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Stats Perform reclaims ICC betting rights
Stats Perform has regained exclusive betting data and streaming rights to ICC events in a four-year deal, having been replaced by rival Sportradar from 2021 to 2023.
How the Bundesliga is tackling the most challenging media market ever
In the second of a three-part series looking at challenges for rights-holders in the current market, we look at the German Bundesliga’s strategies to ‘tame the bear’.
New $10m athletics event gives hosts commercial ‘skin in the game’
The new World Athletics Ultimate Championship, a biennial event that currently sits outside the federation’s existing rights agreements, will give organisers “more skin in the game” in terms of inventory, according to the body’s president Sebastian Coe.
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Inside this issue, we analyse Uefa's uplifts for rights to the Euros in the UK and Italy, examine European Leagues' collective rights project, and ask if sport should take content off social media platforms.
Sport and social media: allies or adversaries?
In the first of a three-part series looking at the challenges for rights-holders in a bear market, we ask if sport should do the unthinkable in search of value: take content off social media platforms.
Ironman Pro Series is latest addition to DAZN’s global free tier
Ironman has become the latest property to which DAZN has secured broadcast rights in most global markets in a two-year deal that will see coverage showcased on the broadcaster’s free, ad-supported tier.
Sunset+Vine secures long-term FEI distribution contract
The appointment of Sunset+Vine to a three-year rights distribution contract builds on its consultancy work with the FEI, a federation whose media rights strategy focuses on providing exposure for sponsors.
EXCLUSIVE: Infront lands Brazilian football international media, betting rights
Infront has begun selling international broadcast and betting rights to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A after striking one-year deals with the Liga Forte Uniao (LFU) and Libra blocs of clubs, SportBusiness understands.
EXCLUSIVE: Stats Perform set for EFL international betting video rights
Stats Perform has agreed a deal for international betting streaming rights to the English Football League in all markets except the Americas, SportBusiness understands
IOC steps up Netflix content strategy
News of the production of three Olympic focused documentaries on Netflix is further evidence of the IOC's attempts to better engage an audience in between Games.
Sportradar rights costs up 78 per cent but ATP, NBA ‘amplify revenue growth’
A 78-per-cent jump in Sportradar’s Q1 sports rights costs on the back of its new ATP agreement and first season of an NBA extension contributed to a narrow net loss but the company claims to be already f…
Netflix joins NFL streaming party with Christmas Day offering
Netflix has made its first move into live American football and struck its first agreement with a major sports league, today (Wednesday) announcing a three-season deal with the NFL
Pragosport ties down Czech league international betting streaming rights
Czech agency Pragosport has been awarded the international betting video rights to the top two Czech football leagues from 2024-25 to 2028-29
IMG Arena upheaval continues as Wright leaves amid OpenBet restructure
The merging of Endeavor’s OpenBet and IMG Arena has led to a high-profile casualty as Max Wright, who has been with IMG for 11 years, negotiating various betting rights deals with sports bodies, leaves the company.
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Inside this issue we analyse beIN's
10-year deal for F1 media rights in Mena, troubles with centralisation in Brazilian football and international skiing, Fifa's hopes of extracting greater rights fees in Brazil, the EFL's international rights deals, and more.
World Rugby eyes full unbundling of women’s rights but some joint deals ‘still make sense’
World Rugby is increasingly looking to unbundle commercial rights to the women’s game, following similar steps taken by Fifa and Uefa in recent years, but believes that bundled rights deals “still make sense” in certain markets.
Genius net loss flat as betting, media units report revenue upturn
Genius Sports’ first-quarter net loss remaining flat at $25.5m comes as improved revenue generation at its betting and media divisions underpinned the financial performance.
Rival ‘Snowflake’ FIS centralisation concept targets agency commission
The backlash to the rights centralisation approval by the FIS council, which the federation claims will “pave the way” for an exclusive deal with Infront, has galvanised leading ski nations to pursue their own rights sales concept that would squeeze agency margins.