Media
FA’s new commercial and marketing director is Pepsi’s Swarbrick
England’s Football Association has named Kathryn Swarbrick as its new commercial and marketing director.
Genius launches live streaming for betting operators
Betgenius, the sportsbooks supplier arm of sports data and technology company Genius Sports, has launched a live streaming service giving operators access to new content from sports competitions
Dentsu and China Sports Media awarded J.League rights to 2022
Dentsu, the Japanese advertising giant heavily involved in sports marketing, has acquired the international rights to the J.League, Japanese football’s top division.
Rakuten Viber backs e-Ligue 1, LFP highlights 3.5m social media following
Messaging service Rakuten Viber has signed a three-year deal with e-Ligue 1, the esports offshoot of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the French football league
Labour targets Premier League revenue distribution, listed events
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has pledged that his party will ensure that the Premier League will invest five per cent of the income it receives for broadcast rights into grassroots football and add women’s s…
BBC, Eurosport and NBC sign on for Ineos 1:59 Challenge
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC, international sports broadcaster Eurosport and US media group NBCUniversal have become the latest broadcasters to acquire rights to Eliud Kipchoge’s historic attempt t…
MLB, NTT test Ultra Reality Viewing during playoff game
Emerging video format stitches together multiple 4K camera images into a single image
BBC, Eurosport and NBC sign on for Ineos 1:59 Challenge
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC, international sports broadcaster Eurosport and US media group NBCUniversal have become the latest broadcasters to acquire rights to Eliud Kipchoge’s historic attempt t…
Premier League the focus of Rambler, Setanta anti-piracy effort
Russian media and entertainment company Rambler Group has agreed a partnership with international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports designed to combat online piracy in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS countries,…
Experienced Sky Italia rights executive Solbiati takes Serie A role
Maria Solbiati, an experienced member of Sky Italia’s media-rights acquisitions team, has taken up the position of head of media at Italian football's Lega Serie A.
Dish and Fox reach long-term carriage deal as dispute ends
After a 10-day impasse, Fox and Dish Network ended their carriage dispute at the weekend which had prevented millions of the satellite provider's subscribers from watching Thursday Night Football as well…
SABC secures two thirds of government bailout
Embattled South African public-service broadcaster the SABC is today (Monday) set to receive around two-thirds of a ZAR3.2bn (€192.4m/$211.4
Tenfield scores rights to Uruguay friendlies
Tenfield, the Uruguayan agency and media company, has acquired rights to the Uruguayan national football team’s four remaining international friendlies this year.
PGA Tour to livestream every shot at 2020 Players Championship
In a first for golf, the PGA Tour will livestream every shot from every player over all four rounds from the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, on March 12-15, 2020.
Pirates extend local rights deal with AT&T SportsNet
New multiyear deal replaces one expired at end of 2019 season
Genius moves into streaming with Oppia Performance purchase
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has entered the field of video production with the launch of its GeniusLive end-to-end streaming and OTT platform
NFL extends with OverTier for Game Pass
New contract term calls for worldwide rights outside of the US and Canada
RB Salzburg nets coverage in Norway given Håland interest
Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang has acquired the rights to all Austrian Bundesliga matches involving FC Red Bull Salzburg for the ongoing season