Media
Bertelsmann explores M6 sale following TF1 merger collapse
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, the majority shareholder of M6 through RTL Group, has said that it is exploring the sale of the French commercial broadcaster following the collapse of its proposed…
Amazon averages audience of 13 million for first ‘TNF’ game
Online retail and streaming giant beats expectations
Eurosport’s Lega Basket sublicensing deal with Eleven given green light
Lega Basket Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club basketball, has announced that the competition and market authority, and the communications authority, have both approved a sublicensing…
Eurosport India secures rights to India friendlies
Eurosport India has secured rights to the country’s forthcoming matches against Singapore and Vietnam.
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TF1 suffers court defeat in Canal Plus carriage dispute
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has suffered its second significant blow in the space of a week, with the Paris Commercial Court ruling against it amid the carriage dispute with pay-television broadcaster…
Mavericks star Dončić unveils virtual alter ego Luk.AI
Luka Dončić, star player of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, has unveiled a virtual artificial intelligence-powered version of himself called Luk.A
ONE to broadcast new weekly shows under partnership with Royal Thai Army
Mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship has agreed a deal with the Royal Thai Army to host and broadcast 52 weekly live events from Thailand in 2023
LFP to go to market with domestic broadcast rights in autumn 2023
Vincent Labrune, president of France’s Professional Football League (LFP), has revealed that the invitation to tender for the next cycle of domestic broadcast rights to the top-tier Ligue 1 will launch i…
RFEF sets lofty target for Spanish Super Cup domestic rights
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has targeted a sizeable increase in the value of the domestic broadcast rights to the Spanish Super Cup.
BBC strikes five-year MLB deal
Major League Baseball has agreed a five-year media rights deal with the BBC, the UK public broadcaster
Spanish MMA league strikes DAZN deal
Spain’s largest MMA League, the AFL, have struck a multi-year broadcasting agreement with DAZN becoming the first Spanish MMA league to reach a deal directly with the OTT streaming service.
Commercial Sports Media adds Clayden-Spence as consultant
Sweden-based sports media rights consultancy Commercial Sports Media (CSM) has added experienced media rights executive Peter Clayden-Spence to its team of consultants
DFL’s Hopfen eyes return to international rights growth, confirms investment talks
German Football League (DFL) chief executive Donata Hopfen has called on the organisation to be “more ambitious” with its commercial targets and extract more value from its international media rights.
Brazilian basketball league signs SporTV deal, renews with ESPN
SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to the top-tier Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), while Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has also renewed…
Rai picks up Rugby World Cup rights in Italy
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired rights to the next two editions of the Rugby World Cup, which will take place in New Zealand and France
DAZN nets WSL rights in Spain, Italy and Japan
Streaming platform DAZN has secured rights to show the FA Women's Super League and Women's FA Cup in Spain, Italy, Japan and other territories for two seasons, from 2022-23 to 2023-24
BetMGM expands NFL presence on NBC Sports
Leading online gaming operator BetMGM is significantly increasing its presence on NBC Sports by striking a partnership for the 2022 National Football League season, highlighted by high-profile integrations…
IMG Arena adds BBL to basketball portfolio in multi-year deal
IMG Arena, the betting division of the Endeavor-owned IMG agency, has acquired exclusive worldwide betting data and streaming rights to the British Basketball League in a multi-year deal