Media
TF1 falls short of Rugby World Cup TV record as France head out
France's thrilling Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to South Africa drew the best audience of the year for commercial broadcaster TF1, but it was not enough to set a new all-time tournament viewership…
New name, familiar home for NBA rights in the UK
TNT Sports, UK pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive National Basketball Association broadcast rights in a multi-year deal announced this morning
DAZN follows SPL deal with Saudi Women’s Premier League rights acquisition
DAZN has added broadcast rights in most global markets to the SAFF Women’s Premier League on the back of its multi-territory agreement for the men’s Saudi Pro League.
SVT bags Paris 2024 highlights rights
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has secured highlights rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics, after striking a deal with media group Warner Bros. Discovery
TMRW Sports continues to build team ahead of TGL launch
TMRW Sports, the company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and sports executive Mike McCarley which is behind TGL, has announced a raft of new hires as it continues to gear up to the January launch of the tech-focused golf league.
Senior DAZN executive Diquattro exits sports industry
Veronica Diquattro, one of the leading executives at DAZN Group, has exited the sports industry to join Omio, an online travel comparison and booking website
MLB: Diamond Sports Group’s ‘time is up’ to make RSN plan
Major League Baseball (MLB) has demanded Diamond Sports Group (DSG), the bankrupt owner and operator of 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs), immediately make clear its future plans
Diamond Sports Group takes action to secure full fees from DirecTV
As the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League seasons commence, Diamond Sports Group (DSG), the owner and operator of 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs), has filed motions…
Sportradar, Genius hit by US lawsuits over streaming patents
Panda Interactive, a Las Vegas-based sports technology company, has filed two separate complaints against Sportradar and Genius Sports for what it claims is infringement on its foundational interactive streaming technology patents.
Premier Sports lands top pick Champions League rights in Ireland
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has picked up a significant package of rights in Ireland to Uefa club competitions in the new cycle
Southwind Media ‘explores sale’ of Mediapro majority stake
Southwind Media, the majority shareholder in Mediapro, is reported to be exploring a sale of its stake in the Spain-based sports rights and broadcast production group
Court rejects challenge to MultiChoice’s RWC sublicensing terms
A legal challenge filed by South Africa’s eMedia Investments against the terms of pay-television operator MultiChoice’s Rugby World Cup sublicensing deal has failed after being struck from the roll at …
Monumental Sports Network launches D2C service
Monumental Sports Network has unveiled its direct-to-consumer subscription service for local fans of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals, the National Basketball Association’s Washington W…
TV4 to succeed WBD as ATP Tour rights-holder in Sweden
TV4 Media, the Telia-owned broadcasting company, has acquired exclusive rights in Sweden to men's tennis' ATP Tour.
Media rights VP von Doetinchem swaps OneFootball for Legends
Nick von Doetinchem has left his role heading up OneFootball’s media rights acquisitions to become Legends’ managing director of Central Europe.
NBA lands DACH free-to-air exposure with ProSiebenSat.1
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has secured free-to-air NBA rights in the DACH region ahead of the new season, which starts on October 24
Eredivisie clubs unanimously back €750m ESPN rights deal to 2030
All 18 clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie today (Tuesday) unanimously agreed to a renewal of a domestic broadcast rights deal with ESPN for a further five seasons
Cricket among five additions to LA 2028 sports programme
The International Olympic Committee is set for a significant rise in the value of its media rights in the Indian subcontinent, after cricket was recommended to be part of the 2028 edition in Los Angeles