Six investment funds are said to have made binding offers to Lega Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club football, regarding a media company that would market broadcast rights
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Dallas Jackals push back inaugural MLR season to 2022
The Dallas Jackals have pushed back their entry into Major League Rugby from 2021 to 2022 to try to ensure a more successful debut for the club amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Stadiums and arenas represent key tool in US Covid-19 vaccination efforts
Following last fall's repurposing of many sports facilities as voting centers, an increasing number of venues are now being used as mass vaccination centers, though the logistics to do so remain complex.
Lega Serie B moves closer to TV rights tender with guidelines revision
Lega Serie B, governing body of the second tier of Italian club football, has revised guidelines for the marketing of its broadcast rights for the next cycle
CVC and Advent ‘seek breakaway league clause’ in Serie A investment
CVC Capital Partners, the leaders of the consortium in pole position for a stake in Serie A’s new media-rights business, is thought to have asked that a “breakaway” clause be inserted into any deal as mu…
Deltatre takes over Sportec Solutions as services offered to other rights-holders
Sports technology provider Deltatre has acquired a majority stake in Sportec Solutions, the joint venture it set up with the German Football League (DFL) to collect and innovate around match data
Mediapro parent Imagina acknowledges role of executives in World Cup rights case
Spanish sports media group Imagina, parent company of the Mediapro agency and production firm, has publicly acknowledged that former executives paid bribes to secure broadcast rights to Fifa World Cup…