Media
Premier Padel lands Red Bull in four-year broadcast, sponsorship tie-up
Premier Padel has announced a wide-ranging deal with Red Bull covering sponsorship, production and media services
Canada Soccer board members hit with $30m legal challenge to CSB rights award
Current and former members of the Canada Soccer board have been hit with a C$40m ($29.6m/€27.4m) lawsuit over approving the 2018 award of a long-term media and sponsorship rights contract to Canada Soccer Business.
WBD’s Zaslav: New sports streaming bundle will make games easier to find
Warner Bros. Discovery's impending new sports streaming service with ESPN and Fox will put the power back in the consumer's hand, but will have little to no impact on the trio's cable subscriber numbers, WBD chief executive David Zaslav has declared.
Half of Sport1 sold to Turkey’s Acunmedya for €30m
Turkish media group Acunmedya has bought a 50-per-cent stake in German sports broadcaster Sport1 for €30m ($32.5m) following an agreement struck with owner Highlight Communications.
LaLiga+, OneFootball among global carriers of Ukraine Premier League channel
UPL TV, the streaming project of the bulk of Ukrainian Premier League clubs, is to go live today (Friday), with global distribution secured
Nova lands PFL rights in Czech Republic, Slovakia
US-based mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fighters League (PFL) has agreed a new rights deal in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with pay-television broadcaster TV Nova
NRL ready to close gap on AFL in next rights deal after record 2023 revenues
Australasia's National Rugby League will find itself in its strongest-ever financial position when it comes to negotiate its next domestic media-rights deal, after reporting record revenues topping A$700m (€424m/$458m).
SPOTV picks up MLB rights in Southeast Asian markets
Sports broadcaster SPOTV has acquired rights to Major League Baseball (MLB) across eight territories in Southeast Asia.
MLS appoints Sportec Solutions to long-term VAR contract
Major League Soccer has appointed the Deltatre-owned Sportec Solutions as its video assistant referee (VAR) technology provider as the league's 29th season gets underway.
Viaplay ‘reset’ continues after SEK2.9bn Q4 loss closes turbulent year
Viaplay is to continue reducing its sports rights commitments, turning to sublicensing deals where possible to recoup fees, as part of its company-wide reset.
Sky NZ weighs up exclusivity balance amid rising subscriber costs
Sky New Zealand is considering an increased role for free-to-air coverage of sports events it acquires rights to, with the exclusivity balance to be “part of the conversation” during rugby rights negotiations lat…
DFL drops private equity investment plans amid fan revolt
Plans for private equity investment into the German Football League (DFL) have been abandoned for the second time in nine months, with seemingly no end in sight to the fan opposition that has disrupted…
ESPN, Athletes Unlimited in multi-year deal for all four sports
Player-focused professional women's sports league Athletes Unlimited (AU) has signed a new multi-year deal with ESPN covering all four of its sports, including, for the first time, basketball
Fubo files antitrust complaint over ESPN-Fox-WBD streaming JV
Fubo is suing Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery over their recently announced joint venture sports streaming platform, calling the move an "extreme suppression of competition in the US sports-focused streaming market", according to a copy of the lawsuit.
New World TV moves for French-language rights to Uefa club competitions
New World TV has announced its acquisition of Uefa club competition French-language broadcast rights in sub-Saharan Africa from 2024-25 to 2026-27 while incumbent Canal Plus Afrique has secured a package…
Swiss Football League turns to LaSource for digital advisory services
The Swiss Football League has appointed the LaSource consultancy to help develop its so-called ‘Digital Vision 2027’ as it aims to become the “most attractive and innovative sports competition in Switz…
U-Next adds PFL to MMA line-up
Japanese streaming company U-Next has further bolstered its mixed martial arts portfolio by agreeing a multi-year rights deal with US promotion the Professional Fighters League (PFL).
Infront retains slice of Serie A international rights with APAC deal
Infront is to exclusively sell Serie A broadcast rights in 36 territories across the Asia-Pacific region in a three-season agreement that includes a prolongation option