Donoghue to exit as Amazon’s VP of global sports video
Marie Donoghue, who played an integral role in growing Amazon's sports rights portfolio in the United States, is to leave the online retail giant
StarTimes, SABC deal with New World TV for Afcon
StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights to the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast
DAZN ups inventory in WTA renewal in Portugal
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group has renewed and expanded its Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rights in Portugal until 2026
MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports ‘up for sale’
Dorna Sports, the commercial rights-holder of the MotoGP and Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) motorcycling championships, is up for sale, its chief executive Carmelo Ezpeleta has revealed
Baer-Hoffmann swaps football for baseball players’ union
Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, the former general secretary of FIFPro, the international footballers’ union, has joined the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
Sporting CP open to minority investor after using future TV money to pay off banks
Sporting CP, the Portuguese football powerhouse, is on the lookout for a minority investor after successfully buying back Mandatory Convertible Securities (VMOC) from Novo Banco using future media rights…
NBA’s Pacers put QR code on jersey in US pro team sponsorship first
The Indiana Pacers, of the National Basketball Association, have claimed a US major league professional franchise first, with their new jersey sponsor to incorporate a QR code-like patch
Littler-mania driving record darts audiences in UK, Germany
The final of the PDC World Darts Championship tonight (Wednesday) is set to break even more records in the UK for Sky with the performances of teenage sensation Luke Littler having brought viewers flooding…
New German entrant DF1 provides Formula E with vital free-to-air home
Formula E has solved its biggest broadcast problem ahead of the new season, striking a free-to-air rights deal in Germany after the previous agreement was terminated with potentially legal implications
Stuttgart hires Gubisch to lead international business development
VfB Stuttgart has appointed Simon Gubisch as head of international business development