Media

Paralympic Games
Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has detailed plans to provide free-to-air coverage of the forthcoming Tokyo Paralympics to 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with content produced by the…
Cricket
India

Indian media group Viacom 18 has secured the broadcast rights to the next edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League, scheduled to begin on November 19, in a deal covering the Indian subcontinent
Triathlon
Middle East

The Collins Cup, the flagship event of the Professional Triathletes Organisation, is to be shown by subscription broadcaster beIN Media Group across the Middle East and North Africa, USA and Canada
Modern Pentathlon
Global

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has opened a tender process to appoint a television and digital production and distribution partner for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games cycle
Multiple Sports
USA

Company officials still present highly optimistic view, point to efforts in emerging areas such as betting, NFTs, ticketing
Football
China

China Mobile Migu has acquired streaming rights for Italian Serie A football in a deal covering at least the 2021-22 season, which begins this weekend
Football
Greece

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has completed a two-year domestic broadcast rights agreement with AEK Athens, one of the leading Greek Super League sides
Football
Global

Eleven, the subscription broadcaster and streaming platform, is to show Club Deportivo Guadalajara’s home matches in over 100 countries on its ElevenSports.com platform. ElevenSports.c
Football
Czech Republic

Czech pay-television platform Telly has withdrawn all but one Digi Sport channel from its offering, with the football content available in its sports package to instead focus on the Premier Sport and Nova…
Multiple Sports
France

A reorganisation in the sports department at Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, is to lead to the departure of Didier Lahaye, deputy director of sports, it has been reported
Football
Netherlands

Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has opted against sublicensing rights in the Netherlands to the German Bundesliga in a short-term deal, with matches from the new season instead available…
Baseball
USA

Unique event draws league's largest regular-season audience since 2005
Football
China

Chinese technology and media giant Tencent has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights in China to the German Bundesliga in a two-season deal covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
Football
China

Chinese mobile telco and streaming platform China Mobile Migu has acquired rights to the English Premier League in a four-season sublicensing deal with the gatekeeper rights-holder in the market, iQiyi…
Football
Italy

Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has welcomed a request from OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN to sublicense a package of rights in public places to pay-television…
Football
Africa

The African Union of Broadcasting, the body of free-to-air broadcasters, has said that a total of 25 of its broadcast affiliates have already committed to showing the Africa Cup of Nations, which takes …
Multiple Sports
USA

US-based subscription streaming platform FloSports has kicked off a recruitment process to find a senior director of global rights acquisition
Basketball
Bolivia

The Sports TV Rights agency has acquired broadcast rights in Bolivia to the Libobasquet, the top division of basketball in the South American country