ESPN adds international rights to NWSL
US sports broadcaster ESPN has broadened its relationship with the National Women’s Soccer League by acquiring international rights to the sport's top division in the United States.
AFL eyes extension of Seven deal – report
The AFL Aussie rules football competition is considering an extension of its long-running rights deal with commercial broadcaster Seven, according to The Age
Fiba to stream pre-World Cup games through NBL link-up
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has teamed up with Australia’s National Basketball League to live-stream coverage of World Cup warm-up games featuring Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Eir and Virgin Media strike sports content deal
Irish telcos eir and Virgin Media have agreed a deal to carry their key sports channels on each other’s television platforms.
Sky set to take Bundesliga PPV with Onefootball tie-up – report
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland is reportedly planning to offer top-tier Bundesliga football matches on a pay-per-view basis for the first time through a partnership with digital platform…
Sport1 makes FTA commitment for CEV’s Women’s Championship
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has committed to extensive free-to-air coverage of the European Volleyball Confederation’s (CEV’s) forthcoming Women’s Championship.
S
Fortnite World Cup pulls in older, female audiences
The inaugural edition of esports competition the Fortnite World Cup drew strong audiences in the US amongst older and female demographics, according to newly-released figures
Stadium to deliver college football games on Facebook
US-based multi-platform sports network Stadium has revealed its college American football schedule for the new season, with 15 games to be available exclusively via social media platform Facebook
ESL hails growing viewership figures
Esports company ESL has revealed that its major tournaments have benefited from a record 90-per-cent growth in viewership figures so far in 2019
CBS, Viacom announce merger deal
US media groups CBS and Viacom have announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, forming a new $28bn-(€25bn)-plus revenue company.