Israel
Sports Channel commits to EuroLeague until 2031
Against a backdrop of potentially widespread change in the European basketball landscape, Israeli pay-television broadcaster the Sports Channel has renewed its EuroLeague rights until 2030-31 in a deal with the IMG agency.
WSC Sports acquires Infront Lab product stack
Infront is closing down its digital and technology division after opting to sell products housed by Infront Lab to WSC Sports, the AI-powered video content company
EBU lands 2026, 2030 World Cup rights in handful of markets
The European Broadcasting Union today (Monday) announced a new agreement with Fifa covering media rights in five countries for the next two men's World Cups
Infront nets Bundesliga sales remit in cluster of European markets
Bundesliga International has turned to Infront to manage media rights sales in 10 mainly Central and Eastern European countries in the agency's third multi-territory distribution deal in quick succession with a major European league.
Team goes to market in Israel, leaving Mena as main outlier
Broadcasters in Israel have been given five weeks to formulate their bids for media rights to Uefa club competitions in the country
Serie A nets uplift from first international deals, betting rights award close
Lega Serie A is close to finalising its first international broadcast deals of the new cycle after rights were awarded in eight countries from the 2024-25 season onwards
DAZN acquires DTM, GT Masters rights in eight markets
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN has acquired rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, GT Masters and GT4 Germany touring cars series in eight markets
PlaySight targets racket sports expansion with APEX investment
Israeli sports technology company PlaySight has secured investment from APEX Capital as it seeks to expand its racket sport expertise into padel and pickleball
NBA’s Wizards extend partnership with Energix
The National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards have extended their partnership with Israeli renewable energy company Energix, which houses its United States operations in nearby Arlington, Virginia
Infront adds Israeli firm Pico to sports technology offering
The Infront agency has acquired Israeli sports technology firm Pico Get Personal and will house the operation under its innovation arm, Infront Lab
ProSiebenSat.1 acquires Warner Bros. Discovery’s shares in OTT service Joyn
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reached an agreement to acquire the outstanding 50 per cent of the shares in streaming service Joyn from media group Warner Bros. Discovery
Liga ACB extends with long-term Israeli rights-holder Charlton
Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton has renewed its rights agreement with Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition.
The new deal runs for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
ATP cancels China events due to pandemic, announces six new tournaments instead
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced the cancellation of four ATP Tour events in China due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the creation of six one-off tournaments to be held instead
Pixellot completes $161m Series D funding round
Large-scale fundraising designed to accelerate company’s global market expansion
France’s Trophée des Champions to return to Tel Aviv
The Trophée des Champions, the annual French football match between the winners of Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France, will be held in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv for the second year running this year.
Israel to debut Ironman Middle East Championship
Mass participation events business the Ironman Group has announced Israel will host its first full-distance Ironman event in the Middle East later this year
WSC Sports plans expansion after $100m Series D fundraising
Israel-based automated highlights company WSC Sports has raised investments totalling $100m (€88.2m) from a Series D funding round led by Israeli investment management company Ion Crossover Partners.
DAZN names film producer and media magnate Giladi as president of broadcast partnerships
Film producer Aviv Giladi has today (Monday) been named as the president of broadcast partnerships at DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company