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Football
Media

German commercial broadcaster RTL has purchased sublicensed rights to next month’s Uefa Super Cup final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid.
Multiple Sports
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has claimed a first for the Polish market through action that has led to the disabling of online portals offering pirated content, and their subsequent repurposing…
Esports
Host Broadcast & Production

Esports organiser and media company ESL Gaming has agreed a three-year deal with Gravity Media to deliver production services for its global esports events
Multiple Sports
Media

Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has announced it will receive compensation in excess of €500,000 ($506,000) as a result of a court ruling it has secured against online platform Rojadirecta.
Football
Media

French telco SFR will launch a new subscription package combining its RMC Sport pay-television channels with the Ligue 1 domestic football offering provided by the streaming service Amazon Prime Video
Golf
Media

Commercial network ServusTV has acquired free-to-air rights in Germany and Austria to LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series.
Multiple Sports
Media

S Nation Media, the planned German streaming service owned by former DFL chief Christian Seifert and the Axel Springer publishing giant, has burst on to the scene this year, hoovering up rights to multiple sports properties in the country. SportBusiness talked to local broadcasters, streamers and rights-holders to assess the challenges and opportunities facing the new platform.
Basketball
Media

The Chinese Basketball Association is suing video-sharing platform Bilibili for RMB406m ($60m/€59m) in a potentially landmark copyright infringement case in China.
Football
Media

Global streaming service DAZN has secured media rights to the Soccer Champions Tour in Italy and Canada, in addition to existing rights in Japan
Cycling
Events

Event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation is confident that its investment in the women’s Tour de France will pay off commercially in future years with a sizeable free-to-air audience creating an appealing p…
Football
Media

The German Football Association (DFB) has launched the domestic media rights auction for the third-tier 3.Liga and the women’s Bundesliga, the top tier of the women’s game.
Swimming
Media

Seven has acquired media rights in Australia for the revamped Duel in the Pool swimming contest. The free-to-air commercial broadcaster will show the event on streaming platform 7plus
NFL
Media

Subscription-based offering marks a substantial expansion and retooling of league's digital strategy
Football
Media

Commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured exclusive rights to France’s national team matches until the end of the 2027-28 season.
Cricket
Media

Disney Star has agreed a deal with Cricket Australia for its media rights in the Indian subcontinent, covering 2023-24 to 2029-30
Triathlon
Media

The Professional Triathletes Organisation and its appointed IMG rights agency have sealed agreements with ESPN, beIN Sports, DAZN and various other broadcasters ahead of the debut PTO Tour event this weekend…
Football
Media

This week’s Uefa Women’s Euro quarter-final matches registered strong ratings in participating countries as the tournament continues to outshine the viewing figures at the last edition in 2017.
Multiple Sports
Media

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has expanded its sports offering with the launch of two new channels, Canal Plus Sport 360 and Canal Plus Foot