SVT bags Paris 2024 highlights rights
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has secured highlights rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics, after striking a deal with media group Warner Bros. Discovery
NBA lands DACH free-to-air exposure with ProSiebenSat.1
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has secured free-to-air NBA rights in the DACH region ahead of the new season, which starts on October 24
Rights ‘block’ leaves Skweek to enter Spain with ticketing and hospitality focus
Skweek, the basketball streaming platform owned by Monaco-based Fedcom Media, has launched in Spain but with a focus on ticketing and hospitality, in the absence of holding premium sports rights
Recast saved by Woodward backed-buyer, will ‘refine’ monetisation
UK-based streaming platform Recast has been taken out of administration after investors purchased its assets, and will now seek to “develop a refined offering” of its monetisation model.
NBA bolsters Setanta’s Philippines portfolio
Pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports has secured NBA rights in the Philippines, which will form a key pillar of its portfolio in the country following its launch last year
Times Internet bags BCCI rights in string of international territories
Times Internet, owner of cricket-dedicated broadcaster Willow, has secured exclusive Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rights in North America, the Middle East and North Africa, and Southeast…
EXCLUSIVE: TF1 nets Women’s Euro 2025 rights
TF1, the free-to-air commercial broadcaster in France, has secured exclusive rights to the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 tournament, SportBusiness understands.
EXCLUSIVE: Foxtel renews BCCI deal after Pitch bags international rights
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured exclusive Board of Control for Cricket in India rights in a deal brokered by the Pitch International agency, SportBusiness understands
Fite nets first football rights deal in Europe
Streaming platform Fite has secured exclusive rights to the AFC Champions League for two seasons in the UK and Ireland, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, more than a year after its proposed deal for…
Ekblad joins FA as ‘broadcast lead’ for women’s football
Sports executive Andrea Ekblad has joined the Football Association as ‘Broadcast Lead - Women’s Professional Game’, in a role that covers the top two tiers of women’s football in England, the Women’s Super Lea…