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Football
Media

England’s Football Association is looking to move swiftly to land a new domestic broadcast deal for England’s women’s international qualifiers and friendlies after issuing a tender, SportBusiness under…
Rugby Union
Governance

Greater media rights revenue is likely to be the key factor determining whether a merger between Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship (URC) would be a viable option for both properties.
Multiple Sports
Media

Three leading industry figures are bullish on media rights values, believing that Netflix is likely to enter into European sports acquisitions to continue its growth, thereby significantly boosting competition in the market.
Multiple Sports
Governance

A year on from dropping to just two member universities that threatened its very existence, the Pac-12 Conference has announced the addition of four schools from the Mountain West from 2026-27.
Baseball
Sponsorship & Marketing

German workwear brand Strauss has struck a wide-ranging sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball, with its logo to feature on batting helmets during postseason games and international series in Europe.
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

Technology company Lenovo has continued its recent sponsorship drive by taking on the naming rights to the home venue of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes.
Football
Finance & Law

The hazards of private equity investment in football was a strong theme at this year’s IMG x RedBird Summit with Lorin Parys, the Belgian Pro League CEO, issuing a warning over the associated payouts.
Football
Media

BG Sports, an arm of the Boonrawd Group conglomerate in Thailand, has acquired a package of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) media rights from 2024 to 2029
Football
Media

Public broadcaster NOS will remain the major football tournament home in the Netherlands until at least 2030 after landing rights to the next two men's Fifa World Cups.
Basketball
Media

LaLiga's wholly-owned OTT service already holds domestic streaming rights to Spain's second-tier basketball league and cup: the Primera LEB and the Copa Princesa de Asturias.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Formula 1 is understood to be on the verge of a major new multi-brand sponsorship agreement with French luxury goods giant LVMH.
Multiple Sports
Media

Max and Discovery+, Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming platforms, are to be made available to basic-tier customers of US cable giant Charter at no extra charge, as part of a landmark carriage deal unveiled today.
Football
Finance & Law

Valencia is looking to raise around €120m, funds it intends to use to refinance debt and finally deliver on its long-delayed Nou Mestalla project.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

PepsiCo-owned snack brand Frito-Lay has become the latest US-based company to extend its relationship with Fifa in a deal to become an Official Sponsor of the 2026 Fifa Men’s World Cup and the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Wrestling
Media

United World Wrestling has appointed the Spring Media agency to a long-term role spanning two Olympic cycles in distributing its media rights in most territories worldwide
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The newly branded Ninja A-League will benefit from at least 10 free-to-air matches in 2024-25 as part of its naming rights deal.
Tennis
Events

Ballots and queuing will remain the only way of securing general admission tickets to Wimbledon, which has categorically ruled out following dynamic pricing moves made in entertainment and starting to be adopted in sport.
Football
Media

LaLiga has signed an agreement with China Media Group (CMG) as the league continues to expand its presence in the country following a turbulent period of coverage in recent seasons.