All articles by Susan Lingeswaran

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

Kogan endorsed to chair UK’s Independent Football Regulator

Experienced media executive David Kogan has cleared a significant hurdle to become the head of the UK government’s new Independent…
Brazil’s Canal Goat nets WNBA rights for 2025

Brazil-based YouTube channel Canal Goat has acquired a package of rights for women’s basketball’s elite WNBA for the 2025 season.Under the…
TKO revenue growth beats Q1 expectations, raises guidance for 2025

TKO Group, the publicly listed combined ownership company of mixed martial arts promotion UFC and professional wrestling promotion WWE, has…
WBD posts narrower Q1 losses in 2025 after streaming growth

Media and entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has seen its first quarter (Q1) losses narrow year-on-year (YoY), with a…
BeIN nets exclusive rights to World Athletics Championships until 2027

BeIN Sports, the major international pay-TV broadcaster, has announced an exclusive three-year deal with governing body World Athletics to broadcast…

Alt files lawsuit against Fanatics’ PWCC over alleged auction fraud

Sports card marketplace Alt has filed a lawsuit against PWCC, the former sports card, memorabilia, and collectibles auction house owned…
Tennis Channel nets ex-Amazon exec Blackburn as CEO

Tennis Channel, the sports-focused US cable network owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, has announced former Amazon entertainment chief Jeff Blackburn…
LaLiga provisionally awards Mediapro FTA rights package

Spanish soccer’s LaLiga has provisionally awarded Mediapro a package of domestic rights for the next two seasons, days after the…
Lenz and Merkel to lead DFL until 2029

Marc Lenz and Steffen Merkel will remain co-chief executives (CEOs) of the DFL, the governing body for German soccer’s top…
Sportfive strengthens athlete offering with new production division

Major global sports agency Sportfive has launched a new athlete-focused division as it looks to build out its production offerings.The…