Sky NZ increases guidance after ‘positive start’ to financial year
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has raised its profit and revenue guidance for 2021 after what it described as a “positive start” to the financial year, higher than expected growth in its dir…
Sport1 extends SES Astra free-to-air distribution deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended its distribution deal with satellite operator SES Astra
Swiss prosecutors office lines up appeal against Valcke, Al-Khelaïfi ruling
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) is lining up an appeal against last month’s Federal Criminal Court (TPF) ruling concerning beIN Media Group chairman and Paris Saint-Germain president N…
SuperSport follows Premier League extension with Uefa club competitions renewal
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has sealed its second major football rights deal this week by extending and expanding its contract in sub-Saharan Africa for the club competitions organised by European…
Southern Conference secures six-year extension with ESPN, ESPN+
The Southern Conference has reached a new six-year domestic media-rights agreement with ESPN and streaming service ESPN+ through the 2025-26 academic year
Head of global partnerships Carr joins IMG alumni at River Media Partners
UK sports media company River Media Partners (RMP) has hired Alex Carr, formerly strategic partnerships manager in the motorsport division of the IMG agency, as its head of global partnerships
SRG SSR retains FIS, IIHF and World Curling rights in deal with Infront
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR has extended its deal with the Infront agency for rights to key International Ski Federation (FIS), International Ice Hockey Federation and World Curling Federation events.
Mediaset lands free-to-air Autumn Nations Cup rights in Italy
Commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired rights in Italy to the new Autumn Nations Cup rugby union competition
Orange moves for OTE’s controlling stake in Telekom Romania’s fixed services division
The Romanian division of France-based telecoms giant Orange has agreed a €268m ($318.4
NBC, ABC bump college football games for Biden speech
Major US television networks NBC and ABC briefly moved high-profile college football games to lesser channels on November 7 due to a clash with Joe Biden's first speech as the United States' President-elect