Media
NWTV aims to counter payment delays with new bank loan
New World TV (NWTV) has secured a €245m ($264m) loan agreement with Afreximbank, the African Export–Import Bank, in a move that the Togo-based broadcaster believes will facilitate smoother payments to rights-holders.
WNBA Finals break TV record in overtime
The Women’s National Basketball Association achieved record peak and average ratings with its five-game Finals this month.
CAF puts Sportfive case to bed with $50m pay out
The Confederation of African Football's decision to tear up its global commercial agreement with the Lagardère Sports agency in 2019 cost the organisation $50m (€46.4m), the governing body has revealed.
TV4’s Allsvenskan swoop marks latest WBD Nordics exit
TV4 Media, the Telia-owned broadcasting company, is to become the exclusive rights-holder of Sweden's top two football divisions from 2026, ousting Warner Bros. Discovery in the process.
Fubo to offer standalone subscriptions
Amid a turbulent time for sports television bundles in the United States, streaming platform Fubo announced today (Tuesday) that it is launching standalone subscription services
Sweden ends opposition to FIS rights centralisation
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has won over one of its strongest critics in its battle to centralise media rights, striking an agreement with Svenska Skidförbundet (SFF), the Swedish …
Price hikes, account sharing clampdown boost Viaplay
Cost-cutting measures and price increases are paying dividends at Viaplay, after the Nordic media group recorded a small operating profit for the third quarter of 2024
Infront nets suite of Dutch football betting rights
Infront Bettor is selling betting video rights to the top two tiers of Dutch football after striking a deal for the Eerste Divisie to add to its acquisition of rights to the top-tier Eredivisie
Canal Plus to show Elite 1 women alongside Top 14
The French Rugby Federation handed rights to the Elite 1 league to Canal+ this season while also collaborating on its match scheduling.
1190 Sports, Fanatiz agree CosmoBlue distribution
Sports media and technology company Fz Sports, the owner of Fanatiz and 1190 Sports, has agreed a rights distribution and OTT platform deal with the newly-formed CosmoBlue Media.
EXCLUSIVE: India test case for Bundesliga Pass on OneFootball
India is the first market in which the German Football League (DFL) has gone direct to consumer with its Bundesliga Pass live on the OneFootball app in the country, SportBusiness has learned.
EXCLUSIVE: Eredivisie retains IMG but awards Infront betting rights
IMG has retained the Eredivisie international broadcast rights, one of its longest-held football properties, but will be replaced by rival Infront as distributor of streaming rights to the global betting market, SportBusiness understands.
Sport 24 renews NBA in-flight, in-ship rights
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned by the IMG agency, has renewed NBA rights ahead of tomorrow's (Tuesday's) new season tip-off.
Mediapro bemoans Win Sports’ ‘unjustifiable’ contract termination
Mediapro has described the termination of its long-held Colombian league production services agreement with pay-television broadcaster Win Sports as both abrupt and unjustifiable
Bundesliga rights auction to restart in five weeks
The German Football League's stalled domestic rights sales process will resume on November 25, as it races to get all contracts in place before year-end in the wake of the legal challenge by DAZN.
Shapiro details UFC vision before TKO-ESPN talks
TKO’s preference is for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to remain on ESPN screens in the US beyond 2025, but the make-up of any new contract is likely to look very different to the existing deal with more fights on network TV targeted.
Pro League domestic rights deadline extended
The Belgian Pro League has extended the deadline for responses to its domestic media rights tender at the behest of broadcasters lining up bids.
TNT takes equity in rights deal with 3×3’s Unrivaled
TNT Sports has reached a multi-year media rights deal with Unrivaled, the new US women’s professional basketball league, investing in the league and becoming an equity partner.