Media
Sunset+Vine awarded contract to bring back World Sailing Show
Sunset+Vine, the UK-based sports production company, has been appointed to a two-and-a-half-year contract to produce World Sailing’s monthly magazine programme.
Eurosport extends commitment to cycling’s Coupe de France
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a five-season extension to its domestic and global rights deal for road cycling series the Coupe de France
ESPN nets Fiba rights in Australia till 2025
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has secured a deal for exclusive rights in Australia to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events for four years
Australia to host eight bilateral cricket series this summer, Fox to show Sri Lanka tour
Cricket Australia has revealed a big schedule of home men's national team cricket during the 2022-23 season, swollen by bilateral series that have been postponed over the last couple of years due to the…
IMG appoints OneFootball’s McFarlane to senior role in Asia
The IMG agency has appointed Mark McFarlane as senior vice-president for strategic partnerships in Asia
Sky Italia picks up package of third-party Uefa national team rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired a package of third-party rights to Uefa national team matches over the course of the next two years
Canal Plus nears 1.5m peak for disrupted Monaco GP
Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, registered an average audience of 1.26 million subscribers for live coverage of yesterday’s (Sunday’s) Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
Amazon opens up access to Nadal-Djokovic French Open clash
Subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video has agreed to make its coverage of tomorrow’s (Tuesday’s) highly-anticipated French Open quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic open to …
DAZN deals with SportA for Women’s Euro rights in Germany
Subscription broadcaster DAZN has expanded its women’s football coverage with a deal to show live coverage in Germany of all matches from this summer’s Uefa Women’s Euro tournament.
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Optus makes first change to pricing strategy for sports streaming service
Australian telco Optus has announced price increases for its sports subscription streaming service, Optus Sport.
From August 1, Optus Sport’s new subscription price will be A$24.99 ($17.96/€16.69)
NOS extends Eredivisie highlights rights
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has agreed a three-season extension to its long-running deal for highlights rights to the Eredivisie, the top division of domestic club football
Viewing figures remain robust for Champions League final delayed by ‘chaotic’ scenes
Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final netted robust free-to-air viewing figures in Europe’s major markets despite the 36-minute delay caused by chaotic scenes outside the stadium.
Sky Italia finalises Premier League rights renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has renewed its deal for the English Premier League rights for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25
Fiba agrees World Cup rights deals in Japan with TV Asahi, Nippon TV
Japanese free-to-air broadcasters TV Asahi and Nippon TV have agreed media rights deals with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) covering next year's World Cup and the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers
Inaugural Europa Conference League final dominates Italian and Dutch ratings
Wednesday evening’s inaugural Uefa Europa Conference League showpiece registered stellar audiences in the countries of competing finalists Roma and Feyenoord.
Serie A weighing up Abu Dhabi Media-StarzPlay offer for Mena rights
Lega Serie A is considering the latest offer from Abu Dhabi Media for media rights in the Middle East and North Africa as it mulls over whether to end its stop-gap YouTube streaming policy and revert to…
DAZN retains Uefa national team rights in major territories, details UWCL final audience
DAZN has retained broadcast rights in Japan and German-speaking countries to Uefa national team matches, including selected friendly matches
Sky makes crucial World Cup playoff available to free-to-air broadcasters
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has announced that next week's Fifa World Cup qualifier between Wales and Scotland or Ukraine will be shown on free-to-air television by ITV in England, S4C in Wales and…