Media
Conmebol and Globo end Copa Libertadores rights dispute
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and Globo have reached an agreement over their legal dispute concerning the media group’s termination of its rights deal for the Copa Libertadores c…
Bundesliga first to land CCTV deal as European leagues face tough rights talks
The German Bundesliga was the first of the 'Big Five' European football leagues to secure a media-rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV for the 2021-22 season
IMG’s Sport 24 signs long-term NFL in-flight, in-ship rights extension
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has retained rights to American football’s National Football League for five more years.
Migu renews Chinese Volleyball Super League media rights
Migu, the video streaming service run by Chinese telco China Mobile, has renewed its domestic media rights for the Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL) for three seasons, 2021-22 to 2023-24
LaLiga experiments in race for global growth
Imran Yusuf travels to Barcelona to visit the production studios of LaLigaTV, the Spanish top-flight’s 24/7 television channel, to examine how the league is focusing on innovation to compete in a squeezed media rights market.
Sport1 extends Rocket League rights, agrees German skiing content deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a one-year extension to its rights deal for the Rocket League Championship Series esports competition and has also agreed a content tie-up with the German Ski…
L’Équipe picks up rights to 27 international test matches
L’Équipe, the French free-to-air digital terrestrial channel and streaming platform, has today (Monday) announced the acquisition of rights to 27 international rugby union test matches between now and th…
Ligue 1 highlights return to TF1, Amazon subscriber total estimated at 1.4m
Online retail giant Amazon has agreed a deal with TF1 that sees short highlights of French football’s Ligue 1 return to the commercial broadcaster’s long-running Téléfoot programme.
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IMG to distribute global media rights to PGL esports tournament
Esports tournament organiser PGL has appointed the IMG agency to distribute its media rights globally for its PGL Stockholm Major 2021, which will be held in Sweden for the first time since 2014
TV Cultura extends Novo Basquete Brasil rights deal
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal for the Novo Basquete Brasil, the top tier of club basketball in the country
PTV, ARY secure ICC rights in Pakistan to 2023 in ‘landmark’ deal
State broadcaster Pakistan Television and pay-television broadcaster ARY have secured exclusive domestic media rights to International Cricket Council events until 2023
PTO buoyed by global broadcast audience for inaugural Collins Cup
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has stated global broadcast viewing figures for the inaugural edition of its Collins Cup competition surpassed all expectations, citing figures from sports, sponsorship…
Sports Flick founder ‘sues former business partners’
Dylan Azzopardi, the businessman behind Australian sports streaming platform Sports Flick, is suing the current owner of the company, Dominic Galati, for A$12.7m ($9.5m/€8.2
Silver Lake ‘in advanced talks’ for A-Leagues stake
US investment firm Silver Lake is close to acquiring a 30-per-cent stake in the commercial rights business of Australia's domestic football leagues, according to Australian newspapers the Sun-Herald and…
Paris 2024 invites bids for French broadcast rights to Paralympics
French broadcasters have been invited to bid for media rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after an invitation to tender process was launched by the Organising Committee
YES Network adds Watch Party function to live Nets streaming
Group-viewing component is part of broader digital push for New York-based RSN
Canal Plus nets revenue uplift in France and internationally
Canal Plus, the pay-television broadcaster active in different international markets, has reported a 4.8-per-cent increase in revenues to €4.25bn ($4.95bn) in the first nine months of 2021.
Fanseat lands suite of basketball league rights from Sportradar
Fanseat, the subscription-based sports streaming service owned by the Spring Media agency, has secured rights to broadcast six basketball leagues in the Denmark, France and the UK