Media
SABC nets two-year deal for NBA with eye on more top-tier properties
The NBA, which opened its African headquarters in Johannesburg in 2010, sees widespread free-to-air coverage on the public-service broadcaster as key to growth in South Africa.
Eleven seizes opportunity for reduced Premier League fee in Portugal
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports’ deal for exclusive rights in Portugal to the English Premier League was enabled largely due to low first-round bids from competitors.
Nent lands long-term Damallsvenskan rights in deal including Sweden
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has secured a deal with the Swedish Elite Football Dam (EFD) which will see its Viaplay streaming service show the top-tier of women's football in Sweden, the Damallsvenskan,…
Australian Professional Leagues launches football content platform KeepUp
Australian football's Australian Professional Leagues has launched a new website and mobile app-based football content platform, KeepUp
TV3 signs ESPN deal for NCAA basketball coverage in Baltics
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed a content deal with ESPN Sports Media for NCAA men’s college basketball.
MLB secures German free-to-air exposure in long-term Sport1 deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has secured free-to-air and pay-television rights to Major League Baseball until 2026
BeIN broadcasting Qatar’s World Padel Championship, distributing rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired exclusive rights to the postponed 2020 World Padel Championship across 37 territories spanning the Middle East and North Africa, Asia-Pacific and…
EuroLeague deal landed in France as L’Équipe secures rights
EuroLeague Basketball has struck a late agreement with L’Équipe Group, which will broadcast selected matches in France, a major market where Europe’s top-tier club competition had not managed to secur…
Watchdog rejects RFEF collusion claims in Copa del Rey rights bidding
Spain's competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has said there was no pact between the Mediapro agency, public broadcaster RTVE, media group Mediaset and telco …
Sky Mexico renews LaLiga rights for eight seasons from 2024-25
Spain’s LaLiga has renewed its deal with Sky Mexico for a further eight seasons from 2024-25, securing a long-term broadcast home in one of its most important territories.
FuboTV acquires French streaming company Molotov, revenues hit record $156.7m
US-based sports streaming platform fuboTV has entered into a binding agreement to acquire French live-TV streaming company Molotov SAS and posted record revenues of $156.7m (€135.4
WSC Sports expands Okko Sport deal to deliver highlights on Google Web Stories
Russian OTT subscription streaming platform Okko Sport has expanded its relationship with Israeli artificial intelligence firm WSC Sports to include highlights of English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga…
Migu and WTT announce gatekeeper media rights deal in China
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has today (Wednesday) announced China Mobile's streaming service Migu as its exclusive, gatekeeper media rights partner…
Fanatiz, beIN agree deal in Canada
Global streaming platform Fanatiz has reached an agreement with pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group covering the Canadian market
Unipublic posts €5.2m profit for pandemic-affected 2020
The Unipublic agency, organiser of cycling’s Vuelta a España, posted a profit of €5.2m ($6m) in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
French handball league and beIN renew domestic rights deal
The Ligue Nationale de Handball (LNH), which operates French men’s professional handball, has renewed its domestic media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for another three seasons.
DAZN acquires streaming technology company Texel, launches DAZN X
DAZN has acquired Israel-based video streaming company Texel, through which it has launched its new innovation hub, DAZN X
China Mobile extends technology partnership with NBA
Chinese telco China Mobile has extended a marketing partnership with the NBA in a new, five-season deal starting with the 2021-22 season now underway