Media
World Surf League adds Sky NZ as broadcaster and event sponsor
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sport New Zealand has signed a wide-ranging sponsorship and media-rights deal with the World Surf League
WarnerMedia commits to All Elite Wrestling in three-year rights deal
US media and entertainment company WarnerMedia has expanded its rights agreement with the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion following a successful initial collaboration
beIN acquires MLS rights in Asia-Pacific to 2022
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has finalised a deal for media rights for Major League Soccer in 11 markets in the Asia-Pacific region
NBC’s Peacock to stream live Tokyo 2020 opening and closing ceremonies
Comcast and NBCUniversal's new Peacock subscription streaming video service will contain a significant amount of live sports coverage, including extensive coverage of this summer's Tokyo Olympics
L’Équipe to broadcast Federer-Nadal charity tennis match
A charity tennis match between stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be shown in France by L'Équipe, the free-to-air digital terrestrial broadcaster.
Surrey claims first with TikTok launch
Surrey County Cricket Club has launched an official channel on short-form video sharing app TikTok, claiming it is the first professional cricket team to do so
Ghanaian media regulator calls on GFA to publish StarTimes deal details
The chairman of Ghana’s National Media Commission has urged the nation’s football association to publish details of its rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster StarTimes.
RTP strikes deal with Sport TV for sublicensed EHF Euros rights
Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sport TV for rights to the men’s 2020 European Handball Championships.
Discovery agrees Vodafone carriage in Romania but Telekom Romania standoff continues
Media group Discovery has agreed a wide-ranging deal with the Romanian arm of Vodafone through which its sports broadcaster, Eurosport, will be carried on the telco’s Vodafone TV service.
Uncertainty remains over German TV rights to additional Nations League matches
Following on from format changes to Uefa’s Nations League in the 2020-21 tournament, discussions are ongoing in Germany over the broadcast home of two matches that the national team will play.
ITV retakes WRC highlights rights in the UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights to the FIA World Rally Championship from 2020 to 2022, bringing coverage back to the broadcaster for the first time since 2015
Tischler to oversee integration of Gravity Media assets in UK
Gravity Media, the broadcast production and outside broadcast services company, has promoted Ed Tischler to the position of acting managing director
DAZN adds Amazon’s Skeels as VP of product acquisition
Subscription OTT sports platform DAZN has appointed Julian Skeels as vice-president of product acquisition, retention and payments
India and China stand out in otherwise sluggish 2019 for APAC pay-TV
India and China were the only Asia-Pacific pay-television markets to show strong revenue and subscriber growth in 2019, and there were significant subscriber declines in several territories, according…
Major League Wrestling engages ICM Partners for media rights distribution
The ICM Partners agency has agreed a deal with Major League Wrestling to sell television and streaming rights for the competition
Ex-Discovery executive Osmanbegovic leads Swedish production firm’s sports move
Emir Osmanbegovic, the sports media executive who previously headed up Eurosport’s international sports production activities, is to lead a newly-created sports arm at Nexiko, the independent production c…
Streaming platform Fanatiz secures $10m in fresh funding
Football streaming platform Fanatiz has closed a $10m (€9m) Series A funding round investment deal with 777 Partners, a Miami-based private investment firm.
Comcast launches sports tech accelerator with three US sports bodies
US media company Comcast NBCUniversal has launched SportsTech, a new global accelerator programme for sports technology start-ups