Israel

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.

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

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

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.

Broadcasters in Israel have been given five weeks to formulate their bids for media rights to Uefa club competitions in the country

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

Multi-platform subscription broadcaster DAZN has acquired rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, GT Masters and GT4 Germany touring cars series in eight markets

Israeli sports technology company PlaySight has secured investment from APEX Capital as it seeks to expand its racket sport expertise into padel and pickleball

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

The Infront agency has acquired Israeli sports technology firm Pico Get Personal and will house the operation under its innovation arm, Infront Lab

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

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.

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

Large-scale fundraising designed to accelerate company’s global market expansion

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.

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

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.

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