Media
ESPN ‘lands Spanish Super Cup rights in Brazil, South America’
ESPN, the Disney-owned sports broadcaster, has emerged victorious during an invitation to tender process for Spanish Super Cup broadcast rights in Brazil and the rest of South America, it is reported
ICC to tender 2024-31 rights after IPL e-auction
The International Cricket Council intends to release its invitation to tender in June for global media rights spanning 2024 to 2031, sources have confirmed to SportBusiness
EXCLUSIVE: 2024-27 Uefa competitions media rights sales to kick off with UK and France
The Team Marketing agency is to go to market in the UK and France with broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle just three weeks after the revamped Champions League format was…
Sportfive to distribute media rights to weightlifting’s European Championships
Global sports marketing agency Sportfive has agreed a deal with the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) to exclusively distribute media rights to its flagship event, the Senior European Championships
Sportdeutschland.TV retains 2. Basketball Bundesliga rights to 2025
DOSB New Media, the operator of online streaming service Sportdeutschland.TV, has extended its deal for broadcast rights in Germany to the country’s second-tier domestic basketball league until 2025.
Broadcast coverage up for Premier Padel, Greenweez signs as Paris Major sponsor
Premier Padel, the new global tour launched by the International Padel Federation (FIP), Professional Padel Association and the state-backed Qatar Sports Investments organisation, has announced an uplift…
Tottenham Hotspur to play Sevilla in South Korea
Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur will face Spanish LaLiga outfit Sevilla in the second of two friendly matches as part of the North London-based team’s pre-season tour of South Korea later this y…
Sky Deutschland to launch Premier League channel
The German arm of pay-television broadcaster Sky is launching a channel dedicated to the Premier League, the top tier of English club football
Media executive Sheikh to succeed long-serving Levy as NBA Asia chief
The National Basketball Association has announced that Scott Levy, the executive vice-president and managing director of its NBA Asia division, will leave the organisation at the end of next month
OneFootball to offer Brazilian club competition clips through Globo deal
Media platform OneFootball has furthered its commitment to Brazilian club football by agreeing a deal with media group Globo to provide highlights from Campeonato Brasileirão Série A and Série B, along wi…
BBC extends RideLondon deal, Ford signs on as sponsor
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for RideLondon, while US automotive manufacturer Ford has signed on as presenting partner of the event touted as…
L’Équipe retains and expands Uefa national team rights
French media group L'Équipe has retained its package of Uefa Nations League and European Qualifiers rights with European football’s governing body, while also enhancing its offering for the next cycle.
Failure of ESL has ‘improved trust and understanding with Uefa’ says ECA’s Marshall
European Club Association chief executive Charlie Marshall looks back on the European Super League plot and explains the club representative body’s role in shaping competition reform through its new joint venture with Uefa. Ben Cronin reports.
SRG SSR retains Swiss national team rights to 2028
SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcaster, will continue to show the matches of the Swiss national ice hockey teams after reaching a new agreement with the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF)
iQiyi Sports acquires Serie A rights
Chinese streaming platform iQiyi Sports has acquired rights for Italian Serie A football in a two-season deal covering 2022-23 and 2023-24.
iQiyi Sports' rights cover streaming platforms only
Lega Serie A launches new app
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has launched a new app
EXCLUSIVE: Handball Bundesliga keen to balance exclusivity in new domestic rights deals
Germany’s Handball Bundesliga is looking to carve out the ability to stream matches itself to its fans in any new domestic broadcast rights agreement after launching its invitation to tender last week.
SUM extends Mexican Football Federation partnership through 2028
Soccer United Marketing, the marketing arm of Major League Soccer, has extended its commercial partnership with the Mexican Football Federation in a deal through 2028, according to multiple reports and…