Media
Genius to throw full tech force at NFL in new deal
Genius Sports has retained one of its biggest contracts in a new and expanded multi-year agreement with the National Football League announced today (Wednesday).
River Media’s Watson joins Stats Perform as VP, rights
Stats Perform has reacted to recent high-profile departures by recruiting Miles Watson from River Media Partners as vice-president of rights.
MLB embraces content creators in Jomboy move
MLB has teamed up with, and acquired a stake in, digital sports media brand Jomboy Media as it looks to tap new audiences that traditionally engage with content creators.
Brazilian football makes move towards FFP
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced the creation of a working group that has 90 days to draw up proposals for financial fair play (FFP) regulations covering the country's professional clubs.
F1 keeps Barcelona, drops Imola for 2026
Formula 1 will remain at 24 rounds next season as Barcelona sees out its contract at the expense of Imola, and Madrid joins as the second Spanish race.
WBD unbundles cable networks, streaming units
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced plans to split the company into two publicly-traded entities, separating its streaming and legacy media businesses
Bell Media extends PGA Tour rights in Canada
Bell Media has extended its rights to show golf’s PGA Tour in Canada through a multi-year agreement announced during the Canadian Open.
TF1 sells on Women’s Euro, Women’s RWC matches
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has opted to alleviate some of the costs associated with acquiring rights to this year’s Uefa Women’s Euro and Women’s Rugby World Cup in a sublicensing deal with France Télévisions.
WBD extends French Open rights in Europe to 2030
Warner Bros. Discovery has extended its agreement to show tennis’ French Open across Europe and select Asian nations until at least 2030.
Thai FA broadcast deals exceed $15m per year
Thai telecoms operators Advanced Info Service (AIS) and Jasmine International (Jas) have teamed up to acquire rights to all domestic club football in the country.
BBC trial aims to shrink streaming latency
The BBC has begun testing low latency live streaming that it hopes will cut delays to between eight and ten seconds, a trial that will be keenly followed by the wider industry.
Seven secures MLC rights in Australia
Commercial broadcaster Seven Network has struck a multi-year deal to exclusively show Major League Cricket in Australia.
Infront enters F1 with Balkans TV rights deals
The Infront agency has become involved in Formula 1 for the first time, striking two key broadcast deals in the Balkans with Arena Sport and CME.
Australian first as ESPN lands tour of West Indies
It will be Australia’s first Test matches in the West Indies for a decade, and the first time that an Australian overseas cricket tour will be shown on ESPN in the country since it first began broadcasting there in 1995.
Tracking tech, data viz key to NHL, Sony sponsorship
The NHL has unveiled a major global sponsorship deal with Sony Corporation aimed at improving the viewer experience for at-home fans and enticing younger audiences.
Fifa eyes first standalone WWC rights deal in Canada
Fifa has launched its invitation to tender for media rights in Canada to the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups.
Iris lands Central American deals for CWC
Ahead of next week's kick-off, DAZN has continued its sublicensing spree for the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup start, with a host of deals struck across Central America.
Aurora lands World RX, Euro RX host broadcast
Aurora Media Worldwide has agreed a deal to be the host broadcaster for the World and European Rallycross Championships.