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UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a sublicensing deal with media group Discovery for highlights rights to the 2022 Australian Open tennis tournament

Free-to-air broadcaster Seven Network has renewed its rights in Australia for the National Football League for three years, 2022 to 2024. Seven will continue to show live coverage of 50 games per season

The Association of Tennis Professionals, Women's Tennis Association and all four tennis grand slams are collaborating to create an immersive Netflix docuseries in partnership with Formula 1: Drive to …

Michael Mellor, senior vice-president, head of football at IMG Media, is to leave the agency after more than 27 years with the company, SportBusiness understands

LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has announced today (Friday) that the Central Court of Administrative Litigation has “completely dismissed” an appeal filed by …

Private equity company TPG Capital, which owns the Creative Arts Agency, has been valued at more than $10bn (€8.7bn) after its first day of public trading yesterday (Thursday).

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights to the World Rally Championship ahead of the 2022 season of the motorsport series

Media group Disney is in the final stages of agreeing a three-season deal for exclusive English Premier League rights across South America, SportBusiness understands.

Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has renewed its agreement with Tennis Australia for rights to the Australian Open grand slam

Customers of Spanish telcos Euskaltel and Virgin will now be able sign up to streaming service DAZN through their existing subscriptions

Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured Badminton World Federation rights in several territories in Southeast Asia in a multi-year deal

The fourth Test of the Ashes drew strong viewing figures in Australia, with a peak average audience of 2.76 million watching the dramatic finale of the Sydney Test which saw England hang on for a draw

Stan Sport has confirmed it will broadcast the upcoming bout between New Zealand rugby player-turned-boxer Sonny Bill Williams and Australian rules football star Barry Hall on a new pay-per-view platform

Brazilian broadcaster Globo has enhanced its coverage of state football competitions by acquiring rights to the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Gaúcho.

Rights agreement joins one made last month with the National Hockey League

Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal for the Formula E electric car-racing championship. TV Cultura’s deal covers free-to-air rights.

ViacomCBS streaming service Paramount+ is expanding its global sports reach by securing exclusive Premier League rights in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been ordered to pay compensation to Mediapro after a court ruled that it unlawfully excluded the agency from the process of awarding the domestic and international…