Sky hits 24m subscriber barrier as full-year revenue down 3 per cent
European pay-television broadcaster Sky recorded both revenue and subscriber increases for the fourth quarter of 2019, but a fall in total revenue for the full year, according to results presented today…
NBA and Tsai ‘optimistic’ over return of CCTV coverage
Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai has expressed his desire for Chinese state broadcaster CCTV to resume its coverage of the NBA basketball league amid the continued fallout caused by a tweet sent last year…
Nent serves up World Padel Tour rights deal
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights for the World Padel Tour, a global organiser of events featuring the racquet sport, which is popular in Spanish-speaking countries
Ski Classics continues rights drive with Sky Italia deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a rights deal with the Ski Classics series of long-distance skiing events.
The agreement begins with this weekend’s Marcialonga event in Italy.
Facebook and PGA Tour announce global content agreement
The PGA Tour has announced an expansive agreement with Facebook to distribute daily highlight packages globally on Facebook Watch in 2020, starting at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open.
Fanview names European Championships Management’s Bristow as non-executive chairman
Sports media services company Fanview has appointed European Championships Management co-founder and director Paul Bristow as its new non-executive chairman
Rugby Australia calls on ex-Foxtel execs ahead of rights tender
Rugby Australia has engaged the Media Rights Value organisation to help with negotiations for its next domestic rights contract amid reports that pay-television broadcaster Foxtel may end its long-running…
F1 suffers 19.2m drop-off in unique viewers amid pay-TV shift
The Formula One motor-racing series experienced a drop-off of 19.2 million unique television viewers during the 2019 season
Horse & Country TV makes US move with EQSN streaming acquisition
International equestrian sports network Horse & Country TV (H&C) has acquired US equestrian streaming provider EQ Sports Net (EQSN), a deal it says will offer fans of the sport an experience unmatched…
Genius makes Asian streaming debut with Philippine SuperLiga deal
Sports content, technology and integrity services company Genius Sports will launch its first live sports streaming platform in Asia under an expanded agreement with the Philippine SuperLiga (PSL) club…