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DAZN, Sky share CEV rights in Italy
The men's and women's CEV Champions League will have two live broadcasters instead of one in Italy over the next two seasons after both DAZN and Sky Italia agreed rights deals with Infront.
Saran interest drives Uefa club rights increase in Romania
Competition for the Champions League pushed up the value of Uefa club competition rights in Romania in deals with Digi Sport and Prima Sport.
Greek Basketball League stays FTA in ERT renewal
Greek public broadcaster ERT has extended its broadcast rights deal with the Greek Basketball League for another three seasons
DAZN adds SLB, LBA to global basketball output
DAZN has added Great Britain’s Super League Basketball and Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) to its portfolio of basketball broadcast rights and properties streamed globally.
Liga ACB returns to territory-by-territory LatAm TV deals
Liga ACB’s series of individual non-exclusive rights deals in Latin America represents a departure from the Spanish basketball league’s previous pan-regional agreement with ESPN and a bid to boost exposure.
Sport TV challenges RTP use of football clips
Sport TV has challenged Portuguese public broadcaster RTP over its use of highlights clips from Primeira Liga and Serie A matches in complaints made to the Portuguese media watchdog.
GXR clinches long-term European league deals in India
Esports, gaming and media company Galaxy Racer (GXR) has announced that it has secured broadcast rights to three of Europe’s top football leagues on the Indian subcontinent in deals ranging from four to six seasons.
SuperSport, SABC strike late PSL sublicensing deal
The South African Premiership will remain on free-to-air television during the 2024-25 season after a late sublicensing deal was struck between rights-holder SuperSport and public broadcaster the SABC.
Pac-12 embarks on costly rebuild
A year on from dropping to just two member universities that threatened its very existence, the Pac-12 Conference has announced the addition of four schools from the Mountain West from 2026-27.
Euroleague fee plateaus in Italy amid competition lull
Euroleague Basketball secured a one-year renewal with incumbents DAZN and Sky Italia at a marginally lower value due to a lack of competition.
LaLiga lands first CCTV deal in nine years
LaLiga has signed an agreement with China Media Group (CMG) as the league continues to expand its presence in the country following a turbulent period of coverage in recent seasons.
DirecTV lodges Disney complaint, hikes pricing
DirecTV has accused Disney of negotiating in bad faith, as their carriage dispute enters a second week and intensifies ahead of the return of the NFL's Monday Night Football
ESPN goes dark on DirecTV amid carriage, antitrust disputes
Disney and DirecTV failed to agree on a licensing deal, leading to Disney-owned channels — including ESPN and ABC — going dark Sunday night in the middle of US Open broadcasting and just before a marquee col…
ESPN lands US Open renewal, cedes host broadcast
ESPN has renewed its rights to the US Open in a long-term 12-year deal that will run to 2037 but sees the United States Tennis Association assume host broadcast duties.
Streaming to fore in NBA motion to dismiss WBD case
The National Basketball Association has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit lodged by Warner Bros. Discovery over its rejection of a matching rights proposal
In Focus: US college sports
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the commercial success of US college sports.
BBC to show women’s RWC in expansive deal
Women’s rugby union is set to earn a viewership boost for the 2025 women’s Rugby World Cup, with all matches available exclusively on BBC platforms.
Venu Sports faces roadblock as judge delays launch
The much-anticipated launch of Venu Sports, the joint sports streaming venture from Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, has been delayed following a ruling by a US District judge