Football
Claure, Son reportedly look to sell Inter Miami stakes
Inter Miami CF investors Marcelo Claure and Masayoshi Son are reportedly looking to sell their minority equity stakes in the Major League Soccer team
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Monaco joins Roma and Atlético on AYX’s regional sponsorship roster
French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco has signed a regional sponsorship deal for the Asian market with betting operator AYX for the next two seasons
Denmark’s DR posts record viewing figures for Euro 2020 semi-final
Denmark’s defeat to England in the semi-final of the Uefa European Championship attracted a record audience on DR, the Danish public broadcaster.
Iliad remains in talks with LFP over Ligue 1 rights fee reduction
Telco Iliad is in talks with the French Professional Football League (LFP) to lower its fee for near-live digital clip rights to Ligue 1
FMA strikes another AFC rights deal in German-speaking countries
Live streaming service Sporttotal has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the Asian Football Confederation’s final round of qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
CJ ENM acquires Bundesliga rights in South Korea
Media group CJ ENMÂ has acquired the media rights for the German Bundesliga in South Korea, in a three-season deal covering 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Norwich City completes kit sponsorship line-up with JD shirt sleeve deal
UK sports and casualwear retailer JD has signed as the shirt sleeve sponsor of English Premier League club Norwich City for the 2021-22 season
Peak audience of 27.6m tuned into ITV coverage of England-Denmark
A peak audience of 27
Serie A launches ITT for betting, data rights
Italian football’s Lega Serie A has invited bids for packages including media rights for the sports betting sector, data for sports betting and media sectors and data sponsor rights for the three seasons f…
Genius Sports strengthens Latin American reach with expanded Dimayor deal
Sports data company Genius Sports Group has strengthened its Latin American soccer presence with an expanded deal with Dimayor, the organising body of the top two divisions in Colombia
BeIN will pay Ligue 2 fee instalment but rights controversy remains
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has decided to pay its first fee instalment for the 2021-22 Ligue 2 season after missing the July 1 deadline in the wake of continued rancour with the French Professional…
Canal Plus retains Premier League rights in France, adds in Czech Republic, Slovakia
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has extended its rights in France to the Premier League, while it will also broadcast the English club football competition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Italian antitrust body commences probe into DAZN-TIM Serie A deal
Telecom Italia (TIM) has defended its contentious agreement with sports subscription service and media company DAZN for the rights to Serie A, the top division of domestic club football, after Italy’s a…
Konami drops Griezmann as brand ambassador in racism row
Japanese video game company Konami said it has dropped French footballer Antoine Griezmann from his role as a brand ambassador following a racism row involving him and his French teammate Ousmane Dembele
Flat naming rights market in Europe requires showcase deal to achieve lift off
Multiple factors have hindered the development of a competitive market for European stadium naming rights over the last 18 months, but experts believe there is still scope for growth in the sector.
LIVENow to offer PPV Premier League matches in Singapore
Pay-per-view streaming platform LIVENow has acquired media rights in Singapore for next season’s English Premier League in a sublicensing deal with telco Singtel.
Ringier Sports fills Challenge League title sponsorship vacancy with Dieci
The Swiss Football League has signed up pizza and pasta restaurant and delivery service Dieci as the title sponsor of its Challenge League