Yorkshire 2019 hails record viewing figures for UCI Road World Championships
Global viewing figures for the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) 2019 Road World Championships rose by 31 per cent from the previous year’s event, according to organiser Welcome to Yorkshire.
Sky platform to carry LaLigaTV in Ireland
Spanish LaLiga’s dedicated channel, LaLigaTV, will be available on pay-television broadcaster Sky's platform in Ireland from Wednesday.
Activision Blizzard teams up with Google, YouTube for esports properties
US interactive entertainment company Activision Blizzard has agreed a wide-ranging strategic relationship with Google through which the internet company’s video-sharing platform, YouTube, will become t…
Discovery to follow Norway’s bid to reach Tokyo 2020 handball competition
The Norwegian arm of US media group Discovery has acquired rights to the men’s and women’s qualifying tournaments for the handball competitions at the 2020 summer Olympic Games.
Pegasus World Cup TV coverage secured in sub-Saharan Africa and Caribbean
This year’s edition of the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series US horse-racing event will benefit from television exposure in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean for the first time courtesy o…
RTVE appoints presenter Cañada as head of sport
Arsenio Cañada has been named head of sport at Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE.
Cañada will be responsible for RTVE’s sports output across television, radio and online.
AC Milan joins TikTok drive, Manchester City add digital content subscription
Italian Serie A team AC Milan has become the latest football club to launch a channel on short-form video sharing app TikTok
Infront details 2019 IIHF Worlds rights distribution and production output
Infront secured broadcast agreements in more than 155 territories for last year’s edition of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championships.
NBC Olympics renews Snapchat deal for Tokyo 2020
The NBC Olympics division of US media company NBCUniversal has extended its partnership with social media platform Snapchat to cover the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo
Boise State sues Mountain West over conference’s new TV contract
Boise State University has filed a legal complaint against the Mountain West Conference, alleging bad faith and breach of contract in the conference's new six-year, $270m television contract with CBS a…