Media
IMG to produce Channel 4 Super League coverage
The IMG agency has been selected to produce Channel 4’s coverage of the Super League as the UK free-to-air broadcaster begins its two-year deal with the rugby league competition this month.
F1 leveraging Drive To Survive phenomenon across key renewals from 2023
Key media rights deals expire this year in the US, F1’s most important emerging market, as well as mature and lucrative markets such as Italy, Brazil, Asia-Pacific, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Premier Sports amasses rugby rights in Mena region, retains Six Nations in Southeast Asia
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has solidified its rugby union offering in Southeast Asia with an exclusive three-year Six Nations rights renewal, while also picking up exclusive rights in the…
Spring Media adds Spotify’s Berg to board of directors
Spring Media has announced that Katarina Berg, chief human resources officer at music streaming service Spotify, has joined the agency’s board of directors.
NFL extends robust audience growth in conference title games
Viewership patterns continue after gains in regular season, earlier playoff rounds
EXCLUSIVE: Asian Tour to acquire IMG stake in media joint venture
Golf’s Asian Tour is planning to exercise an option to restructure its 12-year joint venture with IMG and acquire the agency’s stake in Asian Tour Media, the tour’s host broadcast and media sales unit.
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BCCI ‘to issue’ eagerly-awaited IPL rights tender next week
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the sport’s governing body in the country, is likely to release its invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Indian Premier League between February 1…
C More pays big increase for World Rally Championship after F1 loss
Pay-television broadcaster C More has paid a huge increase for exclusive rights in Finland and Sweden to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in a five-year deal.
Channel 4 to broadcast Chelsea’s Fifa Club World Cup campaign
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has landed rights in the UK to this month’s Fifa Club World Cup.
LPGA Tour unveils behind-the-scenes documentary
The Ladies Professional Golf Association has unveiled a behind-the-scenes mini-documentary series, which is centered on the 2021 CME Group Tour Championship
TV2 strikes Discovery deal for early Eliteserien access
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has secured early access to the top two divisions of domestic club football after agreeing a carriage deal with incumbent rights-holder, media group Discovery
NHL, Telstra strike five-year international distribution deal
The National Hockey League and Australian telco Telstra have signed a five-year agreement to distribute up to 1,400 games per year to viewers around the world using Telstra’s Global Media Network (GMN).
Screach delivers Amazon Ligue 1 action to commercial sites, Bergeaud named French CEO
Prime Video, the streaming service of online retail giant Amazon, has chosen UK-based enterprise streaming and advertising platform Screach to deliver its coverage of Ligue 1 football matches to commercial…
ITV lands Arnold Clark Cup domestic rights, Pitch seals international deals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been appointed as host broadcaster and domestic rights-holder of the Arnold Clark Cup, with the Pitch International agency also agreeing a host of overseas rights deals…
World Padel Tour turns to Mediapro in globalisation push
World Padel Tour has agreed an international media rights deal with the Mediapro agency as it continues to try and fight off the threat of player breakaways and a rival tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments
Univision, Televisa to debut global streaming service after completing $4.8bn merger deal
Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc, two of the biggest Spanish-language content producers and sports rightsholders in the Americas, have completed their blockbuster $4.8bn (€4.27bn) merger deal to create a new company known as TelevisaUnivision.
RTVS retains Slovak ice hockey league rights
Slovak public-service broadcaster RTVS has secured exclusive rights to the domestic tip-tier hockey league, the Tipos Extraliga for another three seasons