DAZN bolsters content in Italy with LaLiga rights retention
Subscription sports streaming broadcaster DAZN has renewed a rights agreement in Italy for football’s Spanish LaLiga until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Liga ACB hires Octagon to assist US media rights offering
Spanish basketball organization Liga ACB has hired international sports marketing agency Octagon to serve as an exclusive advisor for its upcoming United States media rights offering that will include …
Streaming platform Screach secures $2m in funding to aid global roll-out
Screach, a new live sports streaming and advertising platform built specifically for commercial venues, has secured $2m (€1.7m) in investment to support the global roll-out of its technology.
Crystal Palace to feature in Amazon docuseries
Crystal Palace will feature in a new Amazon Prime Video docuseries that will chart the rise of the Premier League club from administration in 2010 to promotion to the top flight in 2013
World Skate awards Mediapro development, rights distribution role ahead of Tokyo bow
World Skate, the international federation for sports performed on skating wheels, has agreed a four-year deal with Mediapro for the agency and production group to market its events globally
ServusTV retains WorldSBK in motorcycling portfolio
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has bolstered its coverage of elite motorcycling by agreeing a two-season extension to its rights deal for the Superbike World…
Polsat and Discovery face Polish antitrust probe over channel packaging
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has commenced antitrust proceedings against commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat, and media group Discovery, following complaints o…
World Women’s Curling Championship TV blackout extended after Covid cases
Broadcasting of curling’s ongoing World Women’s Championship in Calgary has been delayed by a further 24 hours after four members of the broadcast staff tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend.
Nova picks up WorldSBK rights as new Czech race unveiled
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has agreed a five-year rights deal in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the Superbike World Championship with the motorcycling series adding a new…
Mediaset, Vivendi lay down arms after long legal battle
Mediaset and its second-largest investor, Vivendi, have agreed a truce on their long-running legal battle, through a deal which will see the French media group significantly reduce its interest in the…