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Cricket
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Major League Cricket (MLC), the first professional T20 cricket league in the United States, has further enhanced the broadcast offering in its home market through deals with the CBS Sports division of…
Football
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Lega Serie A has opted to engage in private negotiations with two broadcasters over the sale of domestic Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana rights between 2024-25 and 2026-27
Basketball
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The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the Mercury of the WNBA will be taking their local broadcasts to Gray Television, leaving Diamond Sports Group's Bally Sports regional sports…
Football
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A blackout of the Fifa Women's World Cup has been averted in Japan, after state broadcaster NHK stepped up to acquire the rights at late notice
Chess
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Chess.com, a leading chess gaming platform, has partnered with smart TV distribution and marketing firm Wurl to deliver its free ad-supported streaming (FAST) channel, Chess TV, to new streaming platforms
Tennis
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Pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has agreed to renew its exclusive rights in Portugal to Wimbledon, SportBusiness understands
Horse Racing
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A proposed new bill in Ireland that would ban gambling advertising on television throughout the day has led Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV, the pay-television broadcasters dedicated to horse racing, to…
Football
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The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has presented clubs in League 1 with a joint model to run the top-tier division but there are no plans for a full breakaway at this stage
US College Sport
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The entertainment-focused CW Network has acquired exclusive rights to a slate of college football and basketball games from the Atlantic Coast Conference
Football
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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) is inviting bids from broadcasters interested in acquiring rights for the Women’s Serie A, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa competitions for the 2023-24 season.
Multiple Sports
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Disney is considering selling an equity stake in ESPN and is "open-minded" in finding a strategic partner, according to its chief executive officer Bob Iger
Football
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Fifa has agreed its first official collaboration with social media platform TikTok through a deal focused on the upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Football
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Italy’s antitrust regulator, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has issued fines totalling more than €8m ($8.95m)
Multiple Sports
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Stakeholders in the Italian sports media business have welcomed the approval of a new law against online content piracy
Multiple Sports
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TF1, the free-to-air commercial broadcaster in France, has teamed up with AI-powered video content company WSC Sports to create and distribute highlights from its sports content
Netball
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There will be extensive live free-to-air coverage of the upcoming Netball World Cup in the UK, after public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights
Football
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A major review of women's football in England has recommended a series of changes to the governance of the game with its author, the former international Karen Carney, claiming that the sport could become…
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Viaplay Group has announced the withdrawal of its previously communicated full year 2023 outlook amid the ongoing turbulence surrounding the international subscription streaming service and broadcaster