Six Nations matches shifted from Paris
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has opted to stage its three home fixtures at next year’s Six Nations Championship away from Paris with matches held in Lille, Lyon and Marseille.
Nikolaou returns to industry as IMG Media’s head of football in Mena
Experienced agency executive Roland Nikolaou has joined IMG Media as vice-president, head of football in the Middle East and North Africa
Serie B weighs up offers for betting rights advisory contract
Lega Serie B is currently weighing up proposals submitted for an international betting video and fastpath data rights advisory contract
EBU and DAZN finalise markets covered by UWCL final deal
The European Broadcasting Union’s 12-market deal with DAZN for sublicensed rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League final includes commitments from public broadcasters in the Nordic countries of Fin…
W9 and beIN secure Uefa under-21 rights
Coverage in France of next month’s Uefa European under-21 Championship is to be shown by free-to-air channel W9 and subscription broadcaster beIN Sports.
Greenlight reprises live IOM TT role after production costs drop
Greenlight Television is to provide a live host broadcast of the Isle of Man TT for a second consecutive year after a move to remote production and government funding helped to alleviate the financial…
Sportfive reaffirms Asian football intentions with AFF renewal to 2032
The Sportfive agency has signed a long-term extension to its exclusive rights agreement with the Asean Football Federation (AFF)
Premier Padel signs MoU over World Padel Tour merger
Qatar Sports Investments, owner of Premier Padel, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the owners of the rival World Padel Tour with a view to merging the two circuits from next year, SportBusiness…
EXCLUSIVE: EBU-DAZN deal grants UWCL final free-to-air linear exposure
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has agreed a sublicensing deal with rights-holder DAZN for coverage of the Uefa Women’s Champions League final in a dozen markets, S…
Inter’s Champions League semi-final win nets record Italian audience
Inter Milan’s victory over city rivals AC Milan in last night’s Uefa Champions League semi-final second leg generated Italy’s highest free-to-air audience of the season for a club football match.
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Broadcasters can bid for Serie A domestic rights over three, four and five seasons
Lega Serie A clubs have given their unanimous backing to the make-up of the league’s domestic broadcast rights tender with broadcasters able to submit offers across three, four or five seasons.
CAF issues media rights ITTs in sub-Saharan Africa, international markets
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has initiated broadcast rights sales processes in sub-Saharan Africa and international markets for its flagship competitions between 2023 and 2025