Canal Plus to land beIN’s Ligue 1 rights in exclusive distribution deal
Canal Plus and beIN Sports, the French pay-TV broadcasters, have unveiled the details of a proposed exclusive distribution and sublicensing agreement, including the on-sale of French Ligue 1 broadcast…
LEN president upbeat over aquatics involvement at 2022 European Championships
Paolo Barelli, the president of the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), aquatics’ European body, has expressed his confidence in the sport’s European Championships in Rome being part of Munich’s 2022 m…
Cameroon’s CRTV and AUB reach accord over unpaid six-figure TV rights fees
CRTV, the public broadcaster in Cameroon, and the African Union of Broadcasting, the body of free-to-air broadcasters, have ended a dispute over outstanding rights fee payments
Six national federations in France vying to oversee mixed martial arts
A total of six national federations in France are vying to oversee mixed martial arts as the sport prepares to become officially recognised next year
Pitch cements FA relationship in deal for Women’s Super League worldwide rights
The Pitch International agency has been appointed by England’s Football Association to exclusively distribute worldwide broadcast rights to the FA Women’s Super League.
DFL trials 9:16 vertical broadcast production designed for social media
A ‘9:16’ aspect ratio production format designed particularly for smartphones and social media dissemination is the latest broadcast technology feature to have been trialled in German football’s Bunde…
Lagardère Sports promotes Segal to North American CEO
The Lagardère Sports agency has promoted Joel Segal to the position of chief executive of its North American business.
Endeavor’s 160over90 lands XFL communications role
The new XFL professional American football league has appointed 160over90, the recently rebranded marketing services arm of sports and entertainment group Endeavor, to a communications role
French volleyball clubs contribute to production costs despite new TV deal
French volleyball clubs competing in the men’s and women’s CEV Champions League this season will still have to pay a share of broadcast production costs despite a new rights agreement, it has emerged.
End of an era as Kürten to leave EBU next year
Stefan Kürten, executive director of sport at the European Broadcasting Union, is to step down in June 2020 after nearly two decades at the umbrella body of public-service broadcasters.