Eleven Sports targets UK return with streaming service for lower-tier properties
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports is plotting a return to the UK, albeit via an entirely different model to the one adopted during the short-lived entry to the market that was ultimately scuppered…
ESL and DreamHack sign tripartite deal in Brazil with Globo, Omelete and esports streamer Gaules
Esports organisations DreamHack and ESL have agreed a new three-year broadcast deal in Brazil, awarding rights to commercial broadcaster Globo and entertainment streaming platform Omelete
Discovery Q2 international revenues hit by 41-per-cent advertising slump
A dramatic fall in advertising caused by the Covid-19 pandemic led to a 23-per-cent drop in second-quarter revenues at the international division of Discovery, the US-based media group that owns pan-European…
Bwin secures Pro League betting streaming rights in wider sponsorship tie-up
Online betting operator Bwin has secured betting streaming rights in Belgium to the country’s top-tier Jupiler Pro League as part of a wider sponsorship agreement.
Croatian FA opts for 10-year streaming deal with Endorphin Magine
The Croatian Football Association (HNS) has finalised a 10-year broadcast rights and production deal with the UK-based company Endorphin Magine Ltd, a newly-created entity with links to Swedish OTT solutions…
DAZN signs off on German deal for 121 exclusive Champions League matches
Subscription streaming service DAZN has signed off on its acquisition of Uefa Champions League rights in Germany for the new three-season cycle, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
EXCLUSIVE: Euro 2028 included as CAA Eleven launches six-year Uefa rights cycle
The CAA Eleven agency is to offer broadcasters the opportunity to bid for rights to both the 2024 and 2028 editions of the Uefa European Championship tournaments, SportBusiness understands, as it goes…
Long-serving IMG technical services executive Payne moves on
Melissa Payne, vice-president and head of technical operations at IMG, has left the agency after two decades
Eleven unveils rebrand and trio of programming verticals
International subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has unveiled details of a rebrand and three new programming verticals that will sit underneath the Eleven umbrella name
Eurovision Sport’s Killane aims to shake off ‘pseudo-agency’ tag
Glen Killane, the new executive director of Eurovision Sport, is looking to emphasise the positioning of the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, ridding it of a lingering perception among sections…