Athletics

Claro, the Latin American telecoms operator, has secured rights to the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which will take place in Oregon, USA, from July 14 to 24

The Boston Marathon will be broadcast nationally in the United States on ESPN starting in 2023 following a multiyear deal with the Boston Athletic Association (BAA)

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a five-year extension to its long-running rights deal for the London Marathon

SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to the 2022 season of the Diamond League athletics series

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has secured rights to World Athletics’ top-tier Diamond League series in a three-year deal running until 2024.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has secured streaming rights for Athletics Australia events in a three-year deal

BeIN Sports has secured the broadcast rights to World Athletics events for the Middle East and North Africa in a two-year deal

UK public broadcaster BBC has struck a one-season deal with UK Athletics to become the broadcast partner for the latter’s major events in 2022.

World Athletics has announced that its Indoor Tour Gold series will enjoy record broadcast coverage for its 2022 season, with 22 deals having been put in place by the Infront agency

Kenyan state broadcaster KBC has agreed a rights deal for World Athletics Series events held in 2022 and 2023

The European Broadcasting Union will pay a slight increase to retain its rights to World Athletics Series events, including the World Athletics Championships, from 2024 to 2029.

The European Broadcasting Union consortium has retained broadcast rights to World Athletics Series events, including the World Athletics Championships, in a long-term agreement announced this morning

Boutique media rights agency Sports Media Venture has secured international coverage for this weekend’s Amsterdam Marathon.

London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher has said the organisation is in talks with other terrestrial broadcasters as it considers moving away from the BBC, its home for its entire 40-year history

Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has extended its rights agreement with the Norwegian Athletics Association (NFIF) for coverage of national athletics competitions

United States-based subscription streaming platform FloSports has secured the media rights to the Virgin Money London Marathon in North America and Australia, starting this year