Media
Turkish lower leagues agree long-term rights deal with Fuchs
Fuchs Sports has acquired domestic live and highlights broadcast rights to Turkish football’s third-tier TFF 2. Lig and fourth-tier TFF 3. Lig over the next five seasons.
MLS local broadcasts come to uncertain end for announcers
This past weekend not only marked the conclusion of the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season but it also meant the final local television broadcasts as the league transitions to its 10-year global rights…
Sportdeutschland.TV strikes deal with Sky for DHB-Pokal rights
DOSB New Media, operator of German streaming platform Sportdeutschland
Uefa ‘to scale’ back Euro 2028 qualifying over broadcasters’ concerns, Čeferin seeks new term
Uefa is reportedly planning to reduce the size of qualifying groups for Euro 2028 due to a downturn in interest from broadcasters
Brazilian streaming deal agreed for Spanish futsal’s LNFS
The Spanish futsal clubs association has struck a deal in Brazil with streaming operator DirecTV Go for audiovisual rights to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala (LNFS), Spain’s national futsal league.
World Rugby acquires RugbyPass as part of rights deal with Sky New Zealand
World Rugby has acquired the RugbyPass digital media platform as part of a seven-year media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand
AELTC recruits Al-Qassab as marketing and commercial director following Henderson exit
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has merged its commercial, communications and marketing functions into a single position to be held by Usama Al-Qassab, the former Walt Disney marketing…
IMG’s Sport 24 finalises Rugby World Cup deal
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, is to broadcast the women’s Rugby World Cup, which begins tomorrow (Saturday), along with the men’s 2023 tournament.
L’Équipe renews EuroLeague coverage for 2022-23 season
French media group L’Équipe has struck a deal to show EuroLeague basketball games involving French teams ASVEL and AS Monaco during the 2022-23 season.
Twitter to offer live look-ins of every 2022 MLB postseason game
Social media platform to aid in fan engagement around playoff contests
NBA’s Silver: more media change in next five years than in last 30
Commissioner details how accelerating pace of technological revolution will lead to seismic shifts in how sports are presented to fans
EXCLUSIVE: LIV Golf outlines global go-to-market strategy for first media rights cycle
LIV Golf has embarked on a global ‘roadshow’ of presentations and meetings with broadcasters as it launches its first rights cycle that will target exclusive deals worldwide.
Viacom18 moves sports content to JioCinema, Fifa World Cup streamed free
Indian media group Viacom18 will exploit its rights to the upcoming Fifa 2022 World Cup by streaming free coverage on OTT platform JioCinema
Telekom Srbija retains grip on Uefa club competition rights in Balkans
Telekom Srbija has retained and expanded its exclusive Uefa club competition broadcast rights in the Balkan region after the Team Marketing agency completed the sales process
Mediapro ‘set to launch’ World Cup channel in Spain
The Mediapro agency is set to launch a new sports-themed pay-television channel in Spain, with its initial focus being coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup
BT Sport re-commits to squash in deal negotiated by Infront
Pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport has renewed its rights agreement with the Professional Squash Association (PSA) in a deal negotiated by the Infront agency
MLB generates another set of consumption records for MLB.TV
Adoption continues to grow for league's out-of-market streaming service
SX Global launches World Supercross Championship streaming service
SX Global, the Australia-based promoter of the World Supercross Championship (WSX), has launched an OTT streaming platform for the motorcycling property.
WSX