Media

Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Marie Donoghue, who played an integral role in growing Amazon's sports rights portfolio in the United States, is to leave the online retail giant
Football
Media

StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights to the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast
Football
Media

Broadcasters in Italy and Portugal interested in acquiring rights to LaLiga from next season onwards must lodge their offers by midday (CET) on January 9, SportBusiness understands
US College Sport
Media

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has agreed a new eight-year domestic and international rights deal with ESPN for 40 of its championships in an agreement worth $920m (€840m).
Darts
Media

Sky amassed a total of 4.8 million viewers for last night’s PDC World Darts Championship final featuring 16-year-old Luke Littler, making it the most-watched darts event ever on the pay-television broadcaster and its Now streaming service.
Football
Finance & Law

Sporting CP, the Portuguese football powerhouse, is on the lookout for a minority investor after successfully buying back Mandatory Convertible Securities (VMOC) from Novo Banco using future media rights…
Darts
Media

The final of the PDC World Darts Championship tonight (Wednesday) is set to break even more records in the UK for Sky with the performances of teenage sensation Luke Littler having brought viewers flooding…
American Football
Media

Amazon Prime Video's second season as the exclusive Thursday Night Football broadcaster returned a 24-per-cent increase in total viewership in the United States compared to its inaugural season
Football
Media

Spain’s list of the 30 top audiences of last year included 21 live football broadcasts, headlined by the Spanish national team’s win over Croatia in the Uefa Nations League final.
Motorsport
Media

Formula E has solved its biggest broadcast problem ahead of the new season, striking a free-to-air rights deal in Germany after the previous agreement was terminated with potentially legal implications
Basketball
Finance & Law

Mark Cuban said the changing media landscape in the United States contributed to his decision to sell his majority stake in the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks
Ice Hockey
Media

The Professional Women’s Hockey League secured broadcast deals with TSN and Sporstnet, among others, in North America ahead of its inaugural season, which began yesterday (Monday).
Football
Finance & Law

FC Barcelona is to sue German investor Libero Football Finance over missed payments for its stake in the LaLiga club's Barça Vision digital media business.
Multiple Sports
Media

Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-television broadcaster operated by telco Telefónica, has renewed an agreement to carry content offered by OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN.
American Football
Media

The National Football League's (NFL) Christmas Day triple-header was a television ratings success, attracting average viewership of 28.7 million
Football
Governance

It was another 'will they, won't they' year in Italian football as Lega Serie A continued with its threat to launch its own media channel, backed by private investors, if domestic media rights bids did…
American Football
Events

The National Football League had a big 2023 with new commercial deals, extensions and major moves on the streaming front. In this year-end review, SportBusiness takes a look at 12 months of deals and developments covered by our team of reporters.
Football
Media

SportBusiness takes a look at 12 months of LaLiga deals and developments covered by our team of reporters.