Media
Canal Plus interest in MultiChoice rises further
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its stake in pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator…
Liga Forte Futebol agrees 50-year revenue deal with Serengeti, Life Capital
Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two collectives seeking to plot a new path for Brazilian club football, has announced the completion of a 50-year agreement with US-based investment group Serengeti Asset…
Thai League 1 breakaway hopes dented as FA president vows to quit
Thai League 1 clubs' hopes of breaking away from the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) to create their own commercial entity have been dealt a blow after the governing body's president, who was supportive…
Spring Media seeking out broadcasters for Riyadh’s World Combat Games
The Spring Media agency has been appointed to distribute global broadcast rights to the 2023 World Combat Games, which are scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from October 21 to 30
Mobile sports platform Buzzer shuts down
Buzzer, the mobile streaming app backed by a number of leading sports personalities, has announced that it is shutting down
Thai FA president won’t stand in way of League 1 commercial breakaway
Somyot Poompunmuang, president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), has said he is open, in principle, to the idea of Thai League 1 clubs breaking away from the national governing body to establish…
Albanian FA rips up Oversport broadcast rights deal
The Albanian Football Association (FSHF) has terminated a domestic broadcast rights agreement with streaming platform Oversport just one year into a three-season deal
Canada latest market for DAZN price hike
Sports streaming platform DAZN has upped the price of its monthly subscription package in Canada, from C$24.99 (€17.32/$18.83) to C$29.99.
DAZN Italia integrates ticket sales into app through Vivaticket
The Italian arm of sports subscription and media company DAZN has signed an agreement with Italian ticketing company Vivaticket, through which customers will be able to buy tickets for football matches…
United Media renews MotoGP rights in ‘multi-year’ Balkans deal
United Media has extended its exclusive MotoGP media rights in the Balkans as part of a new “multi-year” agreement with the motorcycling championship.
Thai clubs eye breakaway from FA after disastrous rights tender
Clubs in the Thai League 1 are giving serious consideration to breaking away from the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and managing their own commercial rights following a tepid response to the latest…
DAZN Italy CEO: Piracy steals €800,000 per day from sports industry
Sports subscription service and media company DAZN has called on the Italian parliament to speed up the introduction of a new bill targeting piracy, following the release of a report outlining that illegal…
EBU’s Killane: Clip carve-outs for athletes the future for sports’ digital approach
Carving out digital clips to be used in-competition by athletes and sports bodies looks set to become the norm in media rights negotiations for events below the top tier, according to Glen Killane, executive…
Brazilian Olympic Committee agrees UOL content partnership
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and UOL, the country's leading news portal, have signed a multi-platform distribution agreement
Leagues Cup to stream on MLS Season Pass in Mexico
All 77 matches of the Leagues Cup 2023 tournament will be streamed via Major League Soccer's MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in Mexico
Serie B announces Helbiz termination, Sky and DAZN face increased payments
Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B (LNPB) has terminated its rights deal with Helbiz, the US-based micro-mobility company, in a move that is set to mean Sky Italia and DAZN will be required to increase…
Women’s Sports Group to oversee Premiership Women’s Rugby rights sales
Women's Sports Group (WSG) has been commissioned to deliver the media rights strategy for Premiership Women's Rugby (PWR)
France’s LNB lands broadcast exposure to 2030 with Skweek, L’Équipe
Ligue Nationale de Basket, organising body of French men’s top-tier basketball competition LNB Pro A, has struck a long-term domestic rights deal with streaming platform Skweek and L’Équipe, the digital terr…