Media
Sky retains NBA rights in UK and Ireland
Sky Sports will continue to hold the exclusive rights to the NBA in the UK and Ireland for the 2022-23 season.
Sportradar adds to cricket portfolio with CPL deal
Sports data and betting services company Sportradar has secured a betting streaming, data and integrity services agreement with cricket’s Caribbean Premier League.
TV4 Media renews NBA rights, acquires WNBA in Sweden
TV4 Media, the Telia-owned broadcaster, has renewed its rights in Sweden to the NBA and acquired rights to the WNBA.
The rights will be exploited on its pay-television channels C More and Sportkanalen
Yankees, Amazon to simulcast Judge chase on YES Network
Move made to seek out a greater audience for potential milestone
BeIN strikes ONE Championship deal in MENA
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the rights to the ONE Championship across the Middle East and North Africa as part of a multi-year agreement with the mixed martial arts promotion
Warner Bros. Discovery agrees wide-ranging Ocean Race broadcast deal
The Ocean Race has extended and expanded its agreement with global media and entertainment company Warner Bros
China Telecom moves for F1 streaming rights
Telecoms operator China Telecom has acquired streaming rights to the remainder of the 2022 Formula 1 season
IMG’s Sport 24 retains Fifa World Cup rights
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has retained rights to broadcast the Fifa World Cup in an agreement covering this year’s edition in Qatar.
Peruvian club Universitario flags concerns over 1190 Sports agreement
Peruvian Liga 1 side Universitario expressed concern at the new broadcasting deal between the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) and 1190 Sports on Sunday, a video message from Universitario president Jean Ferrari posted to the club’s official twitter account revealed.
ICC goes to market with media rights in Australia, Caribbean and North America
The International Cricket Council has today (Wednesday) issued an invitation to tender for the media rights in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean and the US to its major events from 2024 until at least 2027
Brazilian Olympic Committee to broadcast IJF events to 2024
Canal Olímpico do Brasil, the streaming service of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), has announced an agreement with Sweden-based rights agency Spring Media to broadcast International Judo Federation …
Cubillos returns to Sportfive in Latin America role
Pedro Cubillos has returned to the Sportfive agency in a role overseeing media rights acquisitions and sales in Latin America, SportBusiness understands
Premier League coverage unavailable to O2 TV customers in Czech Republic, Slovakia
O2 TV customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia will not receive access to the new Canal+ Sport channel, which holds rights in the countries to the English Premier League
LIV Golf ‘nearing US time-buy deal with Fox Sports’
Deal, if completed, would be highly unusual among most major sports properties
IMG brokers domestic deal with U-Next for JLPGA Tour rights
Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired rights to the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in an agreement facilitated by the IMG agency
Foxtel subsumes WWE Network into OTT platform in exclusive Australian rights deal
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will be the exclusive broadcaster of World Wrestling Entertainment in Australia after incorporating OTT service WWE Network into its services
Jets further UK push with Sky Sports agreement
The National Football League's New York Jets are looking to further their reach in the United Kingdom by securing a broadcast television deal in the country with pay television broadcaster Sky Sports