MCS extreme sports channel revived with subscription OTT platform
MCS Extrême, previously a French pay-television channel focused on extreme sports, has been relaunched as a subscription OTT platform.
The MCS Extrême service, which is priced at €4 ($4.73)
Bundesliga finds South American home on Star+ in long-term ESPN deal
The German Bundesliga will be broadcast across nine South American countries by ESPN’s newly-launched Star+ streaming service under a five-year agreement announced this afternoon.
Sportway agrees rights deal with Swedish Tennis Association
Sportway, the automated production and live streaming firm, has signed up the Swedish Tennis Association as its latest client in a two-year agreement
Coutts: Pandemic a lesson in thinking outside the box for SailGP
The impact of Covid-19 forced SailGP to “think outside the box” in terms of handling aspects of the team sailing competition remotely in order to trim costs and operate in a more sustainable fashion, chi…
Mediapro’s OneSoccer added to fuboTV as linear channel in Canada
The Canadian arm of the Mediapro rights agency and production group has reached an agreement with fuboTV to include its OneSoccer streaming service on the sports-focused streaming platform
Uefa: Euro 2020 figures underline enduring appeal of appointment-to-view events
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has said that viewing figures released today (Thursday) show that Euro 2020 acted as “a timely reminder of the importance major sport events play in delivering tho…
Simon Greenberg, ex-News Corp global head of rights, dies aged 52
Tributes have been paid to Simon Greenberg, former global head of rights at News Corp, who has passed away at the age of 52
Nent adds to armoury in Baltics with Uefa national team rights
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired a wide-ranging suite of Uefa national team competition rights in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania across the 2022-28 cycle
DAZN and Snapchat roll out global boxing content tie-up
DAZN, the subscription sports streaming broadcaster, has widened out its work with Snapchat to offer at least 70 programmes on the social media platform throughout the next year
Canal Plus retains F1 rights in France, extends MotoGP and WRC deals
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has retained its grip on rights to Formula 1 motor racing in France until 2024