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Industry Moves

IMG has made two high-profile production hires with the appointment of Sally Brown and Steve Rudge to the newly created roles of vice-presidents and co-heads of the agency’s multi-sport content.H
Tennis
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Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights across the Middle East and North Africa to the US Open tennis grand slam for a further five years as part of a deal announced shortly before…
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Sports content from Eurosport will continue to be available to all DAZN subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under the terms of a new sublicensing agreement
Rugby Union
Media

The forthcoming Rugby World Cup in France is to be streamed exclusively in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) by Starzplay, the subscription video-on-demand OTT service in the region
Multiple Sports
Host Broadcast & Production

Televideo, the UK-based production and outside broadcasting company, has appointed administrators.Sheffield-based accountancy firm Hart Shaw is handling the administration process, SportBusiness understands
Rugby League
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Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK, is close to striking an exclusive pay-television rights deal with Sky in its domestic market for a further three years, closing the book on a sales process in which the league explored every possible option to secure a better offer.
Football
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Newly launched streaming service Dyn has no interest in acquiring rights to the Bundesliga when they come to market next year, founder Christian Seifert has told SportBusiness
Football
Data

Sportradar, the sports data and betting services company, has further strengthened its grip on football properties in the Americas, after today (Tuesday) being announced as the official betting partner…
Ice Hockey
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The National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights has agreed a multi-year deal with streaming distributer ViewLift for a streaming service for the team's local broadcasts
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

German telco Deutsche Telekom has furthered its association with Euro 2024 by becoming a national sponsor of the event
Football
Media

European viewing figures outside of Spain and the UK for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup final suffered from a time difference effect with average audiences mostly down on the 2019 final played in Lyon, F…
Football
Media

International rights to South American World Cup qualifiers are once again being sold around the world on a piecemeal basis, as Brazilian broadcaster Globo has agreed a one-off deal with Mediapro to show Brazil's away World Cup qualifier against Peru on September 13.
Football
Media

Spain set records on and off the pitch as their victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup final became the most-watched women's football match of all time in the country
Multiple Sports
Media

The Fifa Women’s World Cup and Paralympic Games are among the properties set to be added to Australia’s list of protected sports events but the country’s government has stopped short of making wholesale chang…
Football
Media

Next Media, the sports marketing agency in Vietnam, has sealed an early extension of its rights to German football's Bundesliga, and is to work with the VMG Media agency to make the matches more widely…
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Media

Telecommunications company Verizon has emerged as a potential strategic partner for Disney as it looks to launch an all-in-one streaming service and leave cable television
Football
Media

Fans in Albania were able to watch action from the opening weekend of the Italian Serie A season after deals were negotiated with pay-TV broadcasters Digitalb and Tring
Cricket
Media

Pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports has acquired exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to cricket’s Asia Cup, which will take place in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30 to September 17.