Media

TKO Group, the Endeavor-owned parent company of WWE and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has raised its full-year guidance after posting new quarterly records for revenue and adjusted earnings.

The Premier League has a new home in Mexico and Central America after its previous broadcast partner, Paramount Global, handed back rights ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Lega Serie B has taken the unprecedented step of deciding to re-launch its domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender (ITT) nine days before the new season begins amid increasing fears of a coverage blackout.

Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav has attempted to play down concerns that the group's impending loss of NBA rights will have a significant impact on future carriage negotiations.

Walt Disney's combined streaming business was profitable for the first time in the third quarter, helped by ESPN+, as the US entertainment giant moved back into the black

Extensive live coverage of Czech football’s knockout clubs competition is moving away from public-service broadcaster Česká Televize to pay-television broadcaster O2 TV in a landmark five-season agreement.

Bundesliga International has agreed five broadcast deals in sub-Saharan Africa to bolster both its pan-regional and national distribution across free-to-air and pay-television

Genius Sports’ second-quarter net loss has widened year over year to $21.8m (€20m) as the group says it will only target profitable betting rights acquisitions, having already sewn up English Premier League and NFL contracts to nearly the end of the decade.

Liga Forte União is on the verge of striking its first media rights deal for the new era of Brazilian football from 2025, as the 31-club collective nears an agreement with free-to-air broadcaster Record.

Streaming platform Fubo lost more than 60,000 subscribers in North America during the second quarter of 2024 and posted a net loss of $25.8m (€23.6m) for the three-month period.

DAZN has renewed its exclusive media rights to broadcast the English Premier League in Spain and Portugal from 2025-26 to 2027-28 as it continues to solidify its football portfolio across Europe

DAZN has secured exclusive rights to Uefa club competitions in New Zealand, sparking the potential for a return of competition for sports media rights in the market.

Linear audiences in most major European markets dropped significantly for the men’s Olympic 100-metre final compared to the last summer Games in Europe as its ‘appointment-to-view’ status has been diluted due to various factors.

The Uefa Europa League will continue to enjoy free-to-air coverage in Brazil after the acquisition of non-exclusive rights for the second-tier club competition by commercial broadcaster Band. 

Ecuador's Liga Pro has announced a major clampdown on illegal streaming of its content after the return of the top flight on a new broadcast partner was disrupted by piracy.

Broadcast rights in Turkey to Uefa national team properties have been sold to Saran Media Group until 2028