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French handball bodies team up to launch OTT platform
The French Handball Federation (FFHB), together with the organising bodies of the men’s and women’s leagues in the country, has launched a new OTT platform to cover national team and club competitions.
Liga ACB extends with long-term Israeli rights-holder Charlton
Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton has renewed its rights agreement with Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition.
The new deal runs for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Bundesliga finally returns to screens in Mena region in beIN deal
The Bundesliga will return to broadcast screens in the Middle East and North Africa after pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports agreed a three-year rights contract
NFL, Enthusiast Gaming unveil ‘NFL Tuesday Night Gaming’
The National Football League has partnered with Canadian gaming entertainment company Enthusiast Gaming Holdings to create NFL Tuesday Night Gaming, which will bring together NFL players and gaming content …
Uefa: Women’s Euro 2022 watched by cumulative audience of 365m
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has announced that over 365 million people watched this summer’s Women’s Euro 2022 tournament, setting a record for the national team competition.
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Williams draws peak 3.2m audience for US Open match
Serena Williams' opening match at the US Open drew an average 2.7 million domestic viewers on ESPN, with the American's straight-sets victory over Danka Kovinic peaking at 3.2 million
FanDuel TV looks to create ‘a model for what the intersection of content and commerce really looks like’
Prominent US gaming company FanDuel has made perhaps its boldest step yet in the ongoing legalization of sports wagering in the country with its introduction of FanDuel TV. Mike Raffensperger, the company's chief commercial officer, details the strategy behind the effort in an interview with SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher.
Team turns attention to Balkans for next Uefa club rights sales
Following recently concluded rights sales in France and the UK, the Team Marketing agency has issued invitations to submit offers (ISOs) for broadcast rights in the Balkan countries to Uefa club competitions…
CBS’ McManus describes NFL ratings as speeding ‘freight train’
Optimism high for continued ratings boosts as 2022 season start approaches
FloSports lands bundled US rights to URC, EPCR and Top 14
The United Rugby Championship, European Professional Club Rugby and France’s Top 14 have bundled their US media rights together for the first time and secured a deal with streaming service FloSports.
DAZN secures non-exclusive global rights to Super League Triathlon
Super League Triathlon has agreed a deal with international sports streaming service DAZN for live coverage of all events until the end of 2023
TalkSport to air 49ers games in United Kingdom
The National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers have announced an agreement with United Kingdom sports radio station TalkSport to broadcast at least 11 of the 49ers regular season and games along w…
Czech public broadcaster sells on World Cup rights amid austerity measures
Česká Televize, the Czech public-service broadcaster, has sold on rights to matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup to commercial network TV Nova because of cost-cutting measures related to a drop in the l…
Seven ‘close’ to deal with Optus for Women’s World Cup free-to-air rights
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven is close to finalising a sublicensing agreement with telecoms operator Optus for the rights to selected matches from the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, according t…
Werner re-united with former IEC colleagues at Commercial Sports Media
Sweden-based sports marketing consultancy Commercial Sports Media (CSM) has recruited Petter Werner as its head of business development
Zee to sublicense Disney Star’s ICC linear rights in ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal
Media group Zee Entertainment has agreed a surprise sublicensing deal with Disney Star for exclusive linear rights in India to men's International Cricket Council events from 2024-27
Sponsor Fedcom ‘agrees long-term deal’ for EuroLeague broadcast rights in France, Monaco
Logistics, shipping and commodities trading company Fedcom, a sponsor of Euroleague Basketball and majority shareholder of LNB Pro A club AS Monaco Basket, has reportedly acquired broadcast rights to the…
Handball Bundesliga launches global streaming platform for dark markets
The Handball Bundesliga (HBL), organising body of the top two divisions of the sport in Germany, has announced the launch of a new global OTT streaming platform to showcase its competitions to territories…