Laola1 secures free-to-air NHL rights in Austria
Laola1 has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights in Austria to the National Hockey League.
Dyn makes first women’s sport move with volleyball sublicence
Dyn Media, the German streaming platform founded by former German Football League chief executive Christian Seifert and publishing house Axel Springer, has struck a sublicensing agreement with commercial broadcaster Sport1 for the media rights to domestic women’s volleyball properties.
Premier League and Astro hail ‘landmark’ piracy ruling in Malaysia
The English Premier League and Malaysian pay-television operator Astro have hailed a “landmark ruling” after an eatery in Kuala Lumpur was found to have breached copyright laws by showing pirated sports broadcasts.
EBU meets Fifa valuation for Women’s World Cup in 28 territories
The EBU is believed to have faced strong competition from commercial broadcasters in some territories but no pan-regional challenger.
ARD audience for Germany’s World Cup opener dips below 10m as armband row continues
An average audience of 9.2 million people tuned into German broadcaster ARD’s coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup match between Germany and Japan amid new protests against Fifa’s ban on ‘OneLove’ armbands.
TF1 scores 12.5m for first match of France’s World Cup defence
An average audience of 12.5 million people tuned into French free-to-air broadcaster TF1’s coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup match between France and Australia.
England’s World Cup opener draws record streams, Netherlands match nets 4.3m on linear
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Audiences for World Cup opener up in key European markets, down in Germany
The opening match of the 2022 Fifa World Cup drew larger television audiences in France, Spain and the United Kingdom than for the first game of the 2018 World Cup but viewing figures were much lower in…
Formula One continues Austria rebound with Servus extension
Formula One’s media rights value in Austria has continued to rebound after the open-wheel racing series struck a three-year extension to its free-to-air agreement with ServusTV.
Ekstraklasa secures increased Canal Plus fee after streamer talks
The Polish Ekstraklasa has increased its domestic media rights fee with Canal Plus despite the absence of bids from Viaplay and Amazon.