Media

Multiple Sports
Fan Engagement

Sports data marketing agency Two Circles has acquired LiveWire Sport, the digital sports content company whose clients include the Premier League, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, World Rugby…
Tennis
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired ATP Tour rights for nine markets across Southeast Asia in a four-year deal with the Association of Tennis Professionals, running 2022 to 2025
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

The Asia Video Industry Association has appointed intellectual property lawyer Matthew Cheetham as general manager of the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP)
Motorsport
Media

Nascar's decision to move the Busch Light Clash from Daytona, Florida, to the Los Angeles Coliseum has reaped immediate rewards with the preseason exhibition race securing an impressive 4
Football
Media

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has become the latest rights-holder to look to the vibrant market in the Americas by launching an invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Spanish Super Cup
Multiple Sports
Media

The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reported reaching just over four million paying subscribers to its Viaplay streaming service after adding 397,000 new customers in the fourth quarter of last year…
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has secured exclusive rights to mixed martial arts championship, the Professional Fighters League, in the United Kingdom and Ireland in a season-long deal announced today…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

RDA has been awarded a net sum of €205,662 (£174,000/$235,000) following a legal dispute with European Professional Club Rugby over the UK-based media rights agency’s use of a ‘force majeure’ clause t…
Rugby Union
Media

United States-based streaming service FloSports has secured an exclusive broadcast agreement with Southern Hemisphere rugby union alliance Sanzaar through 2025, SportBusiness can reveal.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Sam Leadsom, a former executive at the likes of SailGP, Fox Sports and IMG, has been appointed as commercial director of global sports by Norway-based Virzt Group
Multiple Sports
Media

South Korea's Eclat Media Group has struck an agreement with Indian firm Tata Communications that will allow the broadcaster to provide local-language commentary on its pan-regional pay-television network
Rugby Union
Media

The first matches of this year’s Six Nations Championship attracted strong audiences on public-service broadcasters in both France and Ireland. An average of 5.8
NFL
Media

Cryptocurrency trading platform eToro has become the third crypto brand to announce it has secured an adverting slot for Super Bowl LVI, joining FTX and Crypto.com
Football
Media

Canal 11, the in-house television channel of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), has acquired rights to the concluding stages of the 2021 Fifa Club World Cup
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Corin Dimopoulos, executive head of streaming television and content at Optus, is to leave the Australian telecoms operator
Rugby Union
Media

Dutch pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport has further enhanced its coverage of rugby union by agreeing a rights deal for the Rugby World Cup, plus other tournaments organised by World Rugby
Football
Technology

Former Manchester United players, including Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, are working with Singaporean businessman Peter Lim and his son Kiat Lim on a blockchain-based sports project called CO92 DAO
Football
Media

The Uefa Executive Committee has today (Monday) approved the retention of Team Marketing as the commercial rights agency for Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle, albeit with Relevent Sports…