Safa, SABC extend broadcast deal to 2028
The South African Football Association (Safa) has renewed its long-term deal with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for four years, the broadcaster announced yesterday (Thursday)
DAZN holds on to EPL rights in Spain, Portugal
DAZN has renewed its exclusive media rights to broadcast the English Premier League in Spain and Portugal from 2025-26 to 2027-28 as it continues to solidify its football portfolio across Europe
Europa League gets Brazil FTA exposure on Band
The Uefa Europa League will continue to enjoy free-to-air coverage in Brazil after the acquisition of non-exclusive rights for the second-tier club competition by commercial broadcaster Band.
Sport TV launches channel to extend live output
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has launched a channel dedicated to broadcasting live sports outside of football
DAZN to show NFL preseason for free in Spain
OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN is showing National Football League preseason games for free in Spain
Venu Sports sets price point for streaming launch
The price point for Venu Sports, the highly anticipated joint sports streaming venture from Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, has been set at $42.99 (€40) per month.
Okko CEO claims Telesport purchase as LaLiga pulls plug
Sergey Shishkin, CEO of Russian subscription OTT platform Okko, claims to have acquired 99 per cent of shares in Telesport as financial turbulence at the Russian sports marketing agency has put paid to…
WBD takes NBA to court as rights spat escalates
Warner Bros. Discovery has sued the National Basketball Association over the league’s rejection of its matching rights proposal, in the latest instalment of the NBA media rights saga.
MLB Network launched as D2C offering in structure switch-up
Major League Baseball is separating its streaming offerings as it launches its flagship MLB Network channel as a direct-to-consumer service, separate from MLB.TV
ARD-ZDF deal delivers exposure boost for women’s handball
Women’s handball has been delivered a major exposure boost in Germany after public broadcasters ARD and ZDF opted to buy the rights to the women’s Euros together with the men’s competition.