Media
Fox Sports renews CPL rights in US through 2023
Network renews tie with Canadian league for matches on FS2, Fox Soccer Plus
Supercars promotes Tunnicliffe to broadcast chief after Prendergast departure
Supercars has announced the promotion of David Tunnicliffe to head of broadcast
Sky signs one-year British Basketball League extension
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has signed a one-season extension to its rights deal with the British Basketball League
Ex-Arsenal commercial chief Silverstone becomes OneFootball’s latest recruit
OneFootball, the football-focused streaming and media platform, has made its latest high-profile hire, appointing Peter Silverstone, former chief commercial officer at Arsenal
Deutsche Telekom hitches DFB sponsorship renewal to media deals
Deutsche Telekom has extended its sponsorship of the German Football Federation (DFB) until 2024, allowing it to leverage the IP rights with existing media rights deals for major international tournament…
SporTV picks up Diamond League rights in Brazil
SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to the 2022 season of the Diamond League athletics series
Basketball Bundesliga set for weekly free-to-air match after S Nation Media accord
Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) will remain available on free-to-air channels following the acquisition of its rights by S Nation Media, the new streaming platform launched by Christian Seifert, f…
Eurosport renews Karate Combat broadcast commitment
Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport has renewed a rights agreement for the Karate Combat series ahead of the new season which commences tomorrow (Saturday)
DFL innovation chief Heyden: clubs should leverage own sponsorship deals to implement 5G
Speaking to SportBusiness at the SportsInnovation conference in Düsseldorf, Andreas Heyden, executive vice-president of innovation at the DFL, explains why Bundesliga clubs should deploy 5G technology at their stadiums.
Optimism high among network partners for 2022 NFL schedule
League to extensively feature prime matchups while also carrying big holiday presence
DAZN picks up global eSkootr rights, Segi TV to cover series in North America
The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has agreed a global rights deal with sports streaming service DAZN, while free on-demand streaming service Segi TV will cover the series in the US and Canada
Globo, ESPN and Paramount among Conmebol rights winners in new cycle
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has awarded broadcast rights to its club competitions from 2023 to 2026 in Brazil and the rest of Latin America
Kooyong Classic to return in 2023 with new title sponsor
Melbourne tennis tournament the Kooyong Classic will return next January after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic
BBC signs three-year deal to cover World Triathlon Championship Series
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has signed a new three-year deal with the British Triathlon Federation for UK coverage of the World Triathlon Championship Series
Seifert’s S Nation Media ousts Telekom as Basketball Bundesliga rights-holder
S Nation Media, the new streaming platform being launched by Christian Seifert, former chief executive of the German Football League (DFL), and publishing house Axel Springer, has secured domestic and…
IMG facilitates new SailGP broadcast deals, Lawton on board as chief content officer
The SailGP global racing league has topped up its broadcast distribution in a host of rights deals negotiated by the IMG agency
Mediaset nets strong Coppa Italia final audience in first season of new deal
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset registered an average audience of 8.7 million viewers for last night’s dramatic Coppa Italia final between Inter Milan and Juventus.
Eleven Sports bags ONE Championship rights in Italy
Eleven Sports has agreed an exclusive multi-year deal to show Asian combat sports promotion ONE Championship in Italy