Sky NZ’s sale of outside broadcast division raises competition concerns
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s efforts to cut costs by offloading sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) could be hit after the proposed sale raised competition concerns.
Channel 5 picks up rights to Davis-Santa Cruz bout
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has agreed a deal with US-based Showtime Sports and the Premier Boxing Champions series to air this weekend’s world-title fight between Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa C…
HBA Media distributes Melbourne Cup rights in over 120 territories
Next week’s Melbourne Cup horse racing event will be aired in over 120 territories around the world, with first-time broadcasters to include Eurosport India and SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television o…
Major League Wrestling extends with US rights-holder beIN
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed an agreement for US rights to the Major League Wrestling promotion
Phillips promoted to expanded role at NBC Sports
NBC Sports Group has promoted senior executive Damon Phillips to the newly-created position of senior vice president of strategic initiatives and head of diversity and inclusion.
SuperSport lands three-year deal with Pakistan Cricket Board
SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster, has signed a three-year rights deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Sport1 steps up esports commitment with new pan-European channel
German sports broadcaster Sport1 will launch a new pan-European esports channel on November 3 following the launch of the eSports1 channel in its home market at the start of 2019
FloSports converts US rights deal for Autumn Nations Cup
US-based sports streaming service FloSports has acquired rights for the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup, a new international rugby union tournament set up following the postponement of autumn Test tours
Synamedia report details piracy scale and proposed deterrents
A new report from video software provider Synamedia has detailed the ways in which sports rights owners and broadcasters can combat streaming piracy while proposing creative ways to persuade fans to use…
VSPN eyes global expansion after Tencent-led funding round
Shanghai-based esports solutions provider Versus Programming Network (VSPN) has raised close to $100m (€85m) in a Series B funding round led by Chinese digital platform Tencent.