Media
SEG launches ‘best of Utah’ DTC service for NHL debut
Smith Entertainment Group has unveiled a new direct-to-consumer streaming service that incorporates matches of its newest franchise, the NHL's Utah Hockey Club, with those of the NBA's Utah Jazz
Iris tasked with E1 media rights distribution
Iris Sport Media has been appointed to distribute media rights to the UIM E1 World Championship, the electric powerboat racing series that launched earlier this year with a season opener in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Edwards joins Spring Media’s betting vertical
Tom Edwards, a former leading sales executive at Sportradar, has been recruited by Spring Media to strengthen the agency’s betting rights distribution vertical.
Greek Basketball League stays FTA in ERT renewal
Greek public broadcaster ERT has extended its broadcast rights deal with the Greek Basketball League for another three seasons
DFL to re-tender Package B after arbitration ruling
The German Football League (DFL) must re-auction a major package of domestic broadcast rights following an arbitration ruling today (Tuesday) in response to DAZN’s legal challenge to its tender process.
DAZN furthers Saudi links with SPL channels
DAZN has struck an agreement to launch club-specific Saudi Pro League channels, its latest effort to develop closer commercial ties in the Kingdom
SPFL swaps betting video distributor in Stats Perform deal
Betting video rights to the Scottish Premiership will be exclusively commercialised from next season onwards by Stats Perform, which replaces rival IMG Arena in the role
Sky NZ renews A-Leagues as Auckland team joins
Sky New Zealand has secured exclusive rights to the men’s and women’s A-Leagues for another three years, with a second New Zealand team joining for the coming season.
DAZN adds SLB, LBA to global basketball output
DAZN has added Great Britain’s Super League Basketball and Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) to its portfolio of basketball broadcast rights and properties streamed globally.
Eleven is lone Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland
Eleven Sports is now the sole Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland after signing off on a five-season rights deal
CBS grows Big 12 basketball inventory via ESPN deal
The Big 12 Conference is to enjoy significantly more exposure across CBS Sports for its respected basketball division following its expansion to 16 schools for the 2024-25 academic year.
Whisper lands French Open host broadcast business
Whisper has won a high-profile piece of new business in a five-year deal to displace HBS and become the host broadcaster of tennis’ French Open.
Nordic-Saudi relations thaw with Viaplay’s SPL deal
The rights deal was announced just two days after the Nordic national FAs met with representatives from Saudi Arabia to hear about the country's plans for hosting the World Cup.
Liga ACB returns to territory-by-territory LatAm TV deals
Liga ACB’s series of individual non-exclusive rights deals in Latin America represents a departure from the Spanish basketball league’s previous pan-regional agreement with ESPN and a bid to boost exposure.
WSL nets 11th-hour Disney deal across the Americas
Disney has struck a late deal ensuring live coverage of England's top-flight Women’s Super League across much of the Americas for the 2024-25 season ahead of tonight's (Friday's) kick-off.
Sport TV challenges RTP use of football clips
Sport TV has challenged Portuguese public broadcaster RTP over its use of highlights clips from Primeira Liga and Serie A matches in complaints made to the Portuguese media watchdog.
StreamAMG CEO Sharman bows out
Live OTT services provider StreamAMG is looking for a new chief executive after incumbent Hugo Sharman stepped down from the role
Making the grade: Super League’s fight to win hearts and minds
Super League will enter a new era in 2025, with a 'grading' system replacing promotion and relegation. The change won't be a panacea, but RL Commercial and IMG hope it will spark life into a competition in danger of losing relevance.