIM Motocross World Championship in a deal with promoter Infront Moto Racing.
Segev named as DAZN’s sole CEO, Waterman recruited as CFO
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is returning to a structure of a sole chief executive, scrapping the current splitting of the position between Shay Segev, former head…
StarzPlay to offer GolfTV in Mena region
Subscription video-on-demand service StarzPlay will offer GolfTV, the Discovery-owned subscription streaming platform and PGA Tour international rights-holder, as an add-on for its customers
BBC secures Australian Open highlights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a sublicensing deal with media group Discovery for highlights rights to the 2022 Australian Open tennis tournament
Seven renews NFL rights in Australia
Free-to-air broadcaster Seven Network has renewed its rights in Australia for the National Football League for three years, 2022 to 2024.
Seven will continue to show live coverage of 50 games per season
ATP, WTA tours partner for ‘Drive to Survive’-style Netflix docuseries
The Association of Tennis Professionals, Women's Tennis Association and all four tennis grand slams are collaborating to create an immersive Netflix docuseries in partnership with Formula 1: Drive to …
EXCLUSIVE: Long-serving Mellor to leave IMG next month
Michael Mellor, senior vice-president, head of football at IMG Media, is to leave the agency after more than 27 years with the company, SportBusiness understands
Court sides with LaLiga in legal battle with Real Madrid
LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has announced today (Friday) that the Central Court of Administrative Litigation has “completely dismissed” an appeal filed by …
TPG Capital valued at more than $10bn following market debut
Private equity company TPG Capital, which owns the Creative Arts Agency, has been valued at more than $10bn (€8.7bn) after its first day of public trading yesterday (Thursday).
Sky Italia picks up WRC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights to the World Rally Championship ahead of the 2022 season of the motorsport series
Disney retains Premier League rights across South America
Media group Disney is in the final stages of agreeing a three-season deal for exclusive English Premier League rights across South America, SportBusiness understands.
Sport 24 signs new three-year Australian Open rights deal
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has renewed its agreement with Tennis Australia for rights to the Australian Open grand slam
DAZN strikes add-on deals in Spain with Euskaltel, Virgin
Customers of Spanish telcos Euskaltel and Virgin will now be able sign up to streaming service DAZN through their existing subscriptions
SPOTV acquires BWF rights in several Apac markets
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured Badminton World Federation rights in several territories in Southeast Asia in a multi-year deal
Ashes Test climax draws peak of 2.76m viewers in Australia
The fourth Test of the Ashes drew strong viewing figures in Australia, with a peak average audience of 2.76 million watching the dramatic finale of the Sydney Test which saw England hang on for a draw