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K+ renews English Premier League rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese pay-television broadcaster K+ has renewed its broadcast rights deal with the English Premier League for another three seasons
SABC, SuperSport land Netball World Cup rights in host country
The SABC, the South African public-service broadcaster, and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have secured rights to show the 2023 Netball World Cup, which will take place in Cape Town
Manchester United’s net debt rises to £495m, broadcast revenue dips
Manchester United’s latest quarterly financial results have revealed that the Premier League football club’s net debt has increased to £494.8m (€595.2m/$660.7m).
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Eleven to house global studio business as NEO and Whistle combine
Sports production company NEO Studios has announced a merger with US-based Whistle Studios to create a global studio business, which will be housed under international broadcaster Eleven
Wasserman Boxing signs multi-event deal with Channel 5
The Wasserman Boxing agency has entered into a multi-event rights agreement with UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5
Sony Pictures Networks acquires rights to India-Denmark Davis Cup tie
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired exclusive media rights across the Indian subcontinent for the forthcoming Davis Cup tie between India and Denmark
US Soccer secures $200m, eight-year domestic rights deal with WarnerMedia
The United States Soccer Federation has secured an eight-year domestic English-language rights deal with WarnerMedia from 2023 through 2030, which is worth a reported $200m (€180m) or $25m a year.
Prima Group signs carriage deal with O2 Czech Republic
The Czech Republic’s Prima Group has signed a carriage deal with domestic telco O2 Czech Republic that will see its eight channels become available to O2 TV users.
New boxing promoter Probellum agrees Whisper tie-up, DAZN to show Canelo on PPV
UK-based sports production company Whisper has agreed a deal with Probellum, the fledgling global boxing promotion and media company
Digiturk given a week to sign off new Süper Lig deals but bid for main package rebuffed
The Turkish Football Federation has given Digiturk, the Turkish pay-television operator owned by beIN Media Group, until the start of next week to sign agreements for various packages of rights to the…
DAZN hikes subscription price in Spain, appoints Aranguren as Spanish GM
Subscription sports platform DAZN is raising its monthly rate in Spain by 30 per cent and has appointed Vodafone's Bosco Aranguren to run its operations in the country
SPOTV strikes distribution deal with PCCW
Asian pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed a distribution deal with Hong Kong telco PCCW
Relevent set fair as European football evolves into multi-billion-dollar business in the US
Growth in value of football rights in US still only ‘near the beginning’
International Champions Cup will ‘no longer play Santa Claus’ with ‘disproportionate’ rights fees
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Kuaishou acquires Uefa Champions League rights
Chinese online video platform Kuaishou has acquired rights for full, live matches from the Uefa Champions League, in a deal covering the knockout stage of the competition this season
Lega Basket Serie A broadens global reach with three new rights deals
Lega Basket Serie A, the top division of Italian club basketball, has said it will receive record global coverage for its 2021-22 season through three new rights deals
Australian Professional Leagues acquires AFC rights
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has secured exclusive rights to club competitions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body of Asian football, for the 2021-24 cycle
Fifa ‘on track’ to exceed 2019-22 target as commercial revenue streams recover in 2021
Fifa has said that it is “well on track” to exceed its revenue target of $6.44bn (€5.69bn)
Coppa Italia coverage secured in Mena by For Media
For Media, the boutique rights agency headed by Emanuele Villari, has brokered a Coppa Italia broadcast rights deal with Abu Dhabi Media in the Middle East and North Africa, SportBusiness understands