Media
Eleven focuses on D2C and ‘locally relevant’ sport in new Asia-Pacific service
Eleven Sports COO Alessandro Tucci on the company's new Asia-Pacific push and how it will differentiate itself from jostling competitors.
BBC to show Copa Libertadores final again
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC will once again show live coverage of football’s Copa Libertadores final.
Nova finalises Premier League capture for six seasons
Nova, the Greek pay-television broadcaster owned by United Media Group, has finalised its acquisition of exclusive Premier League rights in a six-year deal running to 2028
New Zealand’s Spark lands long-term Fiba rights deal
Fiba has agreed a broadcast deal in New Zealand with telco Spark for its international basketball competitions until 2025, the latest in a series of such agreements announced this week
Marron Media retains LPL sales agency role, Daraz secures digital rights
The Marron Media agency will be the exclusive international media rights sales agent for the Lanka Premier League for the second successive year
Top 14 lands Japanese exposure with TV Asahi
Commercial broadcaster TV Asahi has acquired rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 until the end of the season.
German ice hockey league back on ServusTV as Sport1 rips up deal
Domestic live free-to-air coverage of German ice hockey’s DEL is switching hands after Sport1, the incumbent rights-holder, chose to end its agreement prematurely.
Amazon to showcase MotoGP docuseries produced by Mediapro
Amazon Prime Video, the video streaming arm of internet retail giant Amazon, has announced an exclusive documentary series about the MotoGP motorcycling championship
Eleven Italy secures Fiba rights package
Eleven Italy has landed a deal with Fiba for live coverage of international basketball events in the country until 2025.
The streaming platform, which relaunched on its parent’s platform ElevenSports.c
RTVE secures Spanish national team rights in Fiba deal
Fiba, the world basketball governing body, has reached an agreement with Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE for rights to the Spanish basketball team’s international matches until 2025.
OneFootball secures Indian Super League international streaming rights
Football-based media platform OneFootball has acquired rights to the Indian Super League club competition in over 200 countries across the world
Sky NZ nets two-year deal for AFC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured a two-year agreement, covering 2021 and 2022, for exclusive media rights to the Asian Football Confederation's major national team and club competitions
Sony-Zee merger ‘in final stages’, sports content being targeted
Indian broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises are close to finalising a merger to create a new giant in the market that will target sports content as part of growth plans,…
Australia’s NBL agrees media rights deal in China with Dongqiudi
Chinese digital sports platform Dongqiudi has acquired rights for Australia's National Basketball League in a two-season deal, covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
Sportdigital Fussball integrated as linear channel on DAZN
German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball has expanded its relationship with DAZN by launching its linear channel on the subscription platform
Court bars PCB from cancelling PTV domestic deal
The Pakistan Cricket Board has been prevented from cancelling its deal for domestic media rights with state broadcaster Pakistan Television by a court in Lahore
France Télévisions agrees direct Fiba deal for national team rights
France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster, has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the matches of France’s men’s and women’s national basketball teams, along with International Basketb…
PGA Tour details extensive purse increases for 2022
Commissioner Monahan outlines in memo to players plans for widespread pay boosts