Media
NFL strikes large-scale production JV with Skydance Media
Parties intend to build 'the premier global multisport production studio'
TelevisaUnivision boasts major viewership in US
TelevisaUnivision has announced its dominant share of American soccer viewership on United States television, helping to further some of the goals laid out in the companies' large-scale merger last year
Sportfive awarded World Weightlifting Championships rights following IWF tender
The Sportfive agency has been awarded international media rights to the International Weightlifting Federation’s events after defeating a rival bid during a recent tender process run by the sport’s wor…
Athletes Unlimited Volleyball plans 2023 tour, lands ESPN deal
Athletes Unlimited, the startup with multiple professional women’s sports leagues, is expanding the reach of its volleyball vertical by securing a domestic rights agreement with ESPN for that competition a…
Dyn signs long-term NEP deal to produce basketball and handball
Dyn Media, the German streaming platform to be launched by former German Football League (DFL) chief executive Christian Seifert and publishing house Axel Springer, has appointed NEP to handle live production…
UK government launches ‘Digital Rights Review’ for sports events
The UK government has today (Tuesday) launched a review into whether its free-to-air ‘listed events’ rules should be reformed to accommodate changes in the broadcast and consumption of major sporting eve…
Spanish and Belgian federations agree content deals with Xiaohongshu
The football federations of Belgium and Spain have agreed content partnerships with Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu ahead of their appearances at the Fifa World Cup
Exodus at Meta’s global sports team amid wider layoffs
Internet giant Meta is losing a swathe of sports staff, including its most senior figures, SportBusiness understands, as part of the wider layoffs of 11,000 employees globally that were announced last…
DAZN to show all NBL matches in Europe
Global entertainment platform DAZN has reached an agreement to broadcast all matches from Australia’s National Basketball League across Europe.
DAZN has also acquired the NBL rights in Canada.
LaLigaSportsTV, LaLiga TV Bar to carry Mediapro’s World Cup service
LaLiga's OTT platform LaLigaSportsTV and its channel for public establishments, LaLigaTV Bar, will both show all matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup through the Gol Mundial service
Protocol to distribute European rights to Brazilian volleyball’s Superliga
The Canada-based Protocol Sports Marketing agency has signed a multi-year deal to distribute media rights to Brazilian volleyball’s men’s and women’s Superliga across Europe.
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Warner Bros. Discovery-owned GolfTV shutting down
International golf streaming service GolfTV, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, is ending.
The service has emailed customers to say the last day of operation will be December 12
Record media coverage secured for Glasgow’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Broadcast coverage for the ongoing Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow will reach a record 196 territories, the most in the 59-year history of the tennis event
Telefónica sells Copa del Rey rights to Orange, LaLigaTV Bar
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has sold rights for football’s Copa del Rey to rival operator Orange and LaLigaTV Bar, which operates in bars, restaurants and other public establishments.
ACB renews with Sharjah Sports, lands Mexican rights deal
The Spanish Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) has renewed a rights agreement with UAE-based broadcaster Sharjah Sports and struck a new deal with Mexican sports broadcaster Hi! Sports
E-Media appeals to competition regulator over World Cup rights in Senegal
Senegalese media group E-Media has filed an appeal with the competition commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) over the award of 2022 Fifa World Cup rights in Senegal
Viaplay shelves launch in DACH region, plans Baltic cost savings
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, will not launch in German-speaking markets as planned next year amid wider cost-cutting initiatives
Nine concludes Tennis Australia renewal in deal worth more than A$425m
Tennis Australia has struck a new five-year deal with domestic broadcaster Nine Entertainment, with the agreement providing continued coverage of the Australian Open grand slam tournament on free-to-air…