On the heels of announcing a content deal with Spain’s RTVE, streaming platform Disney+ has further bolstered its international content slate through a new deal with Italy’s state-owned public broadcaster Rai. The agreement will see Disney+ add series including Il Collegio, Braccialetti rossi, Mina Settembre, L’amica geniale, Un passo dal cielo Màkari, and Francesca Fagnani-hosted […]

Sky Sports and NOW have announced a multi-year partnership with Most Valuable Promotions’ (MVP) to become the UK and Ireland home of MVPW, the new year-round global platform for women’s boxing from MVP, showcasing the sport’s most elite female fighters with championship bouts on every card. The deal will see Sky Sports exclusively broadcast two […]

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has agreed a new long-term partnership with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), continuing their collaboration to broadcast all major events on the international fencing calendar to 75 markets across Europe and Asia. This includes live coverage of the FIE World Championships across Europe, the FIE European Championships across Europe and Asia […]

BIG Media, the production and distribution company, has renewed its distribution agreement with UK-based Antix Productions for the hit paranormal investigation series Most Haunted. Under the renewed deal, BIG Media will continue to represent the global distribution rights to Most Haunted, including the upcoming Seasons 28 and 29, which are currently in production. BIG Media will […]

Building on their collaboration around the World Aquatics Championships 2025, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Aquatics GB have expanded their partnership to deliver a slate of aquatic events free to UK audiences in 2026, streamed live and on-demand via Eurovision Sport. The agreement increases the range of events available, with coverage spanning swimming, diving, […]

Anti‑piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has successfully shut down AnimePlay, one of the largest illicit anime streaming applications operating in the Asia-Pacific region. The application was run out of Riau, Indonesia. AnimePlay had amassed more than 5 million registered users, primarily in Indonesia, and was hosting over 60 terabytes of infringing […]

Foxtel Business and beIN Sports have announced a new partnership that brings a range of football and tennis events to licensed venues across Australia. Under the agreement, Foxtel Business becomes the exclusive distributor of beIN Sports’ three linear channels in licensed venues, returning LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, EFL and the Carabao Cup, alongside ATP and […]

Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-TV broadcaster, has acquired the rights to Emirates FA Cup for the 2027-28 season. Movistar Plus will also be covering the remaining rounds of this season’s competition – including the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final – as well as the 2026-27 and 2027-28 editions. In addition Movistar Plus will also cover action […]

BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds will provide boxing fans with coverage of three hihg-profile fights through a new audio rights deal with DAZN. On March 28th, BBC Radio 5 Live will broadcast the fight between Great Britain’s Moses Itauma and the American Jermaine Franklin, live from Co-op Live Arena in Manchester. Regarded as […]

Media Partners Asia (MPA) has published a report offering an analysis of the Indian Premier League’s media rights economics, franchise financials and valuation dynamics. The The IPL: Teams, Rights & Valuations report finds that IPL media rights are approaching a structural ceiling, with the 2028–32 cycle projected to be flat at $5.4 billion (€4.6bn), effectively […]