Media
SuperSport extends Australian Open rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Tennis Australia and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have announced a five-year extension to their long-term media rights agreement covering sub-Saharan Africa
Stan Sport adds exclusive Six Nations rights to rugby line-up
Australian streaming service Stan Sport has secured exclusive multi-year rights to rugby union’s Six Nations.
Under the deal, Stan will also broadcast the Autumn Nations Series later this year.
Premier League awarded $213m in collapsed PPTV deal court ruling
The English Premier League has today (Tuesday) been awarded just under $213m (€187.5m) – plus interest and costs – by the High Court of Justice in London as a result of its collapsed media rights deal with PPTV in China.
Fox Sports, Twitter expand pact for World Cup integrations
New contract term to prominently feature Twitter Spaces
Discovery lands UFC rights in the Netherlands, Spain
Media group Discovery has agreed a multi-year deal for rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Netherlands and Spain
KKR ‘seeks PIF backing’ for Telecom Italia bid
US-based private equity firm KKR has approached Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to support its proposed takeover of Telecom Italia (TIM), the dominant telecoms operator in Italy, it has been reported.
Sportfive turns to Genius’ Klingebiel to lead media rights division
Sportfive has recruited Genius Sports’ Thomas Klingebiel as president of its media rights business.
NHL returns to Spain with Movistar deal
Telefónica-owned Movistar Plus has signed a multi-year deal for rights to the National Hockey League, with coverage commencing today (Tuesday).
The deal is reported to be for three seasons.
MCS builds on basketball output with EuroCup deal
Euroleague Basketball has bolstered coverage of its competitions in France with sports broadcaster the MCS Group acquiring a rights package for the EuroCup
Sky NZ retains PGA Tour in multi-year deal with Discovery
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its rights to the PGA Tour in a “multi-year” deal with rights-holder Discovery Sports.
FMA rejigs senior management, adds to sales teams
The Football Marketing Asia agency has made changes to its senior management structure and hired two SVP-level salespeople as it prepares to work on the second half of its commercial rights sales project…
MLB, Apple in advanced talks regarding potential rights deal
Negotiations centering around weekday game inventory previously held by ESPN
Bulgaria’s BNT and Nova will both broadcast 2022 Fifa World Cup
Bulgarian public-service broadcaster BNT and United Media-controlled pay-television network Nova will both broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, it has been announced
Disney acquires IndyCar rights in Latin America, TV Cultura extends deal
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN and OTT platform Star+, both owned by Disney, have acquired rights in Latin America, including Brazil, for the US motor racing series IndyCar
Viaplay signs Verstappen content deal ahead of Dutch launch
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service of Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has agreed a multi-year endorsement and content deal with reigning Formula 1 world drivers’ champion, Max Verstappen.
Sinclair nears digital rights deal with NBA, new financing
Agreement advances efforts for planned regional streaming service
Orange strikes Telefónica carriage deal for Spanish Super Cup
Orange has struck a fresh carriage agreement with fellow telecoms operator Telefónica for this year’s edition of domestic club football competition the Supercopa de España.
StarTimes secures Afcon pay-TV rights ahead of kick-off
StarTimes has acquired pay-television and OTT streaming rights to the postponed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) national team football tournament