Multi-sport
Indonesia bidding to host 2036 Olympics in new capital city
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has instructed officials to bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the yet-to-be-built city of Nusantara, according to the country’s youth affairs and sports m…
Birmingham 2022 breaks BBC streaming record, TV figure down on Glasgow 2014
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games broke the event’s streaming record for the BBC with over 57 million streams, although the total television viewing figures were down from the 2014 Games in Glasgow.
EBU members to air over 3,500 hours from Munich’s European Championships
The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has announced that the 2022 European Championships in Munich are set to receive around 500 additional hours of coverage from its…
Four sports added to Bali 2023 World Beach Games programme
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has announced that 3x3 basketball, air badminton, rowing beach sprint and surfing have been added to the sports programme for next year’s World Beach G…
Saudi Arabia submits bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games in Neom
The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) has submitted a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games
European Games delivered exposure boost with EBU deal
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service broadcasters, has signed off on a media rights and host broadcast agreement covering the multi-sport…
ESPN to broadcast Lake Placid’s World University Winter Games
US sports broadcaster ESPN has secured domestic rights to the 2023 World University Winter Games, which is being hosted in Lake Placid, New York
Birmingham 2022 broadcast footprint finalised ahead of Games opening
Final broadcast deals signed ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which get under way tonight in Birmingham, have delivered typically strong exposure in competing nations topped up by deals in a handful…
Birmingham 2022 to pass Glasgow’s 1.3m ticket sales, commercial income ‘in good place’
The organisers of Birmingham’s 2022 Commonwealth Games, which get under way this evening with the opening ceremony, expect to soon surpass the ticket sales total registered at Glasgow 2014 and are also c…
IOA strikes ‘long-term’ sponsorship deal with Reliance amid threat of IOC sanctions
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced a “long-term” sponsorship deal with Mumbai-based conglomerate Reliance Industries that includes a shared aspiration “to host the Olympic Games in the f…
TVP’s Paris 2024 output in line with Tokyo after Warner Bros. Discovery deal
A Paris 2024 sublicensing deal struck between TVP and Warner Bros
Wada, CGF renew anti-doping commitment ahead of Birmingham 2022
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has signed a new collaboration agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) ahead of this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Esselunga deal kicks off 2026 Winter Olympics domestic programme
Italian supermarket chain Esselunga has become the first company to sponsor the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortina
Paris 2024 announces ticketing plans and events schedule, amid Macron budget meeting
Paris 2024 has announced the first ticketing pricing plans for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and confirmed the events competition schedule, as French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a meeting designed…
Banques Populaires and Caisses d’Epargne to sponsor Paris 2024 torch relay
French banking brands Banques Populaires and the Caisses d’Epargne have been announced as official sponsors of the torch relay for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Asian Games in Hangzhou rescheduled for 2023
The Asian Games in Hangzhou, China has been rescheduled to take place from September 23 to October 8 next year
Cameron Scott | Is pay-TV the best home for women’s sport?
Cameron Scott, senior account executive, CSM, examines whether all-female motorsport, the W Series, was right to strike a three-year media rights deal with UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky
Sony secures 2022 Commonwealth Games rights across Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired exclusive television and digital rights in India and across the Indian subcontinent to the forthcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games