Formula One closes North American rights cycle with Canadian fee rise
Formula One Management, the commercial rights-holder of Formula One, has rounded out a successful North American rights cycle by increasing its fees in Canada by roughly a fifth, while also earning a healthy rights fee in the US.
Mediaset ups ProSiebenSat.1 stake to almost 20 per cent
Mediaset, the Italy-based commercial broadcaster, has increased its stake in ProSiebenSat.1, a German commercial broadcaster, to 19.35 per cent after acquiring a further 4
MultiChoice opens up SuperSport channels to non-subscribers for limited time
Pan-African pay-television operator MultiChoice has opened up its premium SuperSport channels to non-subscribers until April 30 as the Covid-19 outbreak begins to affect the African market
Content Arena aggregates non-live content in wake of Covid-19
Content Arena, the online media-rights trading platform, has moved to promote its archive of non-live multi-sports content for sale in the wake of Covid-19’s ongoing effect on the sporting calendar.
Rai launches classic sports channel to fill content hole
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has moved to counter the current gap in content left by the cancellation or postponement of a myriad of sporting events in the coming months by launching a dedicated…
Turner to review Superliga broadcast in wake of president’s FTA plea
Pay-television broadcaster Turner has consulted with its Argentinian arm to decide how best to respond to calls from the country’s president for top-tier Superliga football matches to be broadcast on f…
Pulse Media agrees exclusive Giro Rosa rights deal
Pulse Media, an Italian production and media rights distribution company, has acquired the exclusive rights to women’s cycling’s Giro Rosa until at least 2022.
Mediapro’s Roures: At least €600m could be lost if LaLiga season ends
Jaume Roures, the chief executive of Barcelona-based media rights and production agency Mediapro, has warned that cancelling the remainder of the 2019-20 LaLiga season could lead to upwards of €600m (…
Sport TV offers free-to-air Primeira Liga coverage
Pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has responded to the nation’s coronavirus precautions by announcing that it will broadcast matchdays 25 and 26 in the top-tier Primeira Liga on its free-to-air Sport T…
Marinakis-owned Alter Ego pulls out of Forthnet takeover
Shipping magnate and Greek businessman Evangelos Marinakis has pulled out of a deal to acquire telecoms operator Forthnet, the parent company of Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova, after protracted…