Media
DAZN Canada brings advertising sales in-house
DAZN Media North America, the sales and advertising division of the subscription sports streaming service, has brought all media sales operations in-house in Canada
Round-Up: PwC sports survey predicts slowing growth, ISU Beijing events postponed, Seven terminates swimming deal, and more
A survey of sports industry leaders by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed expectations that growth in the sector will fall from 8 per cent over the past three-to-five years, to…
Round-Up: Wimbledon ‘possible without fans’, Hong Kong Open golf postponed, NZR Rugby Championship schedule furore, and more
Next year's Wimbledon tennis championships will take place whether fans are able to attend or not, according to a report in UK newspaper The Times - Reuters
Wanda Sports Group receives non-binding share proposal that could lead to delisting
Wanda Sports Group, the sports marketing entity that houses the Infront agency, has received an offer from a subsidiary company of Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda, the Chinese multinational conglomerate, t…
MLB unveils 2020 postseason marketing campaign
League showcases younger stars in "October: The Remix"
LNR pursues private equity talks, but ‘not just to pay off clubs’ debts’
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), the organising body for French rugby’s union’s Top 14 and Pro D2, is open to continuing discussions over a private equity deal worth €200m ($233.4m) b
Round-Up: Youku to show Serie A and Bundesliga, Pacquiao to fight McGregor, Ten bids for RA rights, and more
Alibaba-owned streaming platform Youku Sports will stream live coverage of Italian Serie A and German Bundesliga matches this season in a tie-up with PP Sports, the streaming platform that currently has…
Lega Basket and Infront sign off on three-year agreement
Lega Basket Serie A, the governing body for Italian basketball’s top division, has finalised a three-year agreement with Infront that affords the agency the title of exclusive marketing, sponsorship a…
Round-Up: Asian EPL broadcasters ‘demand rebates’, strong start for IPL sponsors, Nike and FFA address women’s kit furore, and more
The English Premier League is facing demands for rebates from Asian broadcasters over the rescheduling of matches to evening kick-off times to suit UK-based fans
OneFootball finalises wide-ranging VBET sponsorship for Brazilian output
OneFootball, the German-based digital platform, has signed off on a sponsorship and content deal with VBET that will see the online betting company’s services integrated within its Brazilian platform.
Round-Up: IPL claims 200m audience for opener, Man City-Douyin deal, Indonesian World Cup committee launched, and more
The Indian Premier League's opening match this year drew a viewership of 200m on television on digital platforms, a BCCI official has said, quoting figures from India's official audience research bureau…
Telefónica’s Movistar Plus retains Liga ACB rights to 2023
Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica has renewed its exclusive domestic broadcast rights agreement with Liga ACB, the top tier of Spanish basketball, for another three seasons.
Indian Premier League gets underway in UAE
The 2020 Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament got underway on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates, after a six-month delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Round-Up: Seven makes partial CA payment, iQiyi-Barcelona deal, LPGA Tour ‘Asia swing’ cancelled, and more
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has made only a partial payment of a A$25m ($18.2m/€15.4m) instalment due in its media-rights deal with Cricket Australia.
CBS All Access to be rebranded as Paramount+ in 2021
CBS All Access, the streaming home of the Uefa Champions League and Europa League as well as the National Women's Soccer League in the United States, will be rebranded as Paramont+ in 2021
Uefa issues broadcast sponsorship services tender
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has today (Tuesday) launched a combined tender process for the provision of technical delivery services for broadcast sponsorship during coverage of its club a…
Round-Up: Migu sublicenses LaLiga rights, Neymar signs with Puma, new F1 teams to pay $200m, and more
Migu, the entertainment streaming platform of Chinese mobile network China Mobile, agreed a sublicensing deal with streaming platform iQiyi Sports for coverage of the Spanish LaLiga during the 2020-21…
World Athletics incurred $17.4m loss in 2019, despite RusAF payment
World Athletics registered a loss of $17.42m (€14.71m/£13.58m) in 2019, further eating into its cash reserves in the year before the Covid-19 pandemic struck the sports industry.