Media
NFL playoff ratings soar in divisional round
The National Football League has set records during its live postseason coverage across the main US networks
Netflix swoops for WWE’s Raw in global $5bn play
Netflix has made its biggest foray into live event streaming, today (Tuesday), announcing a stunning $5bn (€4.6bn), 10-year global media-rights deal with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Rugby League Commercial unites with Endeavor Streaming for SuperLeague+
Rugby League Commercial (RLC), the joint venture between Super League and the Rugby Football League (RFL) that acts as commercial rights-holder, has unveiled a new global, direct-to-consumer streaming service for the sport’s top division in the UK.
Sky reasserts golf dominance with Open deal
Sky Sports has reaffirmed its unchallenged golf dominance in the UK market after retaining rights to the Open Championship for another four years
Van Rooyen exits Sky after 18 years, UK & Ireland unit to report into Strong
Stephen van Rooyen has announced he is to leave Sky, the pay-television giant where he is group chief commercial officer and chief executive of the UK and Ireland business, at the end of next month
DAZN shows J3 matches free in new J. League deal, subscription upped again
DAZN and Japan’s J. League have struck a new rights agreement that encompasses the third-tier Meiji Yasuda J3 League, as the sports broadcaster ups its subscription price in the country for the third consecutive year.
Sony-Zee $10bn merger off, legal threats issued on both sides
The planned $10bn (€9.2bn) mega-Indian media merger, two years in the making, between Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment was officially scrapped today (Monday).
EXCLUSIVE: CJ ENM renews Australian Open rights to 2027
South Korean media group CJ ENM has renewed its rights to the Australian Open for a further three years, from 2025 to 2027, SportBusiness understands
Telefónica retains LaLiga rights bought in 2021 after forced retender
Telefónica, the leading Spanish telecoms operator, has maintained its role as the dominant domestic broadcaster of LaLiga until the end of the 2026-27 season, after the league was forced to retender two …
Flo Lloyd-Hughes | Women’s sport needs to be cautious of fairy godmother magic
Football writer and broadcaster Flo Lloyd-Hughes challenges the narrative around women's sport's boom and its bid to be commercially sustainable.
Uefa to invite UWCL media, sponsorship rights bids over five seasons
Uefa has decided to sell global commercial rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League over a five-year cycle, from 2025-26 to 2029-30, with sponsorship rights to women’s national team events over the…
TNT Sports secures BCCI rights to 2028 in nick of time
One week before the start of England’s five-Test tour of India, pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports has secured exclusive rights in the UK for the series in a deal that also covers all India home matches u…
CVC v Blackstone in bid to partner with Bundesliga in new media company
The battle to become the strategic partner of the German Football League (DFL) in a potential new media company is down to two private equity firms: CVC Capital Partners and Blackstone
Fifa launches media rights tenders in Benelux for next two men’s World Cups
The sales process has gone live in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg for media rights to the Fifa World Cup in 2026 and 2030
Prime Video strikes NBA deal in Mexico
The National Basketball Association has struck a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Video in Mexico to livestream more than 50 regular-season and playoff games.
DAZN drops women’s football paywall in latest pivot towards freemium
DAZN is to drop its paywall for the bulk of its women’s football coverage worldwide to create what it describes as the “new global home for women’s football” in the broadcaster’s latest move to open u…
Diamond Sports emerges out of bankruptcy, Amazon becomes investor
Diamond Sports has entered into a restructuring support agreement with its largest creditor groups to enable it to emerge from bankruptcy, with the deal including a commitment from Amazon to make a minority investment.
Mass job cuts planned at A-Leagues, KeepUp media unit set to shut
The Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the governing body of the A-League Men and Women competitions, is set to cut as much as 50 per cent of its workforce, with its KeepUp media arm among the casualties,…