SEA Games media rights ‘bought’ in four participating countries
Media rights deals for the Cambodia 2023 Southeast Asian Games have been agreed in five participating countries, the secretary-general of the organising committee has announced
Norway’s TV2 to appeal Premier League clips ruling
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has announced it will appeal the Oslo District Court’s ruling against its use of clips from English Premier League matches.
Osborne becomes Sky’s first head of women’s sport
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has announced the promotion of long-serving producer Jo Osborne to the newly created role of head of women’s sport.
DAZN to launch linear channel on Sky in UK and Ireland
DAZN is to launch a linear television channel in the UK and Ireland later this month
SRG sparks debate after paying up for Uefa club competition rights
Public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has kicked off a debate in Switzerland over the role of licence fee-funded media after outmuscling its commercial rivals to recapture free-to-air rights to Uefa club competitions.
Sport1 strikes new ESL FACEIT rights deal
Commercial broadcaster Sport1 has extended its ESL Pro Tour rights as part of a new agreement with esports tournament organiser and production company ESL FACEIT.
Norway’s TV2 accuses Viaplay of ‘repeated’ unlicensed Champions League broadcasts
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster Viaplay is investigating claims it has repeatedly broadcast Uefa Champions League matches in Norway without holding rights to the competition in the market.
Viaplay brings Finland into MotoGP fold to cement pole position
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster Viaplay has tightened its grip on motorsport properties in the Nordic region through a six-season agreement for exclusive MotoGP rights.
Blue hikes prices, ends PPV service as rights, production costs rise
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Blue has announced it will increase its sports subscription prices and end its single-match pay-per-view service as a result of increasing rights and production costs.
Sportklub doubles fee to renew Euroleague rights in Balkans
Sportklub retained its Euroleague Basketball rights in the Balkans after agreeing to more than double its fee during private negotiations, bucking a trend that has seen it lose out on key properties to free-spending rival Telekom Srbija.