Media
FIS M&M recruits Fifa’s Stoll to digital and innovation role
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has added to its team at its new in-house commercial division with the appointment of Fifa’s Benjamin Stoll as director of digital and innovation.
UK Culture Secretary advises against Channel 4 privatisation
UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak advising against the privatisation of free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4
SportsGrid strikes distribution deal with MyBundle.TV
Betting-focused streaming network gains additional carriage
BeIN retains Coupe de France rights in international markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
Sport1 audience peaks at 2.4m for dramatic World Darts Championship final
Sport1, the German free-to-air sports channel, attracted a peak audience of 2.36 million viewers for live coverage of last night’s dramatic PDC World Darts Championship final between England’s Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands.
DAZN ups prices for new customers in Italy, adds lower-tier ‘Start’ package
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN has increased prices for new customers in Italy and launched a new package for non-football fans
Fox Sports grows US soccer portfolio with Coupe de France deal
Network makes another move to acquire key international rights
College Football Playoff semifinals average 21.7m US viewers
ESPN posts year-over-year growth for pair of dramatic contests
LFP recruits Six Nations’ Morel to lead new commercial entity
Ben Morel, the current chief executive of Six Nations Rugby, has been named chief executive of the new commercial entity at France's Professional Football League (LFP)
Antitrust watchdog approves Serie A’s domestic rights guidelines
The Italian antitrust authority, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has approved Lega Serie A’s guidelines for the sale of its next set of domestic broadcast rights.
Saudi Sports Company acquires Portuguese League Cup across Mena
Saudi Arabian state-controlled media group Saudi Sports Company has completed a deal for exclusive rights to broadcast the Portuguese League Cup across the Middle East and North Africa during the 2022-23…
PGA Tour returns to in-house international rights sales
The PGA Tour will once again manage the sale of its international media rights in-house following renegotiations held with Warner Bros. Discovery amid the shuttering of its GolfTV international streaming service.
Sky Sports picks up SA20 rights ahead of inaugural season
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired rights to Cricket South Africa’s new franchise league, SA20.
Canada’s Competition Tribunal approves Rogers-Shaw merger
Rogers Communications’ C$20bn (€13.9bn/$14.7bn) bid for rival Canadian telco Shaw has been approved by the Competition Tribunal in the country, seemingly paving the way for a merger between the two firms.
Sporza to show Belgium’s Men’s World Handball Championship debut
Sporza, the sports arm of Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT, has secured rights in Belgium to the upcoming Men's World Championship after striking a multi-platform deal with the Sportfive agency
Cricket Australia strikes A$1.5bn extensions with Foxtel and Seven, legal action withdrawn
Cricket Australia has extended its domestic media rights agreements with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven in deals worth a total of A$1.5bn ($1bn/€954.4m) over seven seasons, from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
Viaplay adds T-Mobile distribution in Poland
Subscription streaming platform Viaplay has signed a distribution deal in Poland with telecoms operator T-Mobile
Tributes paid to OBS founder Manolo Romero
Manolo Romero, founder of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the host broadcast arm of the International Olympic Committee, has died at the age of 81