Media
Footballco acquires Middle East’s Kooora in eight-figure deal
Footballco, the private equity-backed football media business, has acquired Middle East-based digital sports publisher Kooora in an eight-figure, all-cash deal
Foxtel chief Delany says Australian sports must embrace entrepreneurialism to thrive
Foxtel chief executive Patrick Delany speaks exclusively to SportBusiness at the SportNXT conference in Melbourne.
Fox Sports looks to leverage 2022 Fifa World Cup for Thanksgiving Day ratings bonanza
Fox Sports has unveiled its programming schedule in the United States for the 2022 Fifa World Cup later this year, which includes 35 matches on the main Fox broadcast network and 29 matches on cable channel…
Free takes LFP to court over Ligue 1 rights payment
French telecoms operator Free has filed a legal complaint against France’s Professional Football League (LFP) over the financial terms of its agreement for near-live rights to all 10 Ligue 1 matches e…
Foxtel IPO plans ‘back on hold’ amid uncertain investor demand
Plans to publicly float Australian pay-television operator Foxtel this year have been delayed due to uncertain demand among potential investors, according to reports in Australian newspapers
Warner Bros. Discovery formally starts post-merger operations
WarnerMedia-Discovery merger formally closes, creating one of the largest media entities based in the US
L’Équipe retains FIM EWC rights for three more years
L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has signed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the FIM Endurance World Championship.
IMG selling global rights to Kambosos-Haney, Foxtel deal secured
IMG has been appointed by DiBella Entertainment to sell the global media rights for the forthcoming lightweight world title fight between George Kambosos Jr
DAZN names Tiku as CTO in latest Entain hire
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has today (Monday) appointed Sandeep Tiku as its chief technology officer
DEL appoints Commercial Sports Media as exclusive media rights advisor
Germany’s premier ice hockey competition, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), has engaged Sweden-based sports marketing agency Commercial Sports Media to advise on its upcoming media rights sales process.
Nent, Polsat among first-time broadcasters of Grand National
This year’s Grand National will be shown by around 30 broadcasters across the world, with Eclat, Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group), Watch4 and Polsat among the outlets that will be showing the h…
Gol to show LaLiga match live on TikTok
Spanish free-to-air channel Gol has announced plans to broadcast next week’s LaLiga football match between Real Sociedad and Real Betis on social media platform TikTok.
Viaplay expands Swedish football offering with wide-ranging SvFF deal
Viaplay, the streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has agreed a four-year rights deal with the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) covering a range of properties
Uefa taps Friend MTS for anti-piracy services
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has appointed content protection firm Friend MTS to provide anti-piracy services across its competitions.
Stan Sport acquires exclusive rights to Fury-Whyte heavyweight showdown in Australia
Stan Sport, the subscription streaming service of media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to the upcoming heavyweight boxing title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian…
Sky Sports retains exclusive Masters rights in UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has renewed its agreement with Augusta National Golf Club for exclusive rights to The Masters
Q&A: Sanjog Gupta, Head of Sports at Disney Star
SportBusiness speaks to Sanjog Gupta, Head of Sports at Disney-owned Indian pay-television broadcaster Star, on the sidelines of the SportNXT conference in Melbourne
Canadian Premier League expands regional reach with Flow Sports partnership
Mediapro Canada has sealed a broadcast agreement with Flow Sports, in which the Caribbean sports broadcaster will gain the rights to the Canadian Premier League, Canadian Championship, and home friendlies fo…