Media
Pluto TV adds to Copa Libertadores Femenina’s South American exposure
Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by media group Paramount Global, will show the Conmebol Libertadores Femenina for the second successive year, after securing rights across Brazil…
SailGP, T-Mobile step up 5G offering to enhance TV broadcast
T-Mobile, the German global mobile communications company, has expanded its partnership with SailGP just one year into their commercial relationship in a bid to further enhance the sailing series' at-home…
PFL targets UFC parity in five years after $100m Saudi investment
SRJ Sports Investments, the new vehicle created by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has made its first move, a $100m (€92m) investment into US-based mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fig…
Cosmote serves up ATP Tour rights extension
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has retained exclusive ATP Tour rights for another three seasons, strengthening its grip on the property until 2026
Globo seals rights to Conmebol-zone World Cup qualifiers
Brazilian broadcaster Globo will hold rights to the home matches of nine out of the ten South American nations aiming to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup
No native UHD production at Euro 2024
Uefa will not produce coverage of Euro 2024 in native ultra high-definition (UHD), instead opting for a single ‘multi-purpose’ broadcast format, SportBusiness can disclose.
Sportradar gets key betting data rights in Nascar contract renewal
Sportradar has significantly strengthened its data rights agreement with Nascar, adding official betting data for the US stock car racing series for the first time
Battling Viaplay retains Superliga rights to 2030, TV2 back in picture
TV2, the government-owned broadcaster in Denmark, and Viaplay have landed domestic media rights to the Danish Superliga in new six-year deals that strengthen the embattled latter's portfolio ahead of any…
EXCLUSIVE: DACH region kicks off Serie A’s international rights RFPs
Lega Serie A has launched its first request for proposal (RFP) for its forthcoming international rights sales cycle by going to market in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Ahead of Wembley megashow, AEW’s Khan believes profit could be one deal away
This Sunday, yet another of Tony Khan’s dreams will come true.
Albanian FA secures three-year TV deal following Oversport termination
Domestic club football in Albania has a new home after general interest channel MCN TV agreed a three-year contract following on from the termination of a deal with streaming platform Oversport
World Rugby lights up dark markets with global streaming platform launch
World Rugby has moved to plug gaps in the sport's global reach through the launch of free streaming platform RugbyPass TV in time for next month's Rugby World Cup
Czech league goes to market with domestic media rights
The Ligové Fotbalové Asociace, the Czech league football association, has launched its domestic media rights tender for the next five-year cycle, covering the elite Fortuna Liga and second-tier Fortuna N…
Deutsche Telekom to show five Euro 2024 matches exclusively as RTL deal rejigged
Deutsche Telekom has reworked its Euro 2024 sublicensing agreement with commercial broadcaster RTL to allow it to regain exclusivity to five matches from the tournament staged across Germany
Sportradar gives K League TV a face-lift, to net sponsors in renewed pact
The Korea Professional Football League and sports data and betting services company Sportradar have renewed their wide-ranging global media and betting rights deal for another four years, with sponsorship…
IMG recruits experienced UK production executives to head up multi-sport content
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
BeIN strikes late US Open rights deal in Mena
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…
Eurosport channels stay part of basic-tier DAZN package in multi-territory renewal
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