Media
IMG to sell global broadcast rights to AEG’s Soccer Champions Tour
Sports and live entertainment company AEG has appointed the IMG agency to sell the worldwide broadcast rights to its new Soccer Champions Tour
NHL sees sizable lift in Stanley Cup Finals ratings to historic norm
Walt Disney Co. sees strong viewership in return to NHL championship coverage
PGA Tour, DP World Tour strengthen alliance to fend off LIV Golf threat
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have strengthened their alliance with an expanded 13-year joint venture partnership through 2035, which is designed to fend off the growing challenge from the Saudi-backed…
France Télévisions retains Top 14 final free-to-air rights
Public broadcaster France Télévisions has extended its domestic free-to-air rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 final until the end of the 2026-27 season.
Sportall’s €2.9m Series A funding to ‘speed up international development’
Sportall, the French sports streaming platform, plans to expedite its international development after raising €2.9m ($3.1m) in a Series A funding round led by existing investors.
Fuel TV to broadcast World Skate’s Paris 2024 qualifier globally
Action sports broadcaster Fuel TV has agreed a global distribution deal with World Skate for the World Street Skateboarding event in Rome that is acting as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Pixellot to provide AI video and data technology for new Fiorentina training complex
AI-automated sports video and analytics solutions provider Pixellot has agreed a deal with Fiorentina to provide video and data technology at the Italian Serie A club’s new training complex.
Competition regulator extends investigation into DAZN-TIM Serie A deal
Italy’s antitrust regulator, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has said its investigation into Telecom Italia’s (TIM) agreement with OTT sports subscription service DAZN for …
Sky Italia nets four-year Wimbledon rights renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed its rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam from 2023 to 2026
Sixth Street ‘set to add’ Barcelona deal to Real Madrid investment
US investment firm Sixth Street is poised to conclude a deal to acquire a 10 per cent share of FC Barcelona’s LaLiga broadcast rights revenue, according to multiple reports in Spain.
Japanese Olympics rights-holder TBS helps deliver UIPM’s obstacle discipline test event
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has engaged Japanese commercial broadcaster TBS to aid the delivery of a test event for its proposed new fifth discipline, obstacle
Altice to air Marseille pre-season friendlies on free-to-air channels
The Altice Média group has acquired rights to a series of French Ligue 1 football club Olympique de Marseille’s pre-season friendly matches ahead of the start of the 2022-23 season.
FloSports extends Tour de France rights in Canada through 2028
North American streaming service FloSports has extended its exclusive Canadian rights to the Tour de France in a five-year partnership running from 2024 through 2028
BeIN renews Fiba agreement in Mena region, adds rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights in the Middle East and North Africa to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) national team matches and secured rights in France for the…
Volleyball World invests in Asian Volleyball Confederation commercial rights
Volleyball World, the joint venture between the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and investor CVC Capital Partners, has struck a nine-year commercial rights deal with the Asian Volleyball Confederation…
Fifty-Three Six agency recruits DAZN’s Glynn to media and strategy role
Fifty-Three Six, the Dublin and London-based sports marketing agency, has appointed Paul Glynn as head of media and strategy
Optus swells football portfolio with LaLiga rights acquisition
Australian telecoms operator Optus has acquired exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga in a 'multi-year' contract.
Sport 24 announces Wimbledon renewal on first day of 2022 event
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has announced a three-year Wimbledon rights renewal to coincide with the start of this year’s grass court Grand Slam e…