Swiss Super League retains free-to-air window with Blue Sport, SRG deals
In opting for the status quo by awarding its new domestic rights contracts, the Swiss Football League will continue to receive blanket pay-television coverage on Swisscom’s Blue Sport and valuable exposure f…
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.
Caf eyes sponsorship boost with introduction of virtual advertising
The Confederation of African Football is planning to introduce virtual overlay advertising at its events for the first time and has invited suppliers to submit bids for the contract, SportBusiness understands.
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.
SPFL set to return to betting sector for title sponsor
The SPFL is poised to return to the gambling sector for its main source of central sponsorship income amid tough market conditions as it prepares to announce a long-term title sponsorship agreement with William Hill.
Infront Bettor adds Rush Street Interactive to US sportsbook clients
US-based betting operator Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has been added to the sportsbooks taking Infront Bettor’s portfolio of sports competitions and will have access to the betting video and fastpath d…
Shorn of volleyball content, Sport1 shutters streaming platform
Sport1 is closing down its multi-sport streaming platform as it relinquishes the rights which have proved to be the backbone of the service
FEI secures exposure for sponsors with long-term WBD deal
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has won back crucial broadcast exposure in a 75-territory deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) spanning Europe and parts of Asia
Eredivisie invites agencies to bid for international media, betting rights
Dutch football’s Eredivisie is looking for an agency or agencies to represent its international broadcast and betting video rights, a property held for 24 years by IMG.