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SlamBall
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ESPN has signed a two-year US broadcast deal to air SlamBall, the sport that combines basketball, football, hockey, and trampolines
Multiple Sports
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Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is poised to lose more carriage in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after telecoms operator Du informed its customers that the channels would be dropped from its television…
Cricket
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The gripping first match of the 2023 Men’s Ashes series was the most-watched home Test in the UK since Sky took England’s home fixtures behind its paywall in 2006.
Tennis
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Chinese media group Shinai Sports has signed a two-year extension to its media rights deal for the Wimbledon tennis grand slam
Golf
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German automotive manufacturer BMW has signed a new agreement with the Ryder Cup that will allow drivers of its cars to watch this year’s edition of the golf tournament from inside their vehicles.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has strengthened its presence in the Southeast Asia market by becoming a minority shareholder in Viu, an OTT streaming service owned by Hong Kong-based telco PCCW
Basketball
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The Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association will have their games broadcast on local, over-the-air television station KJZZ and a subscription streaming service as the team moves away from the…
Golf
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NBC Sports' coverage of the 2023 US Open was the most-watched edition of the event since 2019, highlighted by a nine-hour broadcast of the final round averaging 6
Football
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LaLiga is set to be shown by streaming services only in Japan from next season, after securing a new rights agreement with U-Next and a renewal with DAZN
Skateboarding
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Action sports network Fuel TV has renewed its deal with roller sports international governing body World Skate for live worldwide rights to all three qualifying events for the Paris 2024 Olympics
Baseball
Fan Engagement

YES Network, the New York regional sports network, has launched a live stats feature to its app that runs in unison with New York Yankees Major League Baseball broadcasts
Tennis
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Sky Deutschland has opted to make a handful of matches from tennis’ Wimbledon Championships available on a free-to-view basis after reaching a sublicensing agreement with the Axel Springer-owned Bild n…
Mixed Martial Arts
Fan Engagement

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has extended its exclusive media rights deal in Indonesia with streaming platform Mola as part of a new “multi-year” agreement.
Multiple Sports
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Commercially funded streaming service WedoTV has today (Tuesday) launched a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) sports channel in the DACH markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Football
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Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda has expressed his concern over the current impasse for domestic broadcast rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, stating that a lack of Japanese television coverage of the t…
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Richard Heaselgrave has left his role as chief revenue and fan engagement officer at World Rugby just over 18 months after taking up the post, SportBusiness understands
Rugby Union
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Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus pulled in its best ratings in nearly a decade for the final of the Top 14, the top division of French rugby union, while public broadcaster France Télévisions secured a…
Ice Hockey
Host Broadcast & Production

Sportway Media Group (SMG) has agreed a deal with the Latvian Hockey Federation (LHF), the automated production and live streaming firm's first agreement in a Baltic country