Media
Lega Basket issues domestic rights tender with 12-day bid turnaround
Lega Basket Serie A, the top-tier Italian basketball league, has issued its domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender for the next three seasons
AFL ‘meets with broadcasters’ ahead of domestic rights auction
A string of broadcasters have made pitches to Australian Football League (AFL) executives in recent weeks as the league continues to meet with prospective bidders for the next media rights cycle, it has…
Trans7 extends free-to-air MotoGP rights in Indonesia to 2026
Indonesian free-to-air broadcaster Trans7 has extended its long-running rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship as part of a newly announced four-year agreement with global rights-holder Dorna Sports
French volleyball league deals with beIN to end broadcaster hiatus
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights in France for the domestic men’s Ligue A Masculine volleyball league for the 2022-23 season.
Swiss appeals court convicts ex-Fifa boss Valcke, Al-Khelaifi acquitted again
Former Fifa secretary general Jérôme Valcke has been found guilty by a Swiss appeals court of forging documents and corruption in a case relating to World Cup media rights, but beIN Media Group chairman a…
Digiturk ups bid to land global Turkish Süper Lig deal as tortuous tender scrapped
Digiturk has retained domestic and international broadcast rights to the Turkish Süper Lig after a gruelling tender process was finally shelved in favour of a two-year extension with the Turkish pay-television …
Rugby Europe signs three-year strategic partnership with Two Circles
Rugby Europe, the administrative body for rugby union in Europe, has announced a three-year strategic partnership with the Two Circles sports marketing agency
Kevin McCullagh | Sports media’s ‘multi-polar’ world
Streaming isn't killing the traditional sports television powerhouses; instead, a new world of multiple sports video platforms has emerged, says Asia-Pacific editor Kevin McCullagh.
ONE strikes ‘long-term’ content development agreement with Media City Qatar
Group ONE Holdings, the parent company of Asian mixed-martial arts promotion ONE Championship and esports venture ONE Esports, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Doha-based media campus Media…
TF1 steps in to pick up Japan-France test rights
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured rights to France’s two rugby union test matches against Japan early next month.
Douyin sublicenses Fifa World Cup streaming rights from CCTV
Chinese digital media firm Douyin Group has acquired rights for this year's Fifa World Cup in a sublicensing deal with the state-owned China Media Group, parent of state broadcaster CCTV
DAZN strikes Spanish carriage deal with Orange ahead of new LaLiga season
The Spanish arm of French telecoms operator Orange has agreed a carriage deal with DAZN to provide the OTT subscription broadcaster’s service within its Orange TV content offering.
Bruin Capital sells Deltatre to Bain Capital, Nextalia SGR
Long-awaited deal brings sizable return for global sports investment company
Elisa steps up esports commitment with ESL Gaming rights deal
Finnish telco Elisa has agreed a deal with esports organiser and media company ESL Gaming for exclusive Finnish language media rights to the ESL Pro Tour for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
ORF and ServusTV agree sublicensing deals for Fifa World Cup and Euro 2024
Austrian commercial network Servus TV and public-service broadcaster ORF have entered into two sublicensing agreements covering the upcoming 2022 Fifa World Cup and the 2024 Uefa European Championship
Ziggo locks up LaLiga rights to 2029 in face of Viaplay threat
Dutch telecoms operator Ziggo has retained its exclusive broadcast rights to Spain’s LaLiga until the end of the 2028-29 season.
New Wimbledon commercial team looks to US, India and China for next wave of growth
New commercial director Henderson has strong contacts in Asia through earlier IMG role
AELTC focusing on brand building and fan engagement for long-term commercial returns
EXCLUSIVE: LaLiga terminates media rights deal with China’s Super Sports Media
Spanish football's LaLiga is terminating its digital media rights agreement in China with sports marketing company Super Sports Media due to missed rights fee payments, SportBusiness understands