Football

Central Asia is the next region in which Premier League and FA Cup rights have been sold together, with the Saran Media Group picking up the contract to 2027-28

CAF is looking to strike deals for its club competitions with broadcasters across sub-Saharan Africa and sell international rights not already awarded to beIN Sports and carved out of IMG's deal, SportBusiness understands.

DAZN has snapped up exclusive rights in Spain to Serie A for the next three seasons, ousting pay-television operator Movistar Plus.

JTBC secured exclusive rights to the 2026 and 2030 Fifa World Cups after outbidding other broadcasters in a competitive process, with South Korea again proving itself one of the world’s hottest sports media rights markets.

The Thai League 1 has finally ensured its 2024-25 season will be shown on television by signing a deal with pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions

DAZN’s agreement for eight Ligue 1 fixtures per week has moved closer to completion but a sponsorship sales component of beIN Sports’ proposed deal for the remaining match continues to be worked through.

Endeavor Streaming has added to its portfolio of football clients in a deal to deliver Newcastle United’s new OTT service.

IMG has widened its remit with the Saudi Pro League (SPL) in a five-season production agreement that adds to its existing role in selling the competition’s international broadcast rights.

Japanese streaming service U-Next has brought forward its Premier League rights deal by one season, after outgoing broadcaster SpoTV ended its contract a year early

CFG, owner of Manchester City, has signalled its intention to “remain at the forefront” of football-led content production through the strategic collaboration with Sony Pictures Television.

Optus secured rights to the FA Cup over the next four years at a marginally lower fee than Network Ten previously paid, as the Premier League opted to align the competition's rights with its own in Australia.

Serie A will remain part of TNT Sports’ offering in the UK and Ireland after an agreement was reached with the league, which has also now hammered out details of a betting rights renewal with Stats Perform, SportBusiness understands.

Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired non-exclusive Serie A highlights rights for three years as it makes changes to its longstanding domestic football coverage

Domestic free-to-air coverage of the Polish Ekstraklasa has been secured for the next three seasons, after a late sublicensing agreement was struck between pay-television's Canal Plus Polska and public…

CBS Sports has picked up its second piece of European football business in as many days, striking a two-season rights renewal for Italy's Serie A

The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) is looking to establish an in-house channel to carry domestic league matches after deciding against launching a traditional media rights tender