Media

American Football
Governance

The annual meeting of National Football League franchise owners continues today (Monday), with an extension of league commissioner Roger Goodell's contract and flexible scheduling for Thursday Night Football…
Football
Media

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has called on telco Rogers Communications (RCCI) and Timeless Inc
Football
Media

Brazil's Série B, one the world's most valuable second-tier football leagues, is close to confirming its domestic broadcasters from 2023 onward.
Cricket
Media

DAZN and Sky Sports will share live coverage of all 74 matches from this year’s Indian Premier League in the UK and Ireland, after DAZN opted to sublicense rights to the pay-TV broadcaster.
Tennis
Media

Beijing Shinai Sports Media Technology (Shinai) has acquired digital rights in China to the next three editions of the French Open grand slam tennis tournament
Boxing
Media

Sports broadcaster ESPN Africa has added boxing to its programming portfolio in a ‘multi-year’ contract with promoter Top Rank Boxing.
Motorsport
Media

Media group Viacom18 has secured exclusive rights in India to the MotoGP motorcycling series. The deal comes prior to this year's opening race in Portugal on Sunday
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has made its first move into mixed martial arts by agreeing a rights deal with US promotion the Professional Fighters League (PFL)
Basketball
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Polsat has extended its domestic rights to the Polish Basketball League (PLK) until 2030.
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Pascal Fratellia, the long-serving European Broadcasting Union sports rights executive, is switching from his role of commercial director at Eurovision Sport to head up a dedicated Olympics team at the…
Baseball
Marketing

IPTV operator Fubo has announced the addition of MLB.TV to its programming line-up, which will feature the channel in time for Major League Baseball's Opening Day on March 30
Football
Media

Endeavor Streaming is working with the National Women's Soccer League to launch a free global streaming service on NWSLSoccer
American Football
Media

Streaming platform DAZN will broadcast American 7s Football League (A7FL) to its global audiences after striking a three-year deal with the sports league
Football
Technology

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has launched an invitation to tender process for its video assistant referee (VAR) services
Gaelic Sports
Media

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ have engaged OTT technology company Simplestream to revamp their GAAGO service.
Baseball
Media

Apple TV+ doubleheader broadcasts of Friday Night Baseball will require a subscription, while DirecTV will this year air the games in commercial establishments in the United States
Ice Hockey
Media

The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) has extended and expanded its media and sponsorship rights agreement with telco Deutsche Telekom for a further four years
Baseball
Media

The 2023 World Baseball Classic further set new records as the tournament concluded with Japan hanging on to defeat the United States 3-2 in the championship game