Media
ESPN, ABC to air overlapping ‘MNF’ doubleheader
Disney networks continue steady unveiling of 2022 NFL schedule
IMG to produce and distribute Manchester United-Liverpool friendly
Bangkok-based events organiser Fresh Air Festival has appointed IMG to produce and distribute broadcast coverage of the forthcoming pre-season friendly match between Manchester United and Liverpool
Globo ‘nets’ Women’s World Cup rights in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have secured exclusive rights to the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup
M6 and TF1 seal acquisition of Nations League rights and Euro 2024 finals
French commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have concluded a deal for rights to France’s games in the 2022-23 Uefa Nations League, plus a free-to-air package for the Euro 2024 tournament.
Foxtel plans Kayo price hike as streaming subscribers grow
Australian broadcaster Foxtel has increased the price of Kayo Sports after reporting a big jump in subscribers at the sports streaming service during financial results for the first quarter this year
FIS and Infront on course for legal collision over controversial rights centralisation plan
Controversial plans to centralise international broadcast rights to World Cup events under a so-called ‘Concorde Agreement’ have placed the International Ski Federation (FIS) in legal conflict with the…
Virtual advertising solution allows Madrid Masters to activate Betway deal outside Spain
ATP Media, the broadcast arm of ATP Tour in men’s tennis, has appointed UniqFEED to provide a virtual advertising solution for this week’s Madrid Masters tournament, enabling gambling brand and tournament spo…
Fox Sports Australia, Claro among new eSkootr Championship rights partners
The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has signed a rights deal in Australia with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports, while it will also receive coverage in Latin America after an agreement was struck with…
RCS Sport turns to EMG Group as Giro d’Italia production centralised
RCS Sport, organiser and promoter of cycling’s Giro d’Italia, has appointed broadcast services provider EMG Group to a production role in a three-year contract.
ESPN adds W Series to motorsport portfolio in US
W Series has followed up its recent rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky by securing a deal with US sports broadcaster ESPN
Serie A buoyed by lifting of three-year international rights restriction
Lega Serie A will no longer be limited to three-year terms for its international rights deals, after the Italian Council of Ministers approved changes to the Melandri Law, the 2008 law which imposed the…
BBC picks up delayed rights to Taylor-Serrano in deal with DAZN
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has struck an agreement with sports streaming service DAZN and Matchroom Boxing to show a full re-run of last weekend’s historic boxing match between Katie Taylor a…
Adam Karg and Jonathan Robertson | Five big questions from the SportNXT conference
Two leading Australian sports industry academics distil five key challenges for sports industry leaders, identified at last month's SportNXT conference in Melbourne.
Optus acquires rights for Women’s FA Cup final
Telco Optus has acquired the exclusive rights in Australia for next week's Women's FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City
F1, Netflix agree to two more seasons of ‘Drive to Survive’
Popular docuseries confirmed through 2024
Financially ‘robust’ Channel 4 outlines alternative to privatisation
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has offered details of its alternative plan to privatisation, including the sale of its London headquarters and doubling its number of staff working outside the UK capital
Sport1 adds AFL to Australian rights portfolio
German pay-television sports broadcaster Sport1 has further enhanced its coverage of Australian sport by acquiring rights to Aussie rules football league, the AFL
Sinclair introduces name, pricing for Bally Sports+ service
Soon-to-debut regional streaming product to carry relatively high price point compared to rival offerings