Strategy chief Harmuth exits as Sportradar ‘streamlines’ structure
Sportradar's chief strategy officer Ulrich Harmuth has become a high-profile exit from the sports data and betting services company, which cut 10-per-cent of its global workforce late last year
Uefa club competition tenders hit Romania
Uefa and its Team Marketing agency have opened the bidding process for media rights in Romania to European club competitions for the 2024-25 to 2026-27 cycle
Libra, LFU in ‘common sense’ talks to pool media rights
Libra and Liga Forte União (LFU), the two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Série B teams seeking to drive plans for a new league system, are closing in on an agreement to jointly market th…
Netflix swoops for WWE’s Raw in global $5bn play
Netflix has made its biggest foray into live event streaming, today (Tuesday), announcing a stunning $5bn (€4.6bn), 10-year global media-rights deal with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Blast Premier lands betting sponsor for Counter-Strike events
Esports tournament organiser Blast has landed a global sponsorship deal with esports betting brand GG.BET for its Counter-Strike tournament series Blast Premier.
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Van Rooyen exits Sky after 18 years, UK & Ireland unit to report into Strong
Stephen van Rooyen has announced he is to leave Sky, the pay-television giant where he is group chief commercial officer and chief executive of the UK and Ireland business, at the end of next month
F1’s Norris set to grow Quadrant business after new investment
Quadrant, the entertainment and gaming brand founded by Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, has today (Monday) closed a seven-figure investment round, led by WillNE, a YouTuber
DAZN shows J3 matches free in new J. League deal, subscription upped again
DAZN and Japan’s J. League have struck a new rights agreement that encompasses the third-tier Meiji Yasuda J3 League, as the sports broadcaster ups its subscription price in the country for the third consecutive year.
NRL’s Dragons secure Squadron Energy as new sponsor
St George Illawarra Dragons, the Australian National Rugby League team, has signed a long-term sponsorship deal with Squadron Energy, the renewable energy company
Sony-Zee $10bn merger off, legal threats issued on both sides
The planned $10bn (€9.2bn) mega-Indian media merger, two years in the making, between Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment was officially scrapped today (Monday).