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Endeavor full-year revenue rise driven by UFC commercial results, live events uplift
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor, owner of the IMG and WME agencies, has posted increased revenue of $5.27bn (€4.9
BT Sport nets rights to remainder of Copa del Rey season
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired exclusive UK broadcast rights to the forthcoming semi-finals and final of Spain's Copa del Rey cup competition. The deal begins with the first leg of the semi-final match between Osasuna and Athletic Club tonight (Wednesday).
Formula 1 returns to IMG’s Sport 24 in three-year deal
The IMG agency has secured Formula One in-ship and in-flight media rights to showcase on its Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra channels over the next three seasons
CAF eyes greater returns with recruitment of new commercial director
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has recruited Egyptian Hassan El Kamah as its new commercial director
ECB to stream free coverage of Bangladesh-England under Sky deal
UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky Sports has announced that it will show the England men’s cricket team’s upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh, which starts tomorrow (Wednesday), although the England and Wal…
Experienced broadcast executive Raynaud named permanent EPCR chief
European Professional Club Rugby has named Jacques Raynaud as its new chief executive following what it described as an “extensive and rigorous global search”.
Euroleague extends United Media deals in Greece, Cyprus and Balkans
Euroleague Basketball has renewed its exclusive rights deals with United Media-owned broadcasters Nova and Sportklub for five more seasons, from 2023-24 to 2027-28.
FuboTV sets new financial landmarks but suffers significant net loss
US-based sports channel and streaming content aggregator FuboTV has broken through the $1bn (€945.3
LET issues host broadcast tender, media rights ITT to follow
Golf’s Ladies European Tour is to release an invitation to tender for host broadcast and production services later this week, and will follow that up with a media rights distribution ITT process.
EFL follows RFP with domestic broadcast rights tender launch
The English Football League has issued its invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights from the 2024-25 season onwards
Eurosport continues to showcase World Rally-Raid Championship
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe has agreed a broadcast rights deal with the fledgling World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC)
Warner Bros. Discovery ‘planning to cut RSNs’
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports has told employees at its AT&T SportsNet channels that it plans to leave the regional sports network (RSN) business in the United States.
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OneFootball agrees Uefa club competitions content deal with ServusTV
OneFootball has announced a content sharing agreement with Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV that will make Uefa Champions League and Europa League highlights available on its streaming platform.
Guild Esports launches in-house studio to drive esports and gaming-led campaigns
David Beckham co-owned esports organisation Guild Esports has launched a new in-house production and creative studio to provide bespoke campaigns for its sponsors, as well as independent brands and media…
Sunrise launches new MySports OTT platform
Swiss telco Sunrise, a subsidiary of Liberty Global, has announced the creation of a new MySports OTT offering powered by the Green Streams streaming platform
Tender launched for Czech ice hockey league domestic, international and betting rights
An invitation to tender process has been launched for the domestic, international and betting video rights to the Czech Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in the Czech Republic, covering five seasons…
Optus secures five-match Women’s FA Cup deal
Australian telco Optus has secured a five-match deal for rights to the Women’s FA Cup. The telco will broadcast live coverage of the matches on its subscription streaming service Optus Sport.
LIV Golf launches new global OTT service, various international TV deals signed
LIV Golf has announced the launch of a new global app and streaming site to provide live coverage of its events in territories where it does not have an exclusive rights deal, while it has struck some…