Orange ordered to pay Mediapro €3.6m in Téléfoot case
The Commercial Court of Paris has ordered telco Orange to pay €3.6m ($4.3
Ryle Nugent appointed CEO of Premier Sports Asia
Irish sports television executive and broadcaster Ryle Nugent has been appointed chief executive of Premier Sports Asia, the rugby union-focused streaming platform targeting Asian markets
Canal Plus to pay LFP damages in ‘Gilets Jaunes’ case
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has won the latest round of an ongoing legal battle with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus.
Brazil’s TNT Sports shows pre-Euro 2020 friendlies via TikTok
Brazilian broadcaster TNT Sports has reached an agreement to show international football friendly matches featuring leading European teams via video-sharing platform TikTok
Eleven Sports adds Swedish speedway to Polish rights portfolio
Subscription sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Poland to Swedish speedway competition the Bauhaus-Ligan
European Cricket League extends deal with unified Spring Productions
The European Cricket League has signed a two-year extension to its deal with the production arm of the Spring Media agency
Nent picks up W Series and other motorsport rights across nine countries
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in nine countries for the W Series and three other motorsport series
Disney set to join SBT as Copa América broadcaster in Brazil
The Disney media group is set to acquire rights in Brazil for the upcoming Copa América national team football tournament.
Canal Plus president Saada calls for 18-team Ligue 1
Maxime Saada, president of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, has reiterated his desire for Ligue 1, the top tier of club football in the country, to become an 18-team competition
DFB appoints Dammholz to head up media rights department
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Kay Dammholz as head of its media rights department