Former DAZN executive Peebles joins The Athletic in APAC role
Alex Peebles, the former senior vice-president, Southeast Asia at sports streaming operator DAZN, has joined The Athletic, the subscription-based sports website, in a commercial role focused on the Asia-Pacific…
Serie A pushes back deadline for domestic broadcast rights bids
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has pushed back the deadline for first-round bids in its domestic rights auction for the 2021-24 cycle.
OTT platform Sportall seeks to leverage network of ex-RMC Sport head Pesenti
Sportall, the new OTT streaming platform in France, has appointed François Pesenti, the former head of French subscription broadcaster RMC Sport, as an independent board member.
Australia’s Marron Media, Sports Flick sign deal to distribute Nicaraguan league rights
Marron Media, the Australia-based sports media agency co-founded by former International Cricket Council media rights manager Lara Richards, has struck a five-year deal to distribute live rights to Nicaraguan…
Eleven retains grip on UFC rights in Belgium
Subscription broadcaster Eleven has retained rights to mixed martial arts’ Ultimate Fighting Championship in a ‘multi-year’ agreement.
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Inside Edge named global sponsorship sales agency for 2023 Cycling Worlds
Organisers of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, which will be held in Glasgow and across Scotland, have appointed Inside Edge, the UK-based sponsorship agency and consultancy, to sell sponsorship…
French rugby’s Top 14 follows LFP by launching domestic rights tender
The executive board of France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has approved the issuing of a domestic broadcast rights auction for the top-tier Top 14 in a sales process launched in the same week as t…
IMG doubles down on Sport 24 business in long-term Panasonic deal
IMG has re-committed to Sport 24, its in-flight and in-ship channel business, in a long-term extension to its agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corporation, a subsidiary of electronics giant Panasonic,…
TVP agrees ‘compromise’ deal with Sportfive for Handball World Championship rights
A broadcast rights deal has been negotiated in Poland for the ongoing IHF World Men’s Handball Championship after TVP, the country’s public broadcaster, and the Sportfive agency had been unable to str…
Sky Sports’ former F1 head Turner to produce PTO’s Collins Cup coverage
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), the not-for-profit entity that represents the body of professional triathletes, has recruited experienced outside broadcast director and producer Martin…