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Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B (LNPB), the organising body of the second tier of football in Italy, is working on the final details of its domestic rights invitation to tender for the next three-year…
Football
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The National Women's Soccer League has agreed the largest media rights deals in women's sport in contracts spanning four years worth $60m (€56m) annually, with games airing on CBS, ESPN, Amazon and Scripps S…
Cycling
Technology

This weekend's International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Champions League in London is to enter the metaverse in a bid to engage with fans worldwide, Warner Bros
Mixed Martial Arts
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Pay-television broadcasters Sportsnet and TVA Sports have regained English-language and French-language rights, respectively, in Canada to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), while the mixed martial arts promotion has agreed a documentary series deal with US streaming service Roku.
Motorcycling
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Motorcycling's MotoGP World Championship is to move to pay television in Germany from next year, after Sky Deutschland secured the rights
Football
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced an end to its row with beIN Sports following the recent cancellation of a broadcast deal which prompted threats of legal action by the Qatar-based…
Football
Finance & Law

The purchase of 3.5 million new shares in Highlight Event and Entertainment (HLEE) has pushed the shareholding of Alexander Studhalter below 20 per cent, as Highlight seeks to minimise risks to the company posed by restrictions placed on the Swiss businessman by US authorities.
Multiple Sports
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Warner Bros. Discovery has reported third-quarter net losses of $417m (€390m) after a decline in advertising revenue, a drop in streaming subscribers, and what president and chief executive David Zaslav called a “generational disruption” as the company’s stock tumbled by 19 per cent.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Disney is still searching for a strategic partner for ESPN and is fully set on taking the sports property entirely direct-to-consumer as it posted an operating income increase of 16 per cent to $987m (€922m) i…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Sports and entertainment conglomerate Endeavor has positioned OpenBet and its wider betting operations as key revenue drivers for the group in 2024, but insists IMG Arena will remain "number three" in…
Rugby Union
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UK pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports has acquired rights to Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR), England’s rebranded domestic rugby union club competition.
Professional Wrestling
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WWE has agreed a deal for the CW Network to broadcast its talent series WWE NXT in a five-year agreement that will put the 13-year-old World Wrestling Entertainment product on network television for the…
Football
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Fifa has today (Wednesday) launched the tender process in South Korea for media rights to the men's World Cup in 2026 and the Women's World Cup in 2027
Football
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All matches from the group stages of this season’s Uefa Women’s Champions League will remain free to watch in most global markets despite initial plans by DAZN to move fixtures exclusively behind a pay…
Cricket
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DAZN’s five-year Indian Premier League international rights deal is close to being terminated after just one year, SportBusiness understands.
Boxing
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Streaming service Netflix is reportedly seeking to further expand its entry into live sports by targeting Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and boxer and YouTube influencer Jake Paul.
Football
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United Soccer League has struck a multi-year rights agreement with CBS Sports that will put its matches on network television for the first time in its history
Basketball
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A spate of local market National Basketball Association team media rights will hit the market next year after the league and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks (RSNs),…