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Premier League coverage in the Caribbean will be shown by the ESPN channels and made available to Flow TV subscribers after a deal with pay-television broadcaster Verticast ended one season early.
Multiple Sports
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Russian sports marketing agency Telesport is allegedly demanding the bankruptcy of its former owner Petr Makarenko as the businessman and his former company come under a myriad of lawsuits to recover debt
Cricket
Industry Moves

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has appointed experienced UK sports industry executive Rupert Hunter as its new chief commercial officer, SportBusiness can reveal.
Football
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SportBusiness understands that Amazon Prime Video will soon finalise a deal to exclusively show one match per week – a home fixture of a club belonging to the Liga Forte Uniao bloc – over five years, from 2025 to 2029.
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Cleveland Browns' 20-year contract would cover any potential move to a proposed $2.4bn domed stadium in Brook Park.
Netball
Industry Moves

World Netball has ended its near year-long search for a permanent chief executive, turning to Fiona Harold, commercial director of golf's Ladies European Tour
Football
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ITV has concluded an eleventh-hour deal with Viaplay to show live UK coverage of Uefa Nations League matches this week featuring Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sportfive has established a dedicated sales division for women's football, as agency competition in the space intensifies.
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The media rights subsidiary of Los Angeles-based esports organisation FaZe Clan has acquired an equity stake in the energy drink G Fuel as part of a long-term sponsorship agreement between G Fuel and FaZe…
Football
Industry Moves

IMG is currently looking to recruit a vice-president of football in the Americas and a vice-president of rights in Latin America after losing some key experience in the region
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Formula 1’s Scuderia Ferrari is in advanced talks with French drinks company Pernod Ricard regarding a new sponsorship agreement, SportBusiness understands from multiple sources close to the negotiations.
Football
Industry Moves

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has appointed former Real Madrid executive Ramón Plaza Bautista as commercial and business development manager.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Concerns linger over the financial health of Le Coq Sportif as the French Rugby Federation (FFR) moves on from a six-year kit supply term to return to previous sponsor Adidas.
Football
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The Sporty Group has solidified its free-to-air football rights portfolio in Ghana and Nigeria in long-term deals for LaLiga, Serie A and the English Football League
American Football
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Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington have seen the start of their era as Big Ten Conference schools blacked out to Comcast customers in their home markets, as the latter’s Big Ten Network carriage row rumbled into the start of the new season.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

German discount supermarket chain Lidl is to build on its successful sponsorship of Euro 2024 by becoming an Official Partner of the Uefa Europa League and Uefa Conference League for three seasons until…
Football
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The Premier League will enjoy continuity in its coverage in Hong Kong after Now TV, the pay-television arm of telco PCCW, retained its rights for three more seasons
Football
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Indonesian media conglomerate MNC Group has renewed its Asian Football Confederation (AFC) rights from 2025 to 2028, in the wake of strong performances from the national team