Italy’s Euro 2020 performances spark Rai ratings boost
Italy’s 3-0 win over Switzerland last night in the Uefa European Championship netted an average audience of 13.3 million viewers on Rai, the Italian public-service broadcaster.
Discovery pens WEC, 24 Hours of Le Mans deal in over 100 territories
Media group Discovery has signed off on a five-year deal for rights to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship
Poker’s Triton Series recruits ex-One Championship media rights director Lam
Poker’s Triton Series has recruited Roland Lam, the former director of global media rights at Singapore-based mixed martial arts promoter One Championship, as its media rights director.
LNR recruits LFP’s Cotiche to media rights role
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby has recruited François Cotiche from France’s Professional Football League (LFP) as its head of media rights and content.
France-Germany watched by nearly 23m on ZDF, over 15m on M6
Tuesday evening’s heavyweight Uefa European Championship clash between Germany and World Cup holders France attracted bumper audiences on free-to-air broadcasters in both countries.
Serie A starts Coppa Italia international rights talks, accepts Aser in-flight/in-ship bid
Lega Serie A has invited interested parties in various international territories to engage in private negotiations for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
European Leagues pools together international rights to nine top-tier divisions
European Leagues, the body of European football leagues, has pooled together the international broadcast rights to nine different leagues and initiated a Request for Proposals from interested broadcasters,…
Spring Media retains Swedish speedway business to 2025
Spring Media, the Stockholm-based agency, has extended its agreement to commercialise the broadcast rights and improve broadcast exposure for Sweden’s top speedway league.
Sportway to adopt hybrid production model in Danish ice hockey deal
Sportway, the Stockholm-based automated production and live streaming firm, has reached an agreement with the Danish Ice Hockey Union (DIU) to install artificial intelligence camera production infrastructure…
HBA Media adds Ascot deals in India, Malaysia and New Zealand, FITE streaming
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.