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How FIFA found a loophole around World Cup final halftime rules

FIFA’s plans to host a 30 minute halftime show featuring some of the world’s most recognisable artists is in breach of the game’s half...

What the BBC’s move on Channel 4 means for free-to-air sport

Matt Brittin's case for a British “sovereign platform” between the BBC and Channel 4 rests on reach. Live sport is where the biggest free-to-air...

ITV World Cup audiences show what Sky deal could bring

As ITV enjoys huge World Cup audiences, its growing overlap with Sky offers a glimpse of the future post-merger.ITV has achieved a two-year viewing...

How bp built Audi’s 2026 F1 fuel from the ground up

The FIA's sustainable fuel mandate forced bp to start over on Audi's power unit. Luc Jolly and Gabriel Bortoleto on what that took –...

Australia’s NRL secures financial future with new broadcast rights deal

The National Rugby League (NRL) has signed Australia sport’s most valuable broadcast deal as it looks to accommodate more teams in the futureThe National...

Sky and ITV merge to take on YouTube and Netflix

Sky and ITV merger to turn ITVX into a sports streaming powerhouseSky has reached an agreement to buy ITV Media & Entertainment in a...

Viaplay agrees €142m sale of Dutch business to DPG Media

DPG Media's Videoland gains live sport for the first time, absorbing Viaplay's Dutch business and its rights portfolio for €142mViaplay Group has agreed to...

Comcast spin-off creates NBC-Sky sports rights giant

Comcast will separate into two standalone companies within a year, placing NBC's NFL and Olympic rights alongside Sky's Premier League and F1 deals inside...

DAZN ruling shields Pro League from Ligue 1 situation

Belgium’s Pro League has avoided the kind of disruption that hit Ligue 1 last yearDAZN is set to pay 85% of its contractually agreed...

Entain’s Gojic: Fixing detection starts with the customer

Entain CEE's Chief Sportsbook Officer Ivan Gojic on why market data alone no longer catches spot-fixing, the limits of AI, and cross-operator data sharingOperators...