All articles by Susan Lingeswaran

Susan is editor at Sportcal. Her main areas of interest are tennis, media rights, and sports investment.

Deal Focus: NFL and ESPN agree blockbuster equity-for-asset deal

The dealAmerican football’s NFL has struck a wide-ranging deal with media giant Disney, which will see it take a 10%…
US Open offers ‘largest purse in tennis history’ for 2025 edition

The US Tennis Association (USTA), organizers of the US Open grand slam, has announced the largest prize purse in tennis…
U-Next secures Japanese WTT rights through Tokyo TV deal

Japanese streaming platform U-Next has secured rights to air international tournaments organized by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) governing…
Sportitalia renews Saudi Pro League rights for another two years

Sportitalia, the satellite and digital terrestrial broadcaster in Italy, will continue to air live matches from the Saudi Pro League…
IMG’s Sport 24 retains Premier League rights until 2028

Sport 24, the in-flight and on-ship entertainment service owned by international sports agency IMG, has renewed its broadcast partnership with…

Jiostar secures Indian rights to US Open through 2030

Jiostar, the heavyweight Indian media and entertainment group, has secured rights in India to broadcast the US Open tennis grand…
Nottingham Forest secure Bally’s as front-of-shirt sponsor for 2025-26

Nottingham Forest, the top-flight English soccer club, have announced US gaming operator Bally’s as their new front-of-shirt sponsor ahead of…
Volkswagen adds Serie A to sponsorship portfolio

German automotive giant Volkswagen has added another European soccer league to its growing sponsorship portfolio after announcing a new partnership…
Tennis Channel retains Davis Cup, BJK Cup rights in ITF extension

Tennis Channel, the US cable network owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, has retained rights to the men’s Davis Cup and…
Genius Sports nets Serie A betting rights to 2029

Genius Sports, the sports data and technology heavyweight, has secured a deal with Italian soccer’s top-tier Serie A to deliver…