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UK-based streaming platform Recast has been taken out of administration after investors purchased its assets, and will now seek to “develop a refined offering” of its monetisation model.

Fifa has announced that the joint bid from Morocco, Portugal and Spain will be the “sole candidate” to host the 2030 Fifa World Cup but three matches will also played in South America with Fifa president Gia…

Vlad Marinescu has stepped down as president of the International Esports Federation (IESF), with HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, a member of Saudi Arabia’s royal family, taking on the role in an acting capacity.

Data, technology and broadcast services group Genius Sports has signed a new deal with Premier League Productions (PLP) for the global rollout of its data zone feature, which is designed to enhance match broadcasts with live performance analytics and data-driven graphics.

The English Football League this morning sent out its international broadcast rights Request for Proposal (RFP) to potential bidders as it gears up to potentially run its last such process before rights…

Sports merchandise company Fanatics has announced a long-term agreement with the Collegiate Licensing Co. (CLC) to sell licensed fan merchandise from US colleges to an international fanbase

Singapore-based kickboxing promotion Glory has appointed experienced media and entertainment executive Maurice Hols to drive growth strategy in Europe and worldwide

Team Marketing and the France-based Agon agency have delivered a winning bid during the recent tender process for international media rights to top competitions run by the Confederation of African Football…

Padel’s new Hexagon Cup event has recruited the Professional Triathletes Organisation’s chief marketing officer Tim Godfrey as strategic adviser.

DAZN has doubled down on its women’s football content in Italy and international markets after being awarded the pay-TV rights package to the Serie A Femminile.

Esports tournament organiser Blast has secured €12.7m ($13.5m) in new funding, which it says will help fuel its global expansion plans and enhance its in-house production, broadcast and technology offerings.

Matt Pound, the long-serving International Table Tennis Federation executive, is stepping down as managing director of World Table Tennis (WTT), the organisation that manages and commercialises the annual…

This summer’s influx of star footballers to the Saudi Pro League has helped boost its international media rights revenues by 650 per cent, contributing to an annual figure of $100m (€95m) from global med…

Endeavor has lost an appeal lodged in a Californian court against HDI Global Insurance over “commercial property” losses related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The MSM agency has secured the global commercial rights to the RNF MotoGP Racing team, its first client in the motorcycling series