FC Luzern buoyed by sponsorship double
Swiss Super League side FC Luzern has renewed its shirt sponsorship deal with Otto’s, the Swiss discount retailer, until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Turner named Birmingham 2022 director of legacy
Organisers of Birmingham’s 2022 Commonwealth Games have today (Tuesday) named Nicola Turner as director of legacy for the multi-sports events.
Douyu secures Blast Premier streaming rights in China
Chinese streaming platform Douyu has acquired broadcast rights to esports’ Blast Premier 2020 Counter Strike tournament.
Canal Plus and LNR agree rights fee payment compromise
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has reached an agreement over outstanding broadcast rights payments with Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), organiser of French rugby union’s Top 14 and Pro D…
Mediapro’s French channel named ‘Téléfoot’ in four-year TF1 deal
Production and agency group Mediapro's football-focused pay-television service in France will be known as ‘Téléfoot’ as part of a deal struck with free-to-air commercial broadcaster TF1.
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Disney-bound Fox Sports Brasil ‘has amassed $22m in losses’
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil is said to have amassed a R$120m ($22.3m/€20m) deficit between 2016 and 2019.
Allied Sports recruits ex-CAA Sports consulting head Luckman
US-based sports marketing agency Allied Sports has recruited Greg Luckman, previously CAA Sports’ global head of brand consulting, as its chief executive and co-managing director.
Canal Plus Poland appoints editorial sports director
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Poland has appointed Michal Kolodziejczyk to the newly created position of editorial sports director
Nent restores full channel pricing, resumes sports-rights payments
Pan-Nordic broadcaster Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reintroduced full pricing for its sports channels in Denmark, Finland and Sweden and will also resume sports-rights payments
CEV’s 10-year betting rights deal met with opposition
The recent sale of betting streaming and data rights by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) has become a subject of contention among stakeholders in the sport seeking to understand the rationale…