Media
LFP deadline ‘looms’ for private equity bids, 18-team Ligue 2 approved
Private equity funds including CVC Capital Partners, Bain Capital and Silver Lake are assessing preliminary bids by a deadline of Monday for a stake of up to 20 per cent in a new commercial subsidiary…
BeIN agreement ends French basketball league’s search for domestic broadcast deal
France’s Ligue Nationale de Basket has ended its search for a domestic broadcaster after agreeing a deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.
SailGP to debut second-screen data platform at Sydney event
SailGP has launched a new second-screen platform which will provide fans with data from the hydrofoiling F50 catamarans that feature in the global racing league
PFL Challenger Series to air exclusively on fuboTV
US-based sports streaming platform fuboTV has reached a ‘multi-year’ rights agreement to show the Professional Fighters League’s PFL Challenger Series and incorporate various interactive elements into …
FreeSports adds distribution on Samsung TV Plus
FreeSports, the UK free-to-air channel, has been added to Samsung TV Plus, the advertising-supported streaming service
Ironman hires JP Morgan’s Cohen as CMO, 70.3 events broadcast by Outside Interactive
The Ironman Group has appointed Suzanne Cohen as the company’s new chief marketing officer.
Cohen joins Ironman’s executive team from JPMorgan Chase & Co., w
Channel 4 to broadcast live coverage of F1 finale with Sky
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has agreed a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky to share live coverage of Sunday’s season finale to the Formula 1 motor racing world championship.
Sportradar’s Lampitt to be CEO of ATP’s new data, streaming rights JV
David Lampitt, managing director of sports content and partnerships at Sportradar, has been named the chief executive of Tennis Data Innovations, the new joint venture between tennis’ ATP and ATP Media, t…
Ex-RMC Sport chief Pesenti joins Top 14’s Toulon
François Pesenti, the former head of French subscription broadcaster RMC Sport, has joined Top 14 rugby union side Toulon in a role heading up strategic development and marketing.
Kenya’s KBC agrees World Athletics Series deal with TVMS
Kenyan state broadcaster KBC has agreed a rights deal for World Athletics Series events held in 2022 and 2023
Pakistan Cricket Board and PTV settle legal dispute
The Pakistan Cricket Board and state broadcaster Pakistan Television have reached an out-of-court settlement, according to reports, that will end their legal dispute over their rights deal
Stats Perform to provide sports data and analytics to Red Bee Media
Red Bee Media, the UK-based media services company, has struck a deal with sports data and technology company Stats Perform
Viaplay sets price point, secures distribution ahead of March launch in the Netherlands
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has confirmed that its subscription streaming service Viaplay will launch in the Netherlands on March 1, with multi-year distribution deals having been signed with telcos…
Commercial Sports Media lands Swedish football leagues advisory role
Commercial Sports Media, the Stockholm-based media rights consultancy, has been appointed to advise on the next domestic broadcast rights tender for Swedish football’s top-tier Allsvenskan and second-tier S…
Boombox to handle eSkootr Championship broadcast production
The eSkootr Championship (eSC), the world’s first racing series for electric scooters, has named the Canada-based Boombox as its official broadcast production partner.
Ofcom ‘provisionally minded’ to back exclusive Six Nations on BBC, ITV
UK media watchdog Ofcom is consulting on requests from public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV for approval to broadcast exclusive live coverage of the Six Nations rugby union…
ESPN+ unveils expansive PGA Tour Live coverage in 2022
ESPN and the PGA Tour have unveiled details for the inaugural season of PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ in 2022, which will more than triple the total coverage of the Tour's direct-to-consumer streaming service.
C More secures WRC, World RX and ERC rights to 2027
Nordic pay-television broadcaster C More has secured a deal covering Finland and Sweden to broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) and the FIA…