Football
Fox, WBD share Premier League in Mexico after Paramount exit
The Premier League has a new home in Mexico and Central America after its previous broadcast partner, Paramount Global, handed back rights ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Still no Serie B TV deal on cusp of new season
Lega Serie B has taken the unprecedented step of deciding to re-launch its domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender (ITT) nine days before the new season begins amid increasing fears of a coverage blackout.
Premier League strikes another big uplift in South Korea
E-commerce company Coupang secured Premier League and FA Cup rights in South Korea after agreeing to pay an increase of over 66 per cent on the league’s current deal with Eclat Media Group.
Czech Cup behind paywall in five-year O2 deal
Extensive live coverage of Czech football’s knockout clubs competition is moving away from public-service broadcaster Česká Televize to pay-television broadcaster O2 TV in a landmark five-season agreement.
Bundesliga pens five deals in sub-Saharan Africa
Bundesliga International has agreed five broadcast deals in sub-Saharan Africa to bolster both its pan-regional and national distribution across free-to-air and pay-television
Liga Forte União set for domestic deal with Record
Liga Forte União is on the verge of striking its first media rights deal for the new era of Brazilian football from 2025, as the 31-club collective nears an agreement with free-to-air broadcaster Record.
DAZN holds on to EPL rights in Spain, Portugal
DAZN has renewed its exclusive media rights to broadcast the English Premier League in Spain and Portugal from 2025-26 to 2027-28 as it continues to solidify its football portfolio across Europe
DAZN stirs up NZ competition with Uefa rights
DAZN has secured exclusive rights to Uefa club competitions in New Zealand, sparking the potential for a return of competition for sports media rights in the market.
Europa League gets Brazil FTA exposure on Band
The Uefa Europa League will continue to enjoy free-to-air coverage in Brazil after the acquisition of non-exclusive rights for the second-tier club competition by commercial broadcaster Band.
Judge takes action on pirating of Ecuador’s Serie A
Ecuador's Liga Pro has announced a major clampdown on illegal streaming of its content after the return of the top flight on a new broadcast partner was disrupted by piracy.
Saran ties up Uefa national team rights in Turkey
Broadcast rights in Turkey to Uefa national team properties have been sold to Saran Media Group until 2028
Fifa strikes Homeless World Cup deal
Fifa has signed a memorandum of understanding with organisers of the Homeless World Cup to broadcast the annual competition on Fifa+, provide equipment and 'explore co-branding opportunities'.
A-League secures double-header FTA slot in new season
The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has secured a vital tweak to the television scheduling of the 2024-25 men's A-League season at a crucial time for the organisation.
EXCLUSIVE: OneFootball blows final whistle on APAC
OneFootball has wound up its Singapore-based Asia-Pacific operations amid a small number of redundancies globally as the media platform continues to reshape its business, SportBusiness understands
U-Next bets big on Premier League to drive subs
U-Next secured exclusive media rights to the Premier League and FA Cup in Japan in what is now a seven-year deal in order to reinforce its competitive edge in the local streaming market.
BeIN, LFP hammer out deal details as sign-off nears
The French football domestic rights saga is almost at an end, after the league's board of directors validated the €100m ($108m) per season media rights and sponsorship offer from pay-television's beIN S…
SBT pulls LFU rights bid ahead of likely defeat
Commercial broadcaster SBT is out of the running for domestic rights to Brazilian football's Liga Forte União (LFU), after learning its R$2.6bn (€425m/$460m) bid would be rejected.
Serie A negotiates five-year Match TV extension
Serie A will remain on Match TV in Russia until at least 2029 as - unlike some other high-profile properties - the league continues to have uninterrupted coverage in the country.