Media
Tennis TV joins DAZN add-on channels in Latin America deal
DAZN will distribute Tennis TV, ATP Media’s direct-to-consumer service, across Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean in its latest move in the third-party channels business.
Sýn regains Premier League rights in Iceland
Three-season deal agreed which sees rival telco Síminn replaced as the Premier League's rights-holder from 2025-26.
NBC deal gives IMSA SportsCar Championship expanded coverage
The IMSA SportsCar Championship will increase its coverage on network television in the United States from 12 to 17 hours next year in a new multi-year deal with NBC
Investment round values TMRW Sports at $500m
TMRW Sports’ Series A investment round unveiled today (Monday) values the sports technology company behind the TGL golf league at around $500m (€456m).
Ecuadorian league to get FTA exposure in new domestic TV deal
The Ecuadorian Pro League has moved quickly to land a new domestic broadcasting partner after terminating its agreement with pay-television's GolTV, striking an exclusive deal with telecoms operator Xtrim
Fox succeeds ESPN as Women’s Euro broadcaster in US
Fox Sports has announced that it will broadcast the 2025 Uefa Women’s European Championship, which will be held from July 2 to 27 in Switzerland.
Cyber-attacks hit TVP’s Euro 2024 output
TVP again fell victim to a cyber-attack which impacted on its coverage of Poland’s games at Uefa Euro 2024, with the public broadcaster having to resort to back-up measures on Friday.
Italy’s financial crime unit blocks rampant illegal Euro 2024 streams
An anti-piracy operation in Italy has shut down platforms that were illegally streaming matches from the ongoing Uefa Euro 2024 to more than 1.3 million users.
New free streaming platform SOOP picks up global rights to KBO League
The KBO League, South Korea's professional baseball league, is to get free global exposure on new streaming platform SOOP in a three-year international rights deal
ÖSV prepares FIS centralisation case over ‘seven-figure’ damage
The Austrian Ski Federation claims to be facing seven-figure damages as it readies legal action over the process by which media rights centralisation was voted through by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) council.
WBD, Stuff give extensive free window to Team NZ America’s Cup defence
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and New Zealand's news media website Stuff have teamed up to acquire rights to Emirates Team New Zealand's defence of the upcoming America's Cup.
Back to drawing board for Serie B domestic rights sales
Lega Serie B has revamped its domestic rights offering less than two months before the start of the 2024-25 season with a new sales strategy based on product as opposed to broadcast platform
Mediapro to exit Canadian football by year-end in CSB settlement
Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) and the Mediapro Canada agency have claimed an end to their legal dispute that left the future of the Canadian Premier League hanging in the balance.
International fanbase driving NBA’s social media success
Nearly 70 per cent of the NBA's social media engagement across central, team and player accounts comes from outside the United States, with its roster of international stars making the league a truly global…
Uefa club competitions to remain on Megogo in Ukraine
Megogo, the over-the-top streaming platform, has retained exclusive rights in Ukraine to all Uefa club competitions in the new three-year cycle
EXCLUSIVE: BeIN to hold Uefa club rights in all its Asian markets
BeIN Sports is close to finalising a deal that would see it hold Uefa club competition rights in all its active Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
Infront, DEB share sponsorship sales remit in long-term renewal
The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) will be able to source potential sponsors in-house as part of a revised and extended exclusive marketing agreement with the Infront agency
Diamond wants emergency hearing as major leagues demand to see TV contracts
Diamond Sports Group, the owner and operator of 19 regional sports networks (RSN) in the United States, has asked the federal bankruptcy court in Texas overseeing its case to hold an emergency hearing…