GMcomunicazione ‘takes stake’ in Sportitalia
The GMcomunicazione public relations and media company has acquired a 50-per-cent stake in Italian digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia, according to reports
OneFootball, LIVENow and MyCujoo offer free and PPV Belgian league streaming
The Pro League, the top tier of Belgian club football, has ensured broadcast coverage in some key international markets in an agreement with football-based media platform OneFootball and through additional…
AWS signs up with PGA Tour in latest cloud computing deal
Golf’s PGA Tour has become the latest sports property to team up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a deal that names the company as the official cloud provider of the organisation.
Tricolor launches sports channels dedicated to Russian sport
Russian pay-television operator Tricolor has launched three new sports channels as it looks to promote domestic athletes and competitions
BeIN wins emergency injunction against Fenerbahçe over IP infringement
International pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has been successful in its bid to prevent Turkish Süper Lig football club Fenerbahçe from manipulating its branding as part of a campaign against t…
Argentina’s DeporTV to broadcast ‘home’ Copa Libertadores Femenina
DeporTV, the free-to-air sports channel owned by the Argentinian government, has acquired broadcast rights to the 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina, with the women’s club tournament to be held in Argentina t…
Virgin Media fails to hold on to Champions League rights in Ireland
Virgin Media, the Irish telecoms and commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has said it is “happy to walk away” after failing in efforts to retain its rights to the Uefa Champions League.
Channel 4 ‘lines up’ highlights deal for Lions series
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 is close to further enhancing its sports rights portfolio by agreeing a deal for highlights of the British & Irish Lions rugby union series against South Africa, it…
LaLiga adds Sky México to anti-piracy drive, extends with Pro League, Dorna
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has signed up pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports México as the latest client for its anti-piracy venture, while Belgium’s Pr…
Sportradar adds Australia’s NBL1 to basketball portfolio
Sports data company Sportradar has agreed a multi-year data and media rights deal with Australian second-tier, semi-professional basketball league NBL1