Media
Fubo to offer standalone subscriptions
Amid a turbulent time for sports television bundles in the United States, streaming platform Fubo announced today (Tuesday) that it is launching standalone subscription services
Canal Plus to show Elite 1 women alongside Top 14
The French Rugby Federation handed rights to the Elite 1 league to Canal+ this season while also collaborating on its match scheduling.
LaLiga earns surprise Indian uplift through Galaxy Racer
LaLiga has secured an increase for its media rights in the Indian subcontinent after sealing an experimental agreement with Galaxy Racer, which is currently streaming the league’s matches for free.
TNT takes equity in rights deal with 3×3’s Unrivaled
TNT Sports has reached a multi-year media rights deal with Unrivaled, the new US women’s professional basketball league, investing in the league and becoming an equity partner.
World Cup media rights on market in Portugal
Fifa has launched an invitation to tender for media rights in Portugal to the 2026 Fifa World Cup, giving interested broadcasters just over a month to turn around their bids.
Fox Deportes, Telemundo to both air Super Bowl LIX
Boosted by growing Spanish-language audiences for the Super Bowl, Fox Deportes and Telemundo have announced that they will both be airing Super Bowl LIX in February 2025
Comcast, Big Ten Network end West Coast blackout
Big Ten Network and Comcast have finally settled a carriage dispute that had prevented West Coast customers from accessing the network on Xfinity for the first five weeks of the new college football season.
VBTV to offer global home for Japan’s new SV.League
Japanese volleyball's new-look SV.League has struck a partnership with Volleyball World, the sport's commercial vehicle, as it seeks to elevate its brand globally as part of ambitious growth plans.
LaLiga value down but reach extended in new Africa deals
Faced with a lower offer from SuperSport, LaLiga pivoted from a single English-language broadcaster strategy across sub-Saharan Africa and adopted a series of non-exclusive deals.
Bids due month-end for Fifa World Cup rights in Turkey
Turkey is the latest market in which Fifa has launched an invitation to tender for media rights to the next two editions of the men's Fifa World Cup.
WBD renews AEW deal with expanded streaming
All-Elite Wrestling (AEW) has agreed to a multi-year extension with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in a broader media rights deal as the competition looks to bring back its once-high viewership figures
BeIN extends NBA rights in Mena with days to spare
BeIN Sports has signed a new deal to show the 2024-25 National Basketball Association season live in the Mena region, announced three days before the first pre-season game.
Pac-12 adds Gonzaga in boost to conference value
Conference realignment in the US college sports world continues apace as the rebuilding Pac-12 made another move that will potentially bring an uplift to any future media rights revenue
AFL Grand Final tops Aussie audience charts in 2024
Commercial broadcaster Seven Network has claimed a year-to-date audience best in Australia, after 6.1 million people watched its coverage of the AFL Grand Final.
ITV keeps Premiership Rugby rights to 2026
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has signed an extension with Premiership Rugby to show live matches on linear television for the next two seasons.
NBA lands last-minute beIN renewal in France
The National Basketball Association is thought to have struck a new deal with beIN Sports that allows the league to continue to be aired in France for another season.
Dyn to show German teams in Fiba Europe Cup
German streaming platform Dyn Media has added more basketball rights to its portfolio in a deal to exclusively show the matches of German sides Ludwigsburg and Braunschweig in the second-tier Fiba Europe Cup.
Duro to head up Telemundo’s sports arm
Telemundo, the Spanish-language network of USA's NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, has announced a leadership change at the helm of its sports division