TV Tokyo makes World Table Tennis commitment with broadcasting tie-up

World Table Tennis (WTT) has inked an agreement with terrestrial and satellite broadcaster TV Tokyo, which runs until 2024. The Japanese broadcaster has finalised a...

UEFA joins in global sporting social media boycott

Sports clubs, authorities, broadcasters, publishers and athletes are set to participate in a global social media blackout - a campaign against online abuse and...

LaLiga files complaints for match-fixing offences

LaLiga has filed 13 complaints for possible integrity-related irregularities, including nine for potential participation in gambling. According to the Spanish channel SER, four complaints were...

Europe and Asia lead IBIA Q1 integrity report

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has revealed it received 64 betting alerts for Q1 2021, with Europe and Asia accounting for the vast...

LNR adds Betclic to Top 14 rugby union sponsorship roster

French sportsbook Betclic has been named as the official sportsbook partner of the country’s Top 14 rugby union league via an agreement with the...

BT holds talks over sale of sports broadcasting operation

Multinational telecommunications giant BT is in talks ‘with a number of strategic partners’ over the sale of its sports broadcasting operation BT Sport. According to...

Genius Sports attributes corporate growth to data rights services

Sports data and technology firm Genius Sports recorded corporate revenues of $149 million – up 30% on the FY2019 results - in its financial...

ESL Gaming and Intel invest $100m in esports via partnership renewal

Events organiser ESL Gaming has agreed a three-year renewal of its sponsorship deal with technology company Intel, marking the longest-running commercial arrangement in the...

Tokyo 2020 introduces daily testing for athletes in latest playbook

Athletes competing in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will undergo daily testing for COVID-19 as part of a new set of countermeasures detailed...

NZR approves Silver Lake investment to maximise commercial assets

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has voted to approve the sale of a 12.5% stake in its commercial rights entity to private equity company Silver...