beIN Media Group, the sports, entertainment and media group, has announced the renewal of its partnership with The All England Lawn Tennis Club, securing its exclusive broadcast rights to The Championships, Wimbledon across 24 territories in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region until 2030. beIN Sports, the Group’s flagship sports network, will provide […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the European Olympic Committees (EOC) have strengthened their partnership for the European Games through 2031, reinforcing their shared commitment to bringing the Road to LA28 and Brisbane 2032 to audiences across Europe and beyond. Central to that journey will be the fourth edition of the European Games, which will […]
Premier Sports has announced that the World Rugby Junior Championship is now available on its channels – bringing rugby fans across the UK and Ireland the opportunity to watch the sport’s brightest young talents. The U20s global Championship has long served as a proving ground for the sport’s future stars, with many current international players […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has entered a $9 million (€7.8m) default judgment against Brandon Weibley, a long-time digital piracy operator. Weibley ran multiple illegal streaming services, including Beast Mode Live, GreenWing Media, Viking Media, BTV, Von Wik, […]
As part of their efforts to combat digital audiovisual piracy, also developed in anticipation of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, financial officers from the Crotone Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police), with the support of the Special Unit for the Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud and the Special Unit for […]
As the football World Cup kicks off, EU and national policymakers should rein in automated web-blocking systems that allow private parties to restrict access to online services without proper judicial oversight, warns trade body the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe). It contends that these anti-piracy systems rely on blunt blocking of Internet Protocol […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced an agreement to carry DSPORTS, a sports network in Latin America, across five countries on the DAZN platform, strengthening its football offering for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The multi-year agreement will see DSPORTS channels available to DAZN subscribers in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.Through the partnership, DAZN […]
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed the sports marketing agency, IMG, as the international production partner for the men’s DFB-Pokal (German FA Cup) for the next four seasons, beginning with the 2026/27 tournament. Under the agreement, IMG will produce the live international feed for sixty-three DFB-Pokal matches per season, supporting the global distribution and […]
Caretta Research forecasts a record $8.9 billion (€7.7bn) in total revenue for the 2026 World Cup, representing a 54 per cent uplift over the 2022 tournament. This growth is predominantly driven by the rise in commercial and matchday revenues, with sports rights sold to media also contributing. The key driver behind the jump from $5.8 billion to […]
HBA Media has announced a four-year extension of its media rights and representation agreement with France Galop – securing the partnership through to 2029. Under the renewed agreement, HBA Media will continue to represent and distribute France Galop’s full suite of racing content, along with non-exclusive access to its extensive archive library for both promotional […]