Italian rugby’s Serie A Elite remains on Rai
Italian public broadcaster Rai will air the Serie A Elite men’s rugby championship for two more seasons in a renewal of its deal with the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR).
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.
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
BeIN still to make LFP payment amid sponsorship questions
BeIN Sports’ first instalment payment for its slice of Ligue 1 domestic rights remains unpaid with the broadcaster understood to be holding out for full details of the sponsorship inventory it has been awarded.
Telesport ‘files bankruptcy claim’ against ex-owner
Russian sports marketing agency Telesport is allegedly demanding the bankruptcy of its former owner Petr Makarenko as the businessman and his former company come under a myriad of lawsuits to recover debt
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
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.