Multi-sport
L’Équipe to show 2022 World Games in France
French sports broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights for the 2022 World Games, which will be held in Birmingham, USA, from July 7 to 17.
Kenya’s KBC secures Commonwealth Games rights in TVMS deal
Kenyan state broadcaster KBC will be the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8
Sony renews 2022 Asian Games deal at flat rate
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed exclusive rights to the 2022 Asian Games across the Indian subcontinent at around the same fee as it paid for the previous two editions.
Mediapro to produce 2023 Pan American Games at reduced cost
The Mediapro agency has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, following a public tender process
EBU to distribute and broadcast Mediterranean Games as part of centralised package
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium, has acquired global rights to distribute and broadcast the Mediterranean Games in a deal with the International Committee…
DAZN sizes up Champions League, EFL after shock BT snub
DAZN chairman Kevin Mayer said his company’s attempts to acquire UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport “became uneconomical” after a rival bid from Discovery increased BT’s demands in the final throes of negotiations.
IMG’s Sport 24 finalises Olympics in-flight, in-ship deal ahead of Beijing 2022
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service operated by the IMG agency, has renewed its rights deal with the International Olympic Committee to cover the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paris 2024 Olympics
Weibo issues Beijing 2022 copyright warning
Chinese social media platform Weibo has warned its users not to post content from the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics that belongs to broadcast rights-holders
Sony Pictures Networks retains Asian Games rights in Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive rights across the Indian subcontinent to show the 2022 Asian Games, which is due to take place in Hangzhou, China, from September…
Hong Kong’s CMHK secures on-demand VR rights for Beijing 2022
Telecoms operator China Mobile Hong Kong has secured exclusive on-demand virtual reality rights in Hong Kong for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Seven unveils extensive Beijing 2022 broadcast plans
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven has unveiled plans for more than 1,600 hours of live coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics across its television channels and streaming service
Discovery outlines Beijing 2022 output, OTT customer retention plans and ‘robust’ audio
Discovery has today (Monday) laid out its production and editorial plans for next month’s Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as it seeks to convert more OTT users to long-term subscribers on the back of the t…
TPG Capital valued at more than $10bn following market debut
Private equity company TPG Capital, which owns the Creative Arts Agency, has been valued at more than $10bn (€8.7bn) after its first day of public trading yesterday (Thursday).
Peacock to stream all NBCUniversal coverage of 2022 Beijing Olympics
NBCUniversal is bolstering is 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics efforts by placing all its coverage from the Games on the premium tier of streaming service Peacock
Rai and Discovery ‘agree terms’ on Olympics rights deal
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has reached an agreement to extend its sublicensing pact for Olympic Games rights with Discovery, it is claimed
Over 40 broadcasters on board for Munich’s European Championships
Organisers of the 2022 European Championships have revealed that 44 broadcasters on the continent have committed to covering next year’s edition of the multi-sport event in Munich, Germany.
SABC signs African editorial content deal with APO Group
Communications company APO Group has signed a multi-year agreement with the SABC to provide South Africa’s public-service broadcaster with a range of editorial sports content from across Africa.
Middle East thaw resets market but glory days unlikely to return
Diplomatic processes put in place in 2021 to heal the rift between Saudi Arabia and Qatar have brought an end to the four-and-half-year dispute, sparking hope that the region’s sports broadcasting market will soon revert to normality.