Media
L’Équipe extends Formula E free-to-air rights in France
French broadcaster L'Équipe has secured free-to-air rights to the Formula E World Championship for another season, extending its agreement from last year.
RFEF outlines financial expectations in Spanish futsal media rights tender
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has issued its invitation to tender for media rights to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala for the 2022-2027 cycle, outlining reserve prices for various packages.
NSports acquires Campeonato Paranaense rights, Carioca to receive podcast treatment
TV NSports, the Brazilian live-streaming company, has acquired rights to the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense, while fellow state football competition the Campeonato Carioca will be live streamed by podcast…
Uefa national team rights on the market in Spain, UK and Ireland
Broadcasters have been handed deadlines to bid for packages of Uefa national team broadcast rights in Spain, the UK and Ireland
Tencent strikes esports tie-up with Olympic Council of Asia
Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent has signed strategic partnerships with the Olympic Council of Asia and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation
NBC Sports to keep Beijing Olympics announcers in US
Production strategy for upcoming event accelerates plan used for Tokyo Olympics
Argentinian regulator spells out Disney-Fox sports broadcast conditions
Argentina’s competition regulatory agency, the Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia, has set out a number of conditions the Walt Disney Company must fulfil in order to address competition co…
Premiership Rugby secures live free-to-air platform with ITV deal
The top tier of English club rugby union will return to free-to-air television after Premiership Rugby agreed a new rights deal with commercial broadcaster ITV
NFL produces strong viewership boost for Wild Card games
League generates an average 21 per cent domestic audience lift for start of its playoffs
Premier League media rights bids due in 14 Asia-Pacific markets
Bids are due today (Thursday) for English Premier League media rights for 2022-23 onwards in 14 Asian markets.
Would-be bidders have been mulling the opportunity since the tender was released in mid-December
PGA Tour looks to create its own ‘Drive to Survive’ effect with Netflix docuseries
Chris Wandell, PGA Tour's vice president of media business development, tells SportBusiness how the organization hopes its collaboration with Netflix will replicate the success of Formula 1’s Drive to Survive series on the platform.
Eleven adds Copa del Rey, Japanese table tennis and cricket to Southeast Asia portfolio
Eleven, the international subscription broadcaster, has announced the addition of various rights properties in Southeast Asia, including Spain’s Copa del Rey, the Japanese T1 Table Tennis League and a…
Viaplay hit by technical glitch during KSW broadcast
Viaplay, the streaming service owned by the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has been hit by technical problems during a mixed martial arts fight during the weekend
BeIN secures non-exclusive rights to DP World Tour’s Mena events
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has been awarded non-exclusive live rights in the Middle East and North Africa to air a selection of events from golf’s DP World Tour that will be held across t…
Canal Plus picks up Race of Champions rights across multiple territories
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights across multiple territories to the Race of Champions motorsport event
RTÉ, Virgin sign off on Six Nations in Ireland as match split revealed
Public-service broadcaster RTÉ and Virgin Media Television, the commercial and pay-television broadcaster, have signed off on their deal to show rugby union’s Six Nations Championship in Ireland.
DAZN furthers original production drive as content development arm launches
DAZN, the global streaming service and media company, has launched DAZN Studios, a specialist content development arm designed to further its global original production strategy