Media
WNBA, ESPN announce 2023 broadcast schedule
The Women's National Basketball Association has announced its 2023 schedule on broadcast partner ESPN and other Disney-owned networks such as ABC and ESPN2
Brazil and Latin America next up for Uefa club competition rights sales
Broadcasters in Brazil and the rest of Latin America must lodge their Uefa club competition rights bids later this month, SportBusiness understands
OneFootball recruits Beer as SVP, platform and content
Media company and direct-to-consumer streaming platform OneFootball has recruited experienced media specialist Rhys Beer to the role of senior vice-president of platform and content
Mediaset lands sublicensed Europa League rights in Spain
Media group Mediaset España will show matches from the Uefa Europa League for the remainder of the 2022-23 season, as well as during the 2023-24 campaign, after agreeing a deal with pay-TV broadcaster …
SPOTV renews PTO Tour rights in Southeast Asia
Pay-television and digital platform SPOTV has renewed a deal to cover Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) events in several countries across Southeast Asia
BT Sport to show World Baseball Classic
UK pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport is to show live coverage of the World Baseball Classic
Klein: IMG looking to add extra facets to Arab Gulf Cup remit
The IMG agency is looking to widen its work with the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) beyond the existing remit currently focused on broadcast and sponsorship rights sales, according to Robert…
RTL retains clean sweep of Europa League, Conference League rights
German commercial broadcaster RTL has renewed its rights to the Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League until the end of the 2026-27 season
IMG’s Sport 24 secures Women’s World Cup in-flight, in-ship rights
IMG’s Sport 24 has secured in-flight and in-ship rights to this year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
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Ocean to show Premiership Rugby out-of-home clips
Premiership Rugby has entered into an agreement with media company Ocean Outdoor, which will broadcast highlights of matches on large-format digital out-of-home screens
Netflix renews golf and tennis docuseries
Netflix has announced that it has renewed its golf and tennis documentary series "Full Swing" and "Break Point" for second seasons
TUDN claims Spanish-language audio rights to World Baseball Classic
Spanish-language broadcaster TUDN Audio Network has reached an agreement to cover the upcoming World Baseball Classic
DAZN to launch first women’s sports channel in Germany and Austria
Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN has further enhanced its commitment to women’s sport by announcing the launch of a free streaming channel in Germany and Austria.
CVC finalises $150m WTA investment deal
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has today (Tuesday) announced the closing of its agreement with CVC Capital Partners that will see the private equity company invest in a new commercial vehicle for t…
Sportdeutschland.TV lands major ice hockey rights package from Infront
Sportdeutschland.TV, the streaming platform of DOSB New Media, has agreed a wide-ranging ice hockey rights deal with the Infront agency, which includes the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship.
Malaysian Football League hits reset, aims for return to ‘glory days’
Recent changes in Malaysian club football include league restructure and major new commercial deals
Uefa ‘non-Euros’ revenue exceeds €4bn, UWCL generates €15.2m after centralisation
European football’s governing body Uefa received total revenues of €4.05bn ($4.32bn) last season, according to its recently published Financial Report for 2021-22.
Global Champions appoints WePlay to drive d2c growth as broadcast footprint expands
Global Champions, the rights-holder to equestrian sport’s Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global Champions League (GCL), has turned to the WePlay digital marketing agency in a bid to significantly b…