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Sky to bundle Max from 2026
Sky has extended and expanded its licensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, indicating the latter's Max OTT platform will not offer all-out competition to the UK pay-television operator when it launches in the territory in early 2026.
Hospitality giant Levy joins Elevate ownership group
Levy, the Compass Group-owned hospitality provider, has acquired a stake in Elevate as the sports consultancy firm bids to grow its client footprint and open new offices in New York, London and Nashville.
Brave Bison moves for Engage in £11m deal
Engage Digital Partners, the UK-based sports marketing agency whose clients include the International Cricket Council and Real Madrid, has been acquired by digital media business Brave Bison
EXCLUSIVE: Hannover’s European Championships rescue scuppered
Plans for Hannover in Germany to stage the third edition of the multi-sports European Championships were derailed at the last minute by the federal government, SportBusiness can reveal.
NRK, TV2 share again in ‘demanding market’
Norwegian broadcasters NRK and TV2 have agreed their latest sports rights co-operation in a deal that allows the commercial broadcaster to also show the ‘home’ 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in …
Portugal’s protected free-to-air list expanded
The Portuguese government has expanded the list of sports events that must be shown live on free-to-air television, adding more content from Uefa club competitions, the WRC Rally of Portugal and MotoGP’s P…
Global value of sports media rights tops $60bn
The global value of sports media rights has broken the $60bn barrier for the first time, boosted by the Summer Olympic Games and Uefa Euro 2024, according to the new SportBusiness Global Media Report
Mathie to lead CSM push in Saudi Arabia
The Wasserman-owned CSM has appointed experienced agency executive Ian Mathie to a role heading up its activities in Saudi Arabia
Le Coq Sportif placed in receivership
Le Coq Sportif has been placed in receivership as it continues to try and salvage its financial future and remains subject of a legal case for non-payment of fees to the French Rugby Federation (FFR).
Jury’s out at MultiChoice South Africa
Marc Jury is to depart as chief executive of MultiChoice South Africa in March, after almost a decade with the leading sub-Saharan African pay-television group
Sports content on the move in Comcast spinoff
US telco Comcast has announced plans to spin off most its cable networks, which include USA Network, which frequently shows live sports as part of NBC’s media rights deals, and the Golf Channel.
Pac-12 signs Octagon to lead media rights talks
The new-look Pac-12 Conference has appointed Octagon to lead its media rights negotiations, two years on from a failed broadcast deal and the fallout of the conference
Disney streaming profits partly offset linear decline
Walt Disney’s streaming business continues to be profitable, partially offsetting a sharp fall in its linear networks' operating income in its fourth-quarter results.
Diamond to exit bankruptcy with less debt, more streaming rights
Diamond Sports Group has received approval to emerge from bankruptcy, with 27 major league sports franchises in its portfolio and a significantly downsized debt position.
Lodewick makes swift exit as Viaplay’s Dutch CEO
Roger Lodewick is leaving his role heading up Viaplay’s Dutch operation after less than 12 months and has been replaced by William Linders of OD Media, the digital content distribution firm.
Disney Star posts huge loss ahead of ‘Jio Star’ era
Disney Star has announced massive losses of INR 12,548 crore (€1.4bn/$1.5bn) for the full year in 2023-24, ahead of its imminent merger with conglomerate Reliance Industries.
Ex-FA sponsorship chief Daire joins PwC Dubai
Peter Daire, the former global head of sponsorship for the English Football Association, has taken up a new role as a senior executive advisor for PwC in the Middle East.
Blueprint, rEvolution team up on NIL projects
US marketing agency rEvolution has entered into an agreement with name, image and likeness (NIL) collective-backer Blueprint Sports (BPSE), as the US college sports sponsorship market continues to skyrocket