Media

Biathlon
Media

The European Broadcasting Union has held on to exclusive biathlon rights worldwide for four more seasons after its member broadcasters continued to register strong audiences for International Biathlon…
Ice Hockey
Media

The Dallas Stars is set to become the first US major league sports franchise to offer free direct-to-consumer streaming of its games in a landmark move
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

After almost a year of negotiations with prospective buyers, Paramount Global has reached a deal with Skydance Media to form ‘New Paramount’ in an agreement that places the enterprise value of the merged entity at $28bn.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Sky New Zealand has recruited Disney Star’s Gary Burchett, an experienced programming and sports production executive, as its head of sports content.
Football
Governance

Nuno Lobo, a candidate for the presidency of the Portuguese FA, has described the move to centralisation of media rights in the top division as "essential" but questioned the lofty €300m per year financial targets being set by the league.
Football
Media

The board at France’s Professional Football League (LFP) met today (Friday) to evaluate last-minute rights offers in a bid to finally settle broadcast plans for the 2024-25 season, which begins in just s…
Multiple Sports
Media

Sport1's licensing of “docutainment” programming and rollout of a sports reality format developed by co-owner Acunmedya is indicative of a major cutback in sports rights investment, according to one German market expert.
Football
Media

Viaplay's impending exit from Poland as part of a wider international retrenchment will result in a new Bundesliga broadcaster in the country as rights return to Eleven Sports.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Guillermo Santa Cruz and James Tree, two of IMG’s most senior executives in the Americas, are leaving the agency.
Ice Hockey
Media

Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers has left Diamond Sports Group and signed with Scripps Sports to broadcast the team's games for free to the local area in South Florida
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The Australian government has today (Thursday) passed a bill, first introduced in November following a lengthy review, designed to bolster its listed events legislation, though it still faces criticism…
Football
Media

Austria’s performances at Euro 2024 have broken audience records in the country for ServusTV, seemingly vindicating the commercial broadcaster’s decision to invest heavily in the exclusive rights back in 2021.
Football
Media

Dutch public broadcaster NOS, which last night netted its highest Euro 2024 audience so far, has renewed its rights to cover Euro 2028 as well as other national team matches.
Basketball
Media

French basketball’s top-tier LNB Élite has ended months of uncertainty amid the financial troubles of streaming platform Skweek by signing a long-term domestic broadcast rights deal with DAZN.
US College Sport
Media

As Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports searches for more domestic deals ahead of the loss of its National Basketball Association rights, the company has announced a multi-year agreement for Mountain West Conference college football games.
American Football
Finance & Law

The National Football League's domestic out-of-market Sunday Ticket package will be able to be streamed in US commercial businesses for the first time, after EverPass Media, the media platform of the NFL…
Bowls
Host Broadcast & Production

The BBC’s World Bowls coverage could follow the UK public broadcaster's World Snooker output and have a new host broadcast company with an invitation to tender currently live, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Media

Telco Optus has secured exclusive rights in Australia to the FA Cup from 2024-25 to 2027-28, complementing its Premier League rights in the country, which it also holds till 2028