Media
USL renews SiriusXM radio rights deal
The United Soccer League (USL), the organising body for US leagues below Major League Soccer (MLS), has renewed its radio rights deal with SiriusXM to 2025
Real Madrid launches RM Play streaming platform
Spanish LaLiga club Real Madrid has launched a new OTT platform that is designed to provide additional value for its membership base
Lenz and Merkel step up as DFL’s joint-CEOs
The German Football League (DFL) has unveiled its new leadership team, with Marc Lenz and Steffen Merkel appointed joint-chief executives.
Canal Plus ‘closing in on D1 Arkema renewal to 2027’
Canal Plus, the pay-television broadcaster in France, is poised to retain domestic media rights to D1 Arkema, the top women's football league, according to multiple reports in the country
HBA Media adds Hong Kong racing, Triple Crown to international portfolio
The HBA Media agency has added more events to its international horse racing portfolio with deals to distribute the rights to the Hong Kong International Races and the Triple Crown, the US thoroughbred…
Canal Plus scores AFC rights in Vietnam for K+
Pay-television operator Canal Plus Group has acquired exclusive media rights in Vietnam to all Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions across the cycle running from 2025 to 2028
ServusTV to shutter German linear channel
Red Bull Media House-owned broadcaster ServusTV has today (Wednesday) announced it will shutter its linear operation in Germany and turn its attention back towards its home market of Austria
Date set for Ligue 1 domestic rights tender
The domestic broadcast rights auction for French football’s Ligue 1 from 2024-25 onwards is to launch on September 12 after the date was approved today (Wednesday).
FanCode sublicenses India’s West Indies tour to JioCinema
Viacom18-owned OTT platform JioCinema will provide coverage of the Indian cricket team’s upcoming tour of the West Indies after agreeing a sublicensing deal with online streaming platform FanCode.
WorldSBK secures Chinese exposure with two-year Douyin deal
The FIM Superbike World Championship will receive live coverage on Chinese social media platform Douyin through an agreement between series promoter Dorna WSBK Organization and the China Sports Media (CSM)…
DAZN adds women’s Bundesliga rights in international markets
Subscription sports streaming broadcaster DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Italy, Spain, Japan, Canada and Brazil to the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top tier of women’s club football in Germany.
Uefa goes to market in Ireland with club competition rights
Broadcast rights are on the market in the Republic of Ireland for Uefa club competitions in the 2024-27 cycle
TVNZ to launch dedicated sports hub as it takes on Spark’s rights
New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ will launch a new sports hub on its TVNZ+ streaming platform next month as it confirmed a slate of rights that it will assume from telco Spark Sport
CBS Sports turns to Hype for sports broadcast innovations
Sport technology ecosystem Hype Sports Innovation and broadcaster CBS Sports have agreed to a partnership that focuses on creating new technology and innovation for the network’s sports programming.
LFP’s Labrune outlines ‘optimistic’ €1bn target for domestic, international rights
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is targeting €1bn ($1.1bn) per season from domestic and international media rights in the next cycle, its president Vincent Labrune has declared.
PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF agree bombshell commercial merger
The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) are to merge commercial operations under common ownership in a shock tripartite agreement that ends all pending litigation r…
Multiple sponsors sign on for Disney Star’s coverage of WTC final
Pay-television broadcaster Disney Star has secured 28 sponsors for its coverage of India’s meeting with Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
TV3 and LRT retain Euroleague Basketball rights in Baltics
Media group TV3 and public-service broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) have extended their free-to-air and pay-television broadcast rights in the Baltics region to the EuroLeague…