Media

Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The United States Justice Department (DOJ) is planning to scrutinise the new sports streaming service that Disney's ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch later this year over potential antitrust breaches.
Football
Media

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) is to weigh up domestic rights bids to the country’s Süper Lig from pay-television operator beIN Sports and Saran Media, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Media

DR, the public-service broadcaster in Denmark, has struck a four-year deal with the Danish Football Association (DBU) covering rights to the qualifiers for the Uefa Women's Euro 2025 and the 2027 Fifa…
Equestrian
Media

The Sportfive agency has been awarded a three-year contract to distribute international rights to Global Champions, the rights-holder to equestrian sport’s Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global C…
Curling
Media

World Curling has turned to StreamAMG to provide the technology behind its relaunched live and on-demand streaming platform, The Curling Channel
Gymnastics
Media

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has launched a pay-per-view live streaming platform with the Spring Media agency to show World Cup and World Challenge Cup action in markets where broadcast…
Netball
Media

The UK’s Netball Super League (NSL) has landed a visibility boost in new rights deals with incumbent rights-holder Sky and public-service broadcaster the BBC.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

DAZN has hired Yu Sasamoto as chief executive of its Japan business, one of the global subscription streaming service's most important markets
Rugby League
Media

English rugby league's top-tier Super League is to receive its largest ever international exposure for the forthcoming 2024 season through the addition of six broadcast agreements.
Cricket
Media

The dispute between media groups Zee and Disney Star over their seemingly broken agreement for International Cricket Council (ICC) rights looks set to intensify, with Zee asserting that its counterpart…
American Football
Media

ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed a six-year, $7.8bn (€7.3bn) extension as the new era of the college football postseason begins.
Football
Finance & Law

CVC Capital Partners is the last remaining private equity firm in the running to become the strategic partner of the German Football League (DFL) in a new media company after Blackstone dropped its bid…
Multiple Sports
Media

Paramount Global is making around 800 job cuts worldwide amid ongoing restructuring of the company and conversations around a possible sale or merger
Football
Media

The English Football League is entering into detailed talks with incumbent Pitch International and the US-based Relevent Sports Group as it nears its award of international broadcast rights, SportBusiness…
Athletics
Media

UK Athletics has agreed a domestic media rights deal with public-service broadcaster the BBC for its 2024 major events series, providing much-needed exposure for the governing body as it seeks new investment from sponsors.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

The IMG agency has recruited James Clement from UK pay-television broadcaster Sky to lead technology and operations for its production studios business
Football
Media

Ireland’s Virgin Media Television has been awarded rights to 166 live Uefa Champions League matches each season across the new cycle running from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
American Football
Media

Domestic Super Bowl coverage drew the most-watched broadcast in NFL history with an average audience of 123.4 million viewers across all platforms