Media
ESPN Africa lands Top Rank fights
Sports broadcaster ESPN Africa has added boxing to its programming portfolio in a ‘multi-year’ contract with promoter Top Rank Boxing.
Viacom18 bags MotoGP rights ahead of season opener
Media group Viacom18 has secured exclusive rights in India to the MotoGP motorcycling series.
The deal comes prior to this year's opening race in Portugal on Sunday
ITV delves into MMA with PFL highlights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has made its first move into mixed martial arts by agreeing a rights deal with US promotion the Professional Fighters League (PFL)
Polsat extends Polish Basketball League rights to 2030
Pay-television broadcaster Polsat has extended its domestic rights to the Polish Basketball League (PLK) until 2030.
Eurovision Sport’s Fratellia appointed to new director of Olympics position
Pascal Fratellia, the long-serving European Broadcasting Union sports rights executive, is switching from his role of commercial director at Eurovision Sport to head up a dedicated Olympics team at the…
Fubo adds MLB.TV ahead of brand relaunch
IPTV operator Fubo has announced the addition of MLB.TV to its programming line-up, which will feature the channel in time for Major League Baseball's Opening Day on March 30
Endeavor operating NWSL global OTT service, IMG lands DAZN and Tigo deals
Endeavor Streaming is working with the National Women's Soccer League to launch a free global streaming service on NWSLSoccer
DAZN acquires A7FL rights globally in three-year deal
Streaming platform DAZN will broadcast American 7s Football League (A7FL) to its global audiences after striking a three-year deal with the sports league
RFEF seeks four-season VAR service provider contract
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has launched an invitation to tender process for its video assistant referee (VAR) services
GAA and RTÉ bring in Simplestream for OTT revamp
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ have engaged OTT technology company Simplestream to revamp their GAAGO service.
Apple TV+ MLB games go behind paywall, DirecTV lands commercial premises rights
Apple TV+ doubleheader broadcasts of Friday Night Baseball will require a subscription, while DirecTV will this year air the games in commercial establishments in the United States
Deutsche Telekom expands German Ice Hockey Federation rights deal
The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) has extended and expanded its media and sponsorship rights agreement with telco Deutsche Telekom for a further four years
World Baseball Classic sets TV viewership, attendance records
The 2023 World Baseball Classic further set new records as the tournament concluded with Japan hanging on to defeat the United States 3-2 in the championship game
ITV adds Dubai World Cup to horse racing stable
Commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights in the UK to this weekend’s Dubai World Cup horse race.
CBC/Radio-Canada steps up Paralympics coverage
Public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada will be the Canadian broadcaster for the Paris 2024 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games
Brazilian digital influencer Casimiro to stream Women’s World Cup matches
Brazilian influencer Casimiro has revealed that he will be streaming coverage of this year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Glory teams up with Wurl on new global FAST channel
Singapore-based kickboxing promotion Glory has partnered with smart TV distribution and marketing firm Wurl to create a new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel
Dyn sublicenses EHF rights from DAZN, reveals subscription price points
Soon-to-launch streaming platform Dyn has agreed a sublicensing deal with multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN for non-exclusive rights to European Handball Federation club competitions from 2023-24…