EU Parliament battles against sports piracy with new legislation
The European Union (EU) Parliament is seeking to ‘clarify and improve’ the existing framework surrounding piracy of live sports content.It comes after they voted...
FC Barcelona secures ‘€500 million’ Goldman Sachs loan
FC Barcelona has finalised a €500 million loan from US investment bank Goldman Sachs to ease the financial burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on...
Atlético Mineiro taps StatsBomb for analytics offering
Clube Atlético Mineiro has struck a deal with UK-based football analytics specialists StatsBomb, to enhance the Brazilian team’s analytics department, led by Pedro Picchioni...
Wrexham secures FX docu-series on football ‘crash course’
Wrexham AFC owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have negotiated a deal with Disney-owned FX Entertainment for a two-season documentary series centred around the...
BeIN Sports strikes LaLiga broadcast rights renewal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has locked down a new deal for the broadcast rights to the Spanish LaLiga in France.BeIN, which screens the league...
IMG Arena adds PGA Championship to Golf Event Centre
IMG Arena has been assigned the sports betting distribution rights to its first golf major, the PGA Championship, through the championship’s organiser and rights-holder,...
Serie A steps up fight against broadcast piracy with Google
The Italian Serie A has aligned with Google in the fight against online piracy in football and to protect the division’s products.As part of...
BAL forges Genius Sports data collaboration
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has formed a data partnership with Genius Sports, which will see the sports data and technology firm become the...
DAZN retains LaLiga rights in Germany and Austria
Digital sports streaming service DAZN has extended its agreement to screen the Spanish LaLiga in Germany and Austria.Over the course of the next five...
Sky Italia nets final Serie A package after waiving legal action
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has been assigned a second, non-exclusive domestic rights package for the next cycle of the Italian top-tier Lega Serie A.Under...