Media
Football TV rights bill backed by Brazil’s Federal Senate
“Lei do Mandante”, a bill that is set to shake up the Brazilian football rights market, has been approved by the country’s Federal Senate.
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Dream11, FanCode agree ICC sponsorship, streaming deals
Indian fantasy sports company Dream11 has become naming sponsor of all International Cricket Council 'pathway' tournament qualifying events in a deal running until April 2023
PRO Company acquires AFC rights in Iraq
Marketing firm PRO Company has acquired the media rights for Asian Football Confederation competitions in the 2021 to 2024 cycle
Nine bounces back into profit on Stan Sport earnings
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has recorded a strong profit after tax compared with last year’s Covid-19 slump as its newly-launched streaming service Stan Sport helped to boost earnings.
Taiwanese team forced to remove flag from Le Mans car, Tencent ‘refuses’ to livestream
A Taiwanese team that took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race was forced to remove its national flag from its car
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.