Media
NOS extends MXGP rights deal in the Netherlands
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has renewed its deal with Infront Moto Racing for rights to the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship
Spotify’s The Ringer launches video content on FanDuel TV
Spotify-owned sports and culture media company The Ringer is launching sports-themed programming on FanDuel TV
NCAA men’s Final Four, championship suffer viewership decline
The audiences for the NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Four and national championship in Houston saw declines, with the championship game averaging 14
ProSiebenSat.1 lands IIHF World Championship free-to-air rights
Commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired free-to-air rights in Germany to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship as part of a sublicensing agreement with Sportdeutschland.TV, SportBusiness understands.
1190 Sports named consultant to Liga Forte Futebol investors
1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has been appointed as a consultant to the two funds backing Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two organisations s…
DirecTV showing Yankees’ Prime Video broadcasts at commercial locations
DirecTV for Business has reached an agreement with Amazon Prime Video to distribute the entire 20-game slate of New York Yankees Major League Baseball regular-season games being shown on the streaming…
TVMS to distribute Rugby Africa broadcast rights in four-year deal
The TV Media Sport agency has been appointed to distribute broadcast rights on behalf of Rugby Africa, the continental governing body
Premier League and beIN enter exclusive talks over Mena renewal
The Premier League is to enter into exclusive negotiations with beIN Sports with a view to finalising a new rights agreement in the Middle East and North Africa with the pay-TV broadcaster
Alfieri and Visconti take on new roles at FC Diez Media
FC Diez Media, the IMG-owned business that manages the commercial rights to South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) club competitions, has promoted Diego Alfieri and Pedro Visconti to the roles o…
Belarus’ Beltelecom adds Setanta Sports channels
Belarusian telecoms operator Beltelecom has added two Setanta Sports Eurasia pay-television channels to its terrestrial television and IPTV services after striking a carriage deal with the pan-regional…
Sony, FanCode net AIFF Super Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks and streaming platform FanCode have secured rights to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Super Cup
WSC brings in Infront for TCR digital content production
WSC Group, owner of the commercial rights and technical regulations to TCR touring car racing, has entered into a deal with the Infront agency focusing on the digital activation, production and distribution…
NCAA women’s basketball breaks all records on ESPN platforms
The championship game of the NCAA women's basketball tournament has broken viewership records on ESPN platforms, with 9
WWE, UFC consider combined streaming offering following Endeavor takeover
A combined streaming deal for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling Entertainment is a possibility following Endeavor’s takeover agreement for the wrestling promotion.
BeIN extends non-exclusive PTO Tour deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its rights deal for the PTO Tour
Rogers seals takeover of rival telco Shaw
Rogers Communications has completed its takeover of rival telco Shaw Communications, with the two parties pledging to bundle more products to more Canadians, including sports and media content
WNFC agrees non-exclusive DAZN global streaming deal
The Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC) has agreed a non-exclusive global streaming deal with DAZN which will give fans around the world more access to the league.
Incumbent Sky named preferred bidder in EFL rights auction
Pay-television broadcaster Sky looks set to retain its English Football League rights after being named as the preferred bidder following the recent submission of offers in an invitation to tender process