Georgian media group Adjara acquires Setanta Sports Eurasia
Setanta Sports Eurasia has been acquired by the Adjara Group, parent company of Georgian pay-television broadcaster Adjarasport, in a deal that sees Setanta's media-rights portfolio and carriage agreements…
Premiership Rugby abandons plan to scrap relegation ‘after BT intervention’
Premiership Rugby’s plan to halt relegation and grow its league to 13 clubs next season has been put on hold due to opposition from pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, its domestic broadcast rights-holder.
Channel 4 secures free-to-air rights to England tour of India
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has completed a deal for non-exclusive rights to England's tour of India, bringing live test cricket to UK free-to-air television for the first time since 2005
Band lands free-to-air rights to Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers from TV Walter Abrahão
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster Band has acquired rights to the remainder of Brazil's away 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, starting with a fixture against Colombia on March 25
Adidas dips a toe into esports with effervescent ‘ocelote’ as its guiding star
Sportswear giant Adidas has partnered with G2 Esports in an effort to learn how it can become an authentic part of gaming culture. Callum McCarthy examines the strategy behind the deal.
Mediapro sells World Cup qualifiers to Brazil’s TV Walter Abrahão in surprise deal
TV Walter Abrahão, a youth-oriented basic-tier channel launched in May last year, has shocked the Brazilian sports industry by acquiring the rights to a bulk package of South American qualifiers to the …
Ziggo launches new tennis channel, renews Discovery carriage deal
Dutch pay-television operator and telco Ziggo has launched a new tennis channel and renewed a wide-ranging carriage and streaming agreement with media group Discovery, bolstering its sports offering from…
The Premier League waits for sun to shine on chilly UK media market
The Premier League usually auctions its domestic media rights halfway through its three-season cycle, but Covid has uprooted its plans. Callum McCarthy examines the likely bidders and the league's hopes for an uplift in the value of the rights.
Liverpool-Man Utd breaks Sky Sports viewership record
Sunday's English Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United averaged 4.5 million viewers and peaked at 4
Telecel offers over $12m per season for Bolivian domestic football rights
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has announced that telco Telecel submitted the highest bid in the most recent tender for media rights to Bolivian club football, bidding over $12m (€9.9m) per season.