BeIN Sports has secured exclusive Wimbledon broadcasting rights across 10 Asian markets under a new agreement with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), expanding its portfolio of premium tennis properties in the region. The four-edition deal begins with the 2027 Championships and runs through the 2031 tournament. BeIN will hold exclusive rights in Brunei,…
The NHL opened its 2026-27 season with mixed television results, as ESPN saw a slight decline on Opening Night while TNT posted a significant year-over-year increase on the second night of the season. ESPN’s Tuesday tripleheader averaged 747,000 viewers, down 3% from the 768,000 average for last year’s Opening Night. The decline came amid considerably…
French sports organisations are raising concerns over a proposed 20% tax on pay-TV services, warning that the measure could increase costs for broadcasters and put pressure on the value of sports media rights. According to SportBusiness, concern is growing across the French sports sector ahead of a key ministerial meeting, with industry representatives warning that…
UEFA has launched a tender for the broadcast rights to its three men’s club competitions across nine markets, including Türkiye. The four-season rights cycle will cover the 2027-28 to 2030-31 campaigns, with bids due by November 3. The tender covers the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League across the Caribbean, Greece,…
DAZN is expanding its football rights portfolio in the DACH region, with the streaming platform reportedly securing rights to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the 2026–27 CAF Champions League in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. According to German media reports, the agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will see DAZN replace…
DAZN is expanding its North American local sports rights strategy, becoming the exclusive direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming platform for locally available Los Angeles Kings NHL games from the 2026-27 season. The agreement has been reached through a partnership with Angels Broadcast Television (ABTV), the Kings’ local television broadcaster. DAZN will provide live and on-demand coverage of…
Euroleague Basketball is expanding the content portfolio of EuroLeague TV for the 2026-27 season, adding selected games from domestic leagues across Australia, China, France, Germany, Greece and Italy. The expanded OTT offering, developed in collaboration with sports data and technology partner Sportradar, will bring live coverage from the Australian National Basketball League, Chinese Basketball Association,…
The FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup delivered its strongest-ever US television audiences during its TNT Sports debut, with the tournament producing the five most-watched games in its history. The standout audience came from the United States’ group-stage meeting with Italy, which averaged 1.26 million viewers and a 0.7 rating on TNT. The game was played…
Disney+ and the National Hockey League (NHL) have agreed a five-year broadcasting partnership covering Sweden and Finland, with live NHL coverage set to move onto the streaming platform from the 2026-27 season. The agreement will deliver 160 regular-season games to subscribers across the two Nordic markets, including 50 fixtures scheduled in prime viewing windows. The…
The US Open men’s final averaged 3.2 million viewers on ABC, making it the most-watched men’s final since ESPN began broadcasting the tournament in 2009. Alexander Zverev’s four-set victory over American Ben Shelton on Sept. 13 was watched by 9% more viewers than last year’s final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, which averaged 3…
