Media

California-based sports data and analytics company ALT Sports Data has announced the closing of a $2.5m series seed funding round, co-led by Eberg Capital and Relay Ventures, with participation from others including Trinity West Ventures NuFund Venture Group.

ARD and ZDF, the public-service broadcasters in Germany, have regained rights directly to the Uefa European Championship in 2028, it has emerged

IMG Arena president Freddie Longe is leaving his position as owner Endeavor opts to combine the sports data and betting rights division with OpenBet and bring it under sole leadership

Evision, the media and entertainment arm of telco e&, has secured exclusive International Cricket Council rights in the Middle East and North Africa until the end of 2027

Viaplay has finalised its exit strategy in the Baltic region after agreeing to sell on all of its sports rights to media company TV3 Group

Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has submitted a full takeover offer for pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv.

The PGA Tour has reached agreement to secure a $3bn (€2.75bn) investment in a new commercial entity from a US consortium led by Liverpool FC owner Fenway Sports Group (FSG), but has left the door open to 'co-investment' from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Major League Baseball has started to establish production plans for Colorado Rockies' broadcasts and is likely to air the games on MLB.TV during the 2024 season, SportBusiness understands

Polish broadcasters must deliver first-round bids for Uefa club competition rights by February 27 after the Team Marketing agency kicked off the sales process

Tom Broom, one of the agency sector's most experienced media executives in the Asia-Pacific region, is to leave IMG after more than two decades at the Endeavor-owned company, SportBusiness has learned

One media company will be permitted to land exclusive domestic broadcast rights to the Bundesliga after the Bundeskartellamt, the German cartel office, agreed to scrap the ‘no single-buyer’ rule in its…

France 2023 was the most-watched Rugby World Cup of all time, governing body World Rugby declared today (Tuesday). The tournament, won by South Africa, achieved 1

Mediapro has reorganised its business structure, part of which will see industry veteran Oliver Seibert joining the management committee and officially heading the agency and production group's sports…

The French Senate is to launch an investigation into the creation of LFP Media, the commercial vehicle set up by the French Football League (LFP) with investment from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners

Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), has announced a four-year extension of its rights deal with Brazilian media group Globo

The Australian Open drew a record television audience in Italy as Jannik Sinner became the country's first male grand slam champion in 48 years