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TNA Wrestling finds new US home on AMC Networks

AMC Networks and TNA Wrestling have announced a multi-year agreement to bring TNA’s flagship weekly television show, Thursday Night iMPACT!, to AMC – TNA’s new television home in the US. The TNA-AMC partnership kicks off at the Curtis Culwell Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on January 15th 2026. AMC will feature Thursday Night iMPACT! […]

December 2, 2025

Telefónica, DAZN score La Liga rights

Spain’s top-flight football league La Liga has confirmed the allocation of its domestic broadcasting rights to Telefónica and DAZN for a combined €5.25 billion, securing coverage of Spain’s top-tier football competition from the 2027/28 season through to 2031/32. The agreement, equivalent to €1.05 billion per campaign, was formalised November 28th during a tender process overseen […]

November 28, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Brazil: Anti-piracy action takes down 535 websites

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) has carried out the eighth phase of Operação 404 (Operation 404), an action aimed at combating crimes against intellectual property on the Internet. This is the largest international mobilisation in the country, with the participation of Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and the UK. Mexico and the US […]

November 28, 2025By Colin Mann

BBC Sport agrees La Liga digital clips deal

BBC Sport has secured a new deal to bring football action from La Liga to fans across the UK with a multi-year digital rights agreement for BBC Sport’s social and digital platforms. Starting immediately, audiences will be able to follow the best moments from one of the top-flight Spanish league with BBC Sport delivering key […]

November 28, 2025

IMG, KNVB sign media rights deal

The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has announced a long-term agreement with sports marketing agency, IMG, to distribute the international media rights across its women’s football league and men’s domestic cup competitions, through to 2030. The agreement includes all international territories outside the Netherlands. IMG will partner with the KNVB to represent the media rights […]

November 28, 2025

DAZN pulls out of Belgian Pro League deal

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has terminated its long-term deal with the Belgian Jupiler Pro League following disagreements over the ongoing nature of the deal, which was signed less than 12 months ago. The situation echoes the fall out between DAZN and France’s Ligue 1 earlier this year, when DAZN ended its deal prematurely citing […]

November 26, 2025

Conviction for illicit cyberlocker operator

In what is described as a “groundbreaking” ruling, the District Court of Aachen in Germany has convicted the operator of illicit cyberlocker Share-Online to a two-year suspended prison term – sending a message that those who operate cyberlockers to facilitate digital piracy can and will be held criminally accountable for fueling online piracy. This action […]

November 26, 2025By Colin Mann

2026 Paralympic Winter Games on Channel 4

Channel 4 has been announced as the official UK broadcast partner for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. This marks Channel 4’s eighth consecutive Paralympic Games broadcast since London 2012, continuing its mission to bring Paralympic sport to mainstream audiences and champion disability representation across the UK media landscape. Channel 4 will provide extensive […]

November 26, 2025

Forecast: Sports rights spend to exceed $78bn by 2030

Ampere Analysis has released its latest forecast for global sports rights media spend, predicting that global investment will surpass $78 billion (€67.6bn) by 2030, an increase of 20 per cent from 2025. Growth is driven by a combination of factors, including major renewals in the US and rising competition from global streamers drawn to premium […]

November 25, 2025

AAPA backs EU action on online piracy

Online piracy has evolved into a structural threat to Europe’s cultural sovereignty, competitiveness and consumer safety, according to the Alliance Against Audiovisual Piracy  (AAPA). The Alliance notes that the European Commission’s report recognises that existing voluntary and non-binding approaches to online piracy have not delivered the intended results. Piracy continues to grow in scale and […]

November 25, 2025By Colin Mann