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Mixed Martial Arts
Finance & Law

TKO Group, parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has reached an agreement to pay $375m (€336.6m) to settle an antitrust action brought by former UFC fighter Cung Le, with another lawsuit pending.
Football
Industry Moves

The Eredivisie has created its first commercial director position following the decision to take back control of its international broadcast and betting video and sponsorship rights late last year
Skiing
Media

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will on Monday issue an invitation to tender (ITT) for global media rights to the Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships in 2027 and 2029, SportBusiness understands.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Marriott International is poised to extend its long-standing sponsorship agreement with the Mercedes Formula 1 team, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
Football
Finance & Law

Sorare, the crypto-based digital collectibles company that has a multi-year deal with the English Premier League, has been charged by the UK Gambling Commission, accused of providing unlicensed gambling…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Two Circles is targeting further US growth after taking on investment from Otro Capital, the New York-based sports private equity firm, and David Blitzer, the American billionaire and multiple sports team owner.
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Seven of the 10 clubs could be classed as balance sheet insolvent, according to a report which states that English domestic rugby union is likely to remain a loss-making industry for the foreseeable future.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Telemundo, the Spanish-language network of USA's NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, has announced a leadership change at the helm of its sports division
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Nike has won the long-term contract to kit out the Uruguayan national football team, after a short-term deal covering this summer's men's Copa América.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

US marketing agency rEvolution has today (Thursday) announced the acquisition of the WePlay digital marketing agency, significantly bolstering its presence across the UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chiliz Group, the owners of the Socios fan token business, is launching Chiliz Sports, an independent agency to help cryptocurrency brands identify partnership opportunities with sports properties.
Volleyball
Media

The men's and women's CEV Champions League will have two live broadcasters instead of one in Italy over the next two seasons after both DAZN and Sky Italia agreed rights deals with Infront.
US College Sport
Finance & Law

The ongoing nationwide realignment of the US college sports conference scene has led to another lawsuit being filed, this time on the west coast
Ice Hockey
Media

Smith Entertainment Group has unveiled a new direct-to-consumer streaming service that incorporates matches of its newest franchise, the NHL's Utah Hockey Club, with those of the NBA's Utah Jazz
Football
Events

Uefa has re-opened the bidding process to select the host of the 2027 Champions League final after stripping the Italian city of Milan of the hosting rights
Power Boating
Media

Iris Sport Media has been appointed to distribute media rights to the UIM E1 World Championship, the electric powerboat racing series that launched earlier this year with a season opener in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Tom Edwards, a former leading sales executive at Sportradar, has been recruited by Spring Media to strengthen the agency’s betting rights distribution vertical.
Basketball
Media

Greek public broadcaster ERT has extended its broadcast rights deal with the Greek Basketball League for another three seasons