Media
Ligue 1 blackout over in Spain with free-to-air coverage of Messi debut
Fans in Spain will be able to watch live action from France’s Ligue 1 once again after a broadcast rights agreement was struck and details of free-to-air coverage for this weekend’s action were announced.
Caribbean Premier League returns to BT Sport
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament
Fox Sports unveils Sports on Tubi streaming service
Fox Sports is amplifying its efforts to compete in the crowded and competitive United States streaming landscape by unveiling its new Sports on Tubi platform
Spark picks up rights to New Zealand’s T20 tour of Bangladesh
Telecoms operator Spark has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in New Zealand to the national cricket team’s forthcoming Twenty20 tour of Bangladesh.
Infront acquires stake in Cape Town Marathon as WMM status targeted
The Infront agency has acquired a stake in the Cape Town Marathon, through which it will market media rights and sponsorship packages for the race
BT Sport to showcase Super League Triathlon Championship Series
Next month’s Super League Triathlon Championship Series will be shown live in the UK by pay-television broadcaster BT Sport after a rights deal was announced this morning.
MLS enjoys healthy midseason domestic TV ratings
Major League Soccer is enjoying healthy domestic television ratings at its midseason point in 2021, with audiences up across ABC/ESPN, Fox Sports, and Univision from the corresponding points in the calendar…
Sport1 picks up live rights to SLT events, delayed rights to Munich race
Super League Triathlon has secured a rights deal in Germany with sports broadcaster Sport1
DAZN responds to Serie A streaming criticism, says glitch was resolved quickly
DAZN, the multi-platform subscription broadcaster, has apologised for difficulties encountered by some customers during its broadcast output from the opening round of 2021-22 Serie A games, but has maintained…
Globo offers assurances to Brazilian clubs amid changing TV rights legislation
Brazilian media group Globo has sought to reassure the country’s 40 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Série B football clubs that it remains committed to the sport amid impending changes to the way in …
PTO broadens US broadcast reach for Collins Cup, adds StarHub in Singapore
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has broadened the Collins Cup’s reach in the US through an agreement with media group Outside, while pay-television broadcaster and telco StarHub has acquired r…
SABC secures World Athletics, EFL and Eredivisie rights in wide-ranging Disney deal
The SABC, the South African public broadcaster, has bolstered its SABC Sport channel thanks to a deal with media group Disney that includes rights to World Athletics events, Top Rank boxing, the Dutch…
Sport1 retains women’s Volleyball Bundesliga rights to 2026 as PPV introduced
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has retained rights to Germany’s women’s Volleyball Bundesliga in a wide-ranging five-year agreement.
EBU members outline record Paralympics output on linear television
Members of the European Broadcasting Union plan to offer a combined total of at least 1,200 hours of live linear broadcast coverage from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, which will begin tomorrow (Tuesday)
Late beIN-Serie A deal in Australia, Infront has 20 new international takers in place
Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, kicked off its 2021-22 season with 20 new international rights-holders in place as late contract extensions were agreed by the Infront agency in the…
New Collins Cup broadcast deals secured, streaming platform launched
The Professional Triathletes Organisation and the IMG agency have sealed further broadcast deals for the Collins Cup competition in China, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam, along with launching…
Blue Sport retains Ligue 1 in international football offering
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Blue Sport has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for Ligue 1, the top division of French club football
Amazon Prime Video India secures rights for remainder of WNBA 2021 season
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the exclusive media rights in India for the second half of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2021 season.