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DAZN secures women’s RWC warm-up fixtures from Pitch
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has acquired rights in various international markets to a package of warm-up matches for the forthcoming women’s Rugby World Cup.
BeIN recommits to EFL in two-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured English Football League (EFL) broadcast rights in a host of its territories in a deal covering the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, SportBusiness understands
DAZN renews EFL rights in key European markets and Canada
Global streaming service DAZN has renewed its exclusive rights to the English Football League's Championship, League One and League Two as well as the EFL Cup in German-speaking countries, Italy, Spain…
Kaikini and Houlihan launch rights advisory business after leaving Pitch
Sunil Kaikini and Austin Houlihan, the two executives who recently left the Pitch International agency, have set up Libero 33 Media Limited, a new sports media and commercial rights advisory business,…
TF1 steps in to pick up Japan-France test rights
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured rights to France’s two rugby union test matches against Japan early next month.
Pitch adds women’s matches to expanded Cricket Ireland rights deal
Sports marketing agency Pitch International has signed a new five-year broadcast deal with the Cricket Ireland national governing body
EXCLUSIVE: Pitch retains EFL international rights for two more seasons
The Pitch International agency has emerged as the victor during the English Football League’s recent international rights sales process, retaining its agreement for another two seasons, SportBusiness u…
Premier Sports amasses rugby rights in Mena region, retains Six Nations in Southeast Asia
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has solidified its rugby union offering in Southeast Asia with an exclusive three-year Six Nations rights renewal, while also picking up exclusive rights in the…
ITV lands Arnold Clark Cup domestic rights, Pitch seals international deals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been appointed as host broadcaster and domestic rights-holder of the Arnold Clark Cup, with the Pitch International agency also agreeing a host of overseas rights deals…
Stan Sport adds exclusive Six Nations rights to rugby line-up
Australian streaming service Stan Sport has secured exclusive multi-year rights to rugby union’s Six Nations.
Under the deal, Stan will also broadcast the Autumn Nations Series later this year.
Arnold Clark backs FA’s new women’s tournament in Pitch-brokered deal
UK car retailer Arnold Clark has acquired title sponsorship rights to a new women’s national team tournament that will launch in England next year, featuring the host nation plus three of the world’s oth…
EXCLUSIVE: FA and Pitch agree four-year FA Cup international rights renewal
The Pitch International agency has reached an agreement with the Football Association to retain FA Cup broadcast rights in Western Europe and the Middle East and North Africa for an additional four seasons,…
Pitch to sell wider Northern Hemisphere rugby package after retaining Six Nations
Pitch International will continue to sell the Six Nations’ international media rights in a new deal that allows the agency to take a wider Northern Hemisphere rugby package to the market for the first t…
Premiership Rugby outlines Pitch-aided international distribution, including Stan Sport deal
Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has acquired rights to the English Premiership rugby union club competition
FA engages Pitch in four-year deal for new women’s international tournament
The Football Association is launching a new annual international women’s football tournament next year, in collaboration with the Pitch International agency.
FA looking for head of commercial partnerships to replace Kiddle
The Football Association, English football’s governing body, has kicked off a recruitment process for a head of commercial partnerships to replace Dan Kiddle, the incumbent in the position.
EFL’s international RFP asks bidders to weigh up rights sales versus d2c streaming
The English Football League has issued its Request for Proposals for international broadcast rights from the 2022-23 season onwards
Foxtel acquires rights to West Indies v Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel acquired the media rights for the Australian cricket team's tour of the West Indies that began on Saturday