Media
GolTV termination vote leaves Ecuadorian clubs seeking new broadcaster
GolTV's 10-year domestic rights deal for Ecuador’s top-tier two leagues has been ripped up with four years still to run after the pay-television broadcaster failed to meet payment deadlines.
PCB launches international rights tender
The Pakistan Cricket Board has launched an invitation to tender for its international media rights, having struggled to strike long-term agreements in key territories since its previous deals expired at the end of 2023.
‘Progress made’ in top ski nations’ FIS rights centralisation talks
Leading ski federation claim to be making progress in talks with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation over media rights centralisation but are still 'far away' from an agreement.
Premier Sports, BBC net Scottish Cup extension
Premier Sports and BBC Scotland have retained Scottish Cup rights after striking new five-year deals that afford the pay-TV broadcaster a slight increase in match picks.
Amazon deals with famed F1 series producer to continue ice hockey push
Amazon's impending entrance into live ice hockey broadcasting is to be complemented with a behind-the-scenes docuseries focused on some of the National Hockey League's top players.
Amazon makes rare sports move in Japan with Copa América
The move represents the first time Amazon has picked up rights in Japan to a sports competition not involving Japanese athletes, following previous coverage of boxing and baseball events.
SPFL sells bundle of 20 matches to Premier Sports
The Scottish Premiership will enjoy a marked increase in pay-television coverage from next season onwards after Premier Sports secured domestic rights to 20 matches excluded from the main contract with…
Champions League final takes audience podium in US
The Uefa Champions League final was the third most-watched on record in homes across the United States, while also setting a new milestone for Paramount+, the streaming service.
Stats Perform reclaims ICC betting rights
Stats Perform has regained exclusive betting data and streaming rights to ICC events in a four-year deal, having been replaced by rival Sportradar from 2021 to 2023.
Cyta to manage PrimeTel sports rights in wider distribution pact
PrimeTel has renewed a content distribution deal and ceded the management of its sports rights to fellow telco Cyta in a shake-up of the Cypriot market
FanDuel ‘set to replace’ Bally’s as Diamond partner
A deal will also reportedly involve FanDuel-related programming for Diamond channels, the resale of Diamond’s streaming service to fans and an equity stake in the company.
Sky in box seat for Uefa club competition tenders in NZ
Uefa and its appointed Team Marketing agency have gone to market with European club competition media rights in New Zealand, a tough sales territory given the demise of former rights-holder Spark Sport.
BeIN has prized LaLiga rights locked up in France
BeIN Sports France's hold of exclusive LaLiga rights comes with the property sure to enjoy a surge in interest in Kylian Mbappé’s home country following his high-profile move to Real Madrid.
New $10m athletics event gives hosts commercial ‘skin in the game’
The new World Athletics Ultimate Championship, a biennial event that currently sits outside the federation’s existing rights agreements, will give organisers “more skin in the game” in terms of inventory, according to the body’s president Sebastian Coe.
Davis swaps DAZN for Peak joint venture
Jonathan Davis has become the latest DAZN media rights executive to join Peak Sport Media, the joint venture set up a year ago by Spain’s LaLiga and Simon Denyer’s Ocho Sport Advisory company.
TrueVisions nets late Euro 2024 deal in Thailand
TrueVisions has secured rights to all matches from Euro 2024, with the Thai pay-TV broadcaster having also shown all matches from the previous edition in a last-minute deal.
Japan-England to be shown by RugbyPass in UK market
The broadcast of England’s test match against Japan on June 22 on an OTT streaming platform will represent a landmark shift after the World Rugby-owned RugbyPass TV secured rights in the UK and Ireland.
Nova completes sweep of Uefa club rights in Czech Republic
Nova has retained rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Champions League, completing its set of European club competition rights for the 2024-27 cycle.