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NFL Game Pass added to DAZN’s Prime Video offering
NFL Game Pass will be available on Amazon Prime Video as an add-on in several of the league's key international markets thanks to a deal struck by the service's global distributor, DAZN
ARY, Tower Sports bag PCB rights
Media groups ARY and Tower Sports have together secured Pakistan Cricket Board domestic rights until the end of 2026, ending the PCB's search for a long-term broadcast agreement
EXCLUSIVE: Date set for DFL-DAZN showdown
The domestic media rights legal battle in Germany between the German Football League (DFL) and its incumbent broadcaster DAZN is set for a late September outcome
Shamrock threatens RTÉ ban for shunning European run
The absence of a centralised broadcast rights sales process for the playoff rounds of the Uefa Europa League has sparked a row in Ireland that could have ramifications for the domestic league
Venu Sports faces roadblock as judge delays launch
The much-anticipated launch of Venu Sports, the joint sports streaming venture from Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, has been delayed following a ruling by a US District judge
BeIN adds EFL to latest spate of Mena renewals
BeIN Media Group has struck a new rights deal for the English Football League, covering 27 countries across the Middle East and North Africa, France, Australia and New Zealand
Big leagues leave it late, with markets still dark
Late deals and blackouts for the season’s opening weekend of Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 exemplify the tough market conditions internationally for rights-holders of even higher-tier properties.
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Sky, SuperTennis trade US Open, WTA Tour rights
Sky Italia will broadcast the US Open this year and next as part of a two-way sublicensing agreement with SuperTennis amid the sharp rise in success of Italian players
BeIN hones in on Uefa club rights renewal in Mena
Extensive and exclusive Uefa club competition coverage in the Middle East and North Africa is set to remain on beIN Sports for the next three seasons, SportBusiness understands.
Digi, Prima share Uefa club rights in Romania
Romanian pay-television broadcasters Digi Sport and Prima Sport have acquired rights to Uefa’s three club competitions for the next three seasons.
Cricket West Indies well set to enter new commercial era
As the West Indies took to the field in Guyana today for the start of the second Test against South Africa, they did so with unbranded shirts: a microcosm of cricket’s challenges in the Caribbean.
Genius expands ESPN data insights agreement
Genius Sports has struck a new data insights deal with one of its main broadcaster clients in a long-term extension with US sports broadcaster ESPN
DAZN secures French distribution, sets subscriber target
DAZN hopes to reach 1.5 million subscribers in France within six months as it prepares to go live tomorrow (Friday) evening with Ligue 1 coverage
WRC Promoter ‘lined up’ for sale
Owners KW25 and Red Bull are said to be targeting a valuation of up to €500m for the WRC's commercial rights-holder.
New era for women’s football with WPLL takeover
Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) has taken over formal ownership of the top two tiers of English women's club football from the Football Association, with an all-female leadership team and f…
Serie A sticks with Saran in 15-territory deal
Saran Media has continued to build its European football portfolio, acquiring Serie A rights in a host of Central Asian and Eastern European territories in a mix of three- and five-season deals.
New World TV adds two heavyweight European leagues
New World TV has added rights to both LaLiga and Serie A as the Togo-based pay-television broadcaster continues to amass European football rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Caliente TV enters Champions League after Paramount rethink
Caliente TV has picked up Uefa Champions League rights in Mexico, a package originally headed for Paramount Global before its Latin American retreat gathered pace.