Media

Cricket
Governance

As the West Indies took to the field in Guyana today for the start of the second Test against South Africa, they did so with unbranded shirts: a microcosm of cricket’s challenges in the Caribbean.
Basketball
Data

Genius Sports has struck a new data insights deal with one of its main broadcaster clients in a long-term extension with US sports broadcaster ESPN
Football
Media

DAZN hopes to reach 1.5 million subscribers in France within six months as it prepares to go live tomorrow (Friday) evening with Ligue 1 coverage
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Owners KW25 and Red Bull are said to be targeting a valuation of up to €500m for the WRC's commercial rights-holder.
Football
Governance

Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) has taken over formal ownership of the top two tiers of English women's club football from the Football Association, with an all-female leadership team and f…
Football
Media

Saran Media has continued to build its European football portfolio, acquiring Serie A rights in a host of Central Asian and Eastern European territories in a mix of three- and five-season deals.
Football
Media

New World TV has added rights to both LaLiga and Serie A as the Togo-based pay-television broadcaster continues to amass European football rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Football
Media

Caliente TV has picked up Uefa Champions League rights in Mexico, a package originally headed for Paramount Global before its Latin American retreat gathered pace.
Multi-sport
Media

Viewership of NBCUniversal’s coverage of Paris 2024 was up considerably on Tokyo 2020 as the US broadcaster provided its most extensive Olympic coverage to date.
Multiple Sports
Media

Disney Star and Reliance Industries, majority owner of Viacom18, are likely to drop "fringe channels" in order to meet antitrust requirements for their proposed merger, though do not plan to offload any…
Football
Media

LaLiga and incumbent broadcast rights-holder beIN Media Group appear to have put any lingering quarrels to bed by signing off two rights agreements spanning the Middle East and North Africa, plus the Asia-Pacific…
Football
Media

The Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 is set for broad free-to-air coverage across the continent after the rights were secured by the European Broadcasting Union.
Football
Media

European rugby’s flagship Champions Cup is set for a sizeable exposure drop in a three-year deal with Premier Sports that brings to an end regular free-to-air coverage in the UK.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Sports rights costs continued to climb in the second quarter for Sportradar, but the ATP and NBA investments are paying dividends, according to the group, as it consolidated its market position.
Football
Media

Canal Plus will continue to carry BeIN Sports’ channels and offer subscribers a slice of Ligue 1 coverage in a long-term renewal of a distribution deal that underpins the dynamics of the French pay-TV sector.
Football
Media

DAZN has become the Bundesliga's new home in Spain for the next five seasons as the two parties continue to do business internationally despite a legal feud over the domestic rights.
Football
Media

Caribbean Premier Sports Limited has secured exclusive rights across the region to Uefa club competitions, meaning extensive coverage across the Rush Sports channels plus partner channels Flow Sports and SportsMax.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Paul Calder has taken up a role as media sales director at Two Circles, the data-driven sports marketing and sponsorship sales agency, charged with leading the growth of its broadcast rights division