Football
Serie B persists with non-exclusive rights model, 2024-27 tender imminent
Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B (LNPB), the organising body of the second tier of football in Italy, is working on the final details of its domestic rights invitation to tender for the next three-year…
NWSL lands record four-year $240m domestic rights deals
The National Women's Soccer League has agreed the largest media rights deals in women's sport in contracts spanning four years worth $60m (€56m) annually, with games airing on CBS, ESPN, Amazon and Scripps S…
CAF ‘recommits’ to beIN agreement following negotiations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced an end to its row with beIN Sports following the recent cancellation of a broadcast deal which prompted threats of legal action by the Qatar-based…
Highlight capital raise pushes Studhalter shareholding below 20-per-cent threshold
The purchase of 3.5 million new shares in Highlight Event and Entertainment (HLEE) has pushed the shareholding of Alexander Studhalter below 20 per cent, as Highlight seeks to minimise risks to the company posed by restrictions placed on the Swiss businessman by US authorities.
SPL bolsters sponsorship portfolio with Medgulf signing
The Saudi Pro League has broadened its sponsorship portfolio through a deal with regional insurance group Medgulf, a company not linked to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Fifa issues ITTs in South Korea for men’s and women’s World Cups
Fifa has today (Wednesday) launched the tender process in South Korea for media rights to the men's World Cup in 2026 and the Women's World Cup in 2027
DAZN, Uefa opt against paywall for UWCL
All matches from the group stages of this season’s Uefa Women’s Champions League will remain free to watch in most global markets despite initial plans by DAZN to move fixtures exclusively behind a pay…
USL lands domestic rights deal with CBS until 2027
United Soccer League has struck a multi-year rights agreement with CBS Sports that will put its matches on network television for the first time in its history
Concacaf takes official ball, apparel rights to market
Nike’s long-standing association with Concacaf is under threat after the confederation began a request for proposal (RFP) process looking to maximise its expanded inventory and new-found competition i…
Zilliacus prepares Inter Milan bid after raising $2.5bn
Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has announced that he has raised $2.5bn (€2.33bn) through his investment company XXI Century Capital and is ready to launch a bid to buy Inter Milan.
Globo moves quickly for Club World Cup after Fluminense’s Libertadores win
Fluminense's weekend victory in the final of the Copa Libertadores, South America's elite clubs competition, has encouraged Brazilian media group Globo to invest in rights to the forthcoming Fifa Club…
APM replaces tourism body as AS Monaco’s main shirt sponsor
Ligue 1 club AS Monaco has signed up fashion jewellery brand APM Monaco as its new main partner, a deal that ends the local Tourist & Convention Authority’s short spell as the holder of front of shirt sponsorship rights.
EXCLUSIVE: Puma extends LaLiga ball supply deal for five years
Puma has agreed a five-year extension to its ball supplier agreement with Spain’s LaLiga and LaLiga 2, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
Viaplay, TV2 settle Premier League clips case out of court
Subscription broadcaster Viaplay and its Norwegian commercial rival TV2 have settled their legal dispute out of court over the use of clips from English Premier League matches
Uefa club competition rights on the market in Greece
Greece is the next market off the block for Uefa and the Team Marketing agency as they look to close out the club competition media rights sales process ahead of the new cycle
RedBird ponders Toulouse FC sale as Uefa hones in on multi-club ownership
RedBird Capital's ownership of Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC could be the first casualty of Uefa's new clampdown on multi-club ownership in European football
Liga Forte União sells off 20 per cent of media rights to 2075, targets Libra pact
Liga Forte União (LFU), a group of 25 Brazilian football clubs, has announced the sale of 20 per cent of its broadcast rights for the next 50 years for R$2.6bn (€494m/$525m), in what represents one of the most significant developments in the sport's history in the country.
Danish Cup rights hit market in six-year tender
An invitation to tender for Danish football’s Pokalen knockout cup competition, covering 2024-25 to 2029-30, has been issued.