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Eagle Football planning $1.1bn recap ahead of US IPO
Eagle Football Holdings (EFH), the multi-club ownership group run by American entrepreneur John Textor, has announced plans for a $1.1bn (€1bn) recapitalisation ahead of a New York Stock Exchange flotation next year.
WSL nets security with Sky, BBC renewals
Sky and the BBC are to remain as the domestic homes of English football's Women’s Super League until 2030 after long-term five-year rights deals were announced today (Wednesday).
Uefa commits €1bn to women’s football
Uefa has committed to investing €1bn ($1.1bn) in women’s football until 2030 as part of its new ‘Unstoppable’ strategy, with plans to launch a second club competition and a new commercial concept for the Women’s Champions League.
F1 returning to Eleven in Poland amid Viaplay exit
Eleven Sports is continuing to profit from Viaplay's planned exit from Poland, after regaining rights in the country to Formula 1 motor racing.
Hisense kickstarts Fifa Club World Cup sponsorship sales
Hisense has become the first brand to sponsor the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup, kickstarting the commercial programme for the competition that has so far failed to catch fire.
What’s next in cricket’s commercial journey?
Cricket's future formats, media rights, and new markets were under discussion at a panel session at this year’s Sportel conference in Monaco yesterday (Tuesday).
Mediapro readying €1bn fund for sports IP investments
Mediapro is to launch and manage a €1bn ($1.1bn) fund to be used for the acquisition of sports intellectual property, including media rights, worldwide, the Spanish media and broadcast production group has revealed.
Viaplay sells slate of Women’s EHF Euro rights to TV2 Norway
Viaplay is to share coverage in Norway of the upcoming European Women's Handball Championship with TV2, part of the media group's wider strategy of sublicensing rights where possible to recoup fees
IOC eyes two-cycle TV rights deal in India
The International Olympic Committee hopes that cricket’s inclusion can help it land the stability of a two-cycle rights deal in the Indian subcontinent after a succession of one-cycle contracts with different broadcasters.
PWHL engages Deep Blue for commercial development
Ahead of the start of its second season, the PWHL is looking for commercial development with the help of Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment.
Serie A back on French TV screens via L’Équipe
Serie A's blackout in France is finally over after L'Équipe, the digital terrestrial and streaming broadcaster, struck a two-season deal with the Italian league.
Saudi-first strategy as PIF scales back global outlay
Global sports properties eyeing lucrative investment were dealt a blow today (Tuesday) after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced it was scaling back its international spend.
Mapfre names Copa del Rey as title model prevails
Insurance company Mapfre has signed as the first-ever title sponsor of Spanish football’s Copa del Rey as well as the women’s equivalent knock-out competition, the Copa de la Reina.
Judge rules Verticast case v Digicel, Flow can proceed
Caribbean pay-television broadcaster Verticast and regional telcos Flow and Digicel are heading to the courts in the first quarter of 2025 in an anti-competitive lawsuit
Milan clubs post record revenues for 2023-24
AC Milan and Serie A rival Inter Milan recorded record revenues in 2023-24, with both clubs benefitting from initiatives from new American owners.
Milan recorded a €4.1m ($4.4
Poland sets out pathway to 2040 Olympics in Warsaw
Building on previous declarations from President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Poland is rolling out a strategy that intends to culminate in its first Olympics.
Cosm deals with NFL for ‘shared reality’ game rights
Cosm, the immersive technology and entertainment company, has reached an enhanced agreement with the National Football League to show live matches for the rest of the 2024 season.
ITV continues as Lionesses’ home until 2029
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a four-year deal with the Football Association to continue to show matches of the Lionesses, the England women’s team.
EBU lands 2026, 2030 World Cup rights in handful of markets
The European Broadcasting Union today (Monday) announced a new agreement with Fifa covering media rights in five countries for the next two men's World Cups
Islanders signs AI-focused helmet deal with Viam
The New York Islanders of the NHL has agreed a helmet sponsorship deal with engineering platform Viam that will look to use artificial intelligence, data and automation to unlock efficiencies in the team’s UBS Arena.