Media

Boxing
Global

Subscription streaming platform DAZN has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Oleksandr Usyk in over 170 countries and territories.
Ice Hockey
France

Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has acquired rights in France to the Champions Hockey League
NFL
USA

Online retail and streaming giant Amazon has hired Mike Muriano, formerly of NFL Network, to lead its US-based live sports production
Triathlon
Global

The Professional Triathletes Organisation has announced a tie-up with Story10, the audience engagement arm of SNTV, that will see the company distribute highlights, pre- and post-race reactions and venue…
Football
Spain

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has sold its domestic and international broadcast rights, plus international betting video rights, to the new third-tier Primera RFEF division to a consortium formed…
Football
United Kingdom

LaLiga and its UK rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports, have once again teamed up with leading pub company Stonegate Group to offer coverage at venues across the country
Football
Thailand

Telco AIS has acquired domestic rights for Thai league and national team football for the upcoming 2021-22 season and will air coverage for free as a special measure to help raise the spirits of the Thai…
Football
Brazil

Football-based media platform OneFootball will stream live coverage in Brazil of tonight's DFL Supercup match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in a 'vertical format' designed for smartphones…
Football
Brazil

Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has acquired rights to the Uefa Europa League through a sublicensing deal with commercial broadcaster SBT that runs from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Football
MENA

Bundesliga International, the global rights sales arm of the German Bundesliga, is moving closer to re-establishing live coverage in the Middle East and North Africa following the expiry of its deal with…
Football
Greece

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has signed up another Greek Super League club to an individual rights deal in a two-season agreement with OFI Crete
Football
Global

Stats Perform, the sports data and technology company, has retained its betting video rights to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B while also winning the betting data rights.
Motorsport
USA

ESPN is eager to extend its United States media rights deal with Formula 1 beyond the 2022 season, according to John Suchenski, the network's director of programming and acquisitions
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