Amazon Prime Video India secures rights for remainder of WNBA 2021 season
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the exclusive media rights in India for the second half of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2021 season.
AFC Champions League final and knockout games to be held in Saudi Arabia
The Asian Football Confederation has announced that the final of the AFC Champions League 2021, along with the quarter-finals and semi-finals for the Western region, will be held in Saudi Arabia
Viacom 18 picks up Serie A rights in Indian subcontinent
Indian media group Viacom 18 has acquired the media rights for the Italian Serie A in the Indian subcontinent in a three-year deal with the Infront agency
Australian Professional Leagues appoints Optus Sport’s Bayliss as director of content
Richard Bayliss, the former director of sport at pay-television broadcaster Optus Sport, has joined the Australian Professional Leagues in the newly-created position of director of content
Rugby Championship mulls ‘mid-competition switch to Europe’
The Rugby Championship is considering a mid-tournament switch to Europe as part of a backup plan to ensure that its fixture list can be completed
NBL follows pay-TV deals with three-year Network Ten accord
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has secured free-to-air rights to Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) for the next three years.
DAZN extends AFC portfolio in Japan for next eight years
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced a media rights deal in Japan covering all Asian Football Confederation club and national competitions for the next eight years
FSDL to sell AFC media rights in Indian subcontinent across 2021-24 cycle
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a four-year media rights agreement with Football Sports Development Limited, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, across the Indian…
Odisha extends Indian hockey sponsorship to 2033
The Indian state of Odisha has agreed a deal to sponsor the men’s and women’s national hockey teams for an additional 10 years after its current deal ends in 2023.
Australian Swimming League launch postponed ‘until 2022’
The freshly launched Australian Swimming League has been forced to postpone its inaugural season due to a third wave of Covid-19 in the country.