Media
NFL Draft draws total audience of more than 54m
The National Football League's NFL Draft drew 54.4 million viewers over the three-day event that was held in Kansas City, Missouri
Infantino threatens ‘big five’ blackout if Women’s World Cup bids not raised
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has once again called on broadcasters in the ‘big five’ European markets to increase their offers for media rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, describing their curre…
Comcast revenue dips as Peacock Q1 losses top $700m
US cable giant Comcast's revenue decreased 4.3 per cent year-over-year to $29.7bn (€26.7
Boston Red Sox become first MLB sponsor for Fubo
Streaming platform Fubo has announced that it will sponsor the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball for the remainder of the 2023 season
TV8 lands rights to all-Milan Champions League clash
TV8, the free-to-air channel of pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia, has secured rights to the all-Milan Uefa Champions League semi-final first leg
EFL calls May 5 vote on Sky rights deal offer
All 72 clubs in the English Football League (EFL) have been invited to a meeting on May 5 to consider proposals for a new domestic broadcast agreement beginning with the 2024-25 season
Phoenix Suns, Mercury break from cable for local TV and streaming deals
The Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury have become the first basketball franchises to abandon the regional sports network (RSN) cable model, signing new local media rights deals in Arizona
UK government won’t intervene in Scottish call for free-to-air football
No political pressure can be placed on broadcasters to ensure major Scottish sporting events are shown on free-to-air television, the UK government declared today (Friday)
OneFootball, DAZN add LaLiga to German, Austrian distribution deal
Media platform OneFootball and subscription sports streaming service DAZN have expanded their distribution deal for the German and Austrian markets by adding coverage of Spain’s LaLiga.
Barcelona to close down Barça TV
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has announced that it will close its in-house television channel, Barça TV.
Bayern to tour Japan in latest Bundesliga-Sky PerfecTV initiative
German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich has announced a pre-season tour of Japan as the league looks to continue its brand-building efforts in the market in partnership with local media rights-holder Sky…
DraftKings to launch streaming service ‘in coming weeks’
Sports betting company DraftKings is reportedly planning to launch a free, ad-supported streaming video service
Setanta blames clubs as it terminates Ukrainian Premier League TV deal
Setanta Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, today (Thursday) announced its intention to terminate a domestic rights deal with the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) one year into the three-season deal,…
Starzplay deal broadens PTO Tour’s presence in Mena
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has further expanded the reach of the PTO Tour in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region by agreeing a rights deal with Starzplay, the subscription video-on-demand…
PFL, China Sports Media ink broadcast deal
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) and China Sports Media (CSM) have announced a multi-year agreement to broadcast live fight coverage on short-form video platform Douyin, giving users access to all…
Amazon in free-to-air talks over all-Milan Champions League tie
Online retail giant Amazon must sublicense rights to the first leg of the eagerly-anticipated Milan Derby in the Uefa Champions League semi-final, after it was ruled the match must be shown in Italy on…
Eurovision Sport commits to new-look La Vuelta Femenina to 2025
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of mainly public-service broadcasters, has expanded its deal with Unipublic, operator of the Vuelta a España, by reaching …
Coupang nets exclusive AFC rights in Korea
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has secured exclusive rights to all Asian Football Confederation (AFC) properties from 2025 to 2028