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Fubo to stream Texas Rangers Baseball

FuboTV and Rangers Sports Network have announced an agreement that will bring the Texas Rangers’ broadcast network to the sports-first live TV streaming platform. Effective immediately, Fubo will stream Rangers Sports Network’s coverage of every available Texas Rangers game, including pre- and postgame shows, to subscribers of its English-language paid channel plans in the Rangers […]

March 19, 2025

Spain: RTVE scores World Cup 2026 rights

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has acquired the TV rights to the Football World Cup 2026 for €55 million, according to El Mundo, after offering the highest bid to FIFA, ahead of private TV operators. RTVE will share football matches from the World Cup with TV group Mediapro that will be able to launch its own […]

March 18, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

IMG brings World Cup 2026 to Sport 24

IMG has secured the rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2026 to the Inflight and Cruise Ship markets. The new agreement grants IMG exclusive live rights to broadcast all 104 matches on the Sport 24 channels globally. Taking place across Canada, Mexico and the US from June 11th to July 19th 2026, the FIFA […]

March 17, 2025

BBC, ITV extend Six Nations rights

Ahead of the final weekend of the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championship, BBC Sport and ITV have agreed a new four-year partnership for the live, free-to-air rights for the annual international rugby union competition, which will run concurrently from 2026 to 2029. ITV will broadcast ten live matches each season – including every England […]

March 14, 2025By Nik Roseveare

DAZN, LIV Golf sign global broadcast deal

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a multi-faceted, long-term strategic partnership with LIV Golf, the global golf league featuring a blend of individual and team competition. Through the partnership, DAZN has also secured the exclusive broadcast rights for LIV Golf in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Switzerland, strengthening LIV Golf’s […]

March 14, 2025

IOC, Comcast NBCU extend rights deal

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Comcast NBCUniversal have agreed on what they describe as a new groundbreaking partnership for the new digital era, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the rapidly developing media landscape and the expertise of the global media and technology company. The agreement includes not only the media rights on […]

March 14, 2025

SITC Chair writes to Google, OpenAI on AI, copyright

Chi Onwurah, Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons, has written to Google and OpenAI requesting information on their response to the Government’s consultation on AI and copyright. In February 2025, the committee held a joint session with the Culture, Media and Sport Committee to examine the proposals […]

March 13, 2025By Colin Mann

ACE secures pirate DVD indictment

An individual has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Tennessee for stealing and selling pre-release DVDs, copies of which were re-distributed tens of millions of times on pirate sites and networks before any legitimate release date. These federal charges stem from an investigation and a referral from antipiracy coalition […]

March 13, 2025By Colin Mann

Formula E, Story10 renew partnership

Formula E has renewed its partnership with Story10, the sports video production and distribution agency, to maximise the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s international exposure and drive audience engagement. The current season commenced on December 7th 2024 in São Paulo, Brazil, and features 16 races across 10 iconic locations around the world. This year, […]

March 13, 2025

ITV acquires Lionsgate’s Fake

The romance-scam thriller Fake is set to air exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX. All episodes of Fake will be available on ITVX from April 20th. The series will also air weekly on Saturday nights on ITV1 from April 26th. Lionsgate licensed the series to ITV1 and ITVX. Fake is inspired by the bestselling book of […]

March 13, 2025