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Access Industries eliminates DAZN borrowings with $4.3bn recapitalisation
Access Industries, the multinational industrial group headed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, has moved to wipe out borrowings at DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, by subscribing…
IOC proposes age cap after Valieva episode, Bach rebukes political remarks
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has suggested implementing a minimum age limit for athletes at the Olympics after the much-criticised participation of 15-year-old Russian figure skater…
Ferrari secures ManpowerGroup renewal
Formula 1 team Ferrari has signed a renewal to its sponsorship agreement with recruitment specialists ManpowerGroup
ITF and Kosmos make further Davis Cup changes
The International Tennis Federation and its commercial rights-holder for the Davis Cup, Kosmos Tennis, have announced further changes to the make-up of the men’s national team tournament, with the news t…
Deltatre appoints former WWE and Sony exec Bernini to key commercial role
Giancarlo Bernini, a former senior executive at WWE and Sony, has been named as commercial vice-president of sports streaming technology company Deltatre
1190 Sports secures Campeonato Paulista international rights
1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has secured international broadcast rights to the Campeonato Paulista Brazilian state championship until 2025.
World Rugby CEO Gilpin says private equity deals ‘a good thing’ for rugby
Outside investment enabling ‘mature dialogue’ about global calendar
Governing body unlikely to agree to a ‘whole-of-sport’ PE deal like FIVB
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Betting streaming rights included in Sportradar’s new Handball Bundesliga deal
Sportradar has added international betting streaming rights to its Handball Bundesliga inventory in a wide-ranging long-term agreement signed with Germany’s top handball league.
F1’s dramatic 2021 season fuels 4-per-cent rise in global audience
Formula One has reported a four-per-cent increase in its cumulative television audience for the 2021 season, figures propelled by the motor-racing championship’s thrilling title battle between Max Verstappen a…
Doha to stage leading event as FIP expands on padel tour plans
The International Padel Federation (FIP) has today (Thursday) revealed the first details of its new official tour, with Doha to host the opening category one event and a deal with a “major new international b…
Leeds United is latest to partner with Rival for esports community
EPL clubs looks to extend its brand further within gaming
Dorna and QuintEvents to offer premium-tier MotoGP hospitality
Dorna Sports has teamed up with hospitality provider QuintEvents to launch a new premium-tier hospitality offering for the MotoGP series
NFL’s games in Germany form key part of long-term fan development effort
The National Football League will play a regular season game this fall in Munich, its first-ever such contest in Germany, part of a four-year set of games planned in the country, and representing a critical element of the league's international development efforts. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.
AlphaTauri makes Flex Box latest sponsorship addition
The AlphaTauri Formula 1 team has signed logistics company Flex Box to its sponsorship portfolio
Lumme: Market conditions, not Salt Lake City bid, to shape US rights strategy
The International Olympic Committee is in no rush to begin negotiations over a new US broadcast rights deal and its timeline for negotiations will not be dictated by a Salt Lake City bid for future Winter…
Sanzaar to stream Super Rugby Pacific in overseas markets
Sanzaar, the southern hemisphere rugby union alliance, will stream live coverage of the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific season in territories that do not have broadcast rights agreements in place
Bybit named Principal Team Partner of Red Bull Racing; Alpine F1 agrees Binance deal
Formula 1’s Red Bull Racing has signed cryptocurrency exchange Bybit as a sponsor.
Mediapro to produce 2023 Pan American Games at reduced cost
The Mediapro agency has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, following a public tender process