BT renews Ligue 1 rights in UK, Ireland till 2024
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has secured exclusive rights to continue showing the French top-tier Ligue 1 in the UK and Ireland for three more seasons till 2024
EOC, EBU sign MoU for European Games
The European Olympic Committees has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public service broadcasters, to work towards…
Canal Plus strikes deal to take eSportsONE to Ethiopia
The eSportsONE channel from Sport1, the German sports broadcaster, is now available in Ethiopia following a distribution agreement reached with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus
Eurovision Sport works with Streann Media on new content offerings
Eurovision Sport, the Geneva-based sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public service broadcasters, is working with Miami-based OTT streaming platform Streann Media on new content…
LiveScore secures free-to-air Champions League rights in Ireland until 2024
LiveScore, the sports update and live streaming provider, has agreed a three-season deal to make all Uefa Champions League matches available for free in Ireland via its app
Deltatre boosts fan engagement functionality on Diva OTT player
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has added new fan engagement functionality to its Diva OTT video player
EBU appoints Wouter Quartier as digital head
The European Broadcasting Union consortium has appointed Wouter Quartier as its head of digital, transformation and platforms, starting in August
Sky Italia nets EuroLeague rights until 2024
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired the rights to basketball’s EuroLeague and EuroCup from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
NBA back on air in India thanks to short-term Star deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights to the 2020-21 NBA Playoffs in a deal that signals Indian broadcasters’ reluctance to enter long-term agreements for non-cricket sports properties.
Dorna Sports, Facebook Watch extend MotoGP content deal
Motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship, through its commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports, has extended its agreement with Facebook for another year.