Sky Italia secures final package of live Serie A rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired the final package of domestic live rights being marketed by Lega Serie A for the top division of Italian club football’s next cycle.
LIVENow picks up rights to Russian MMA series
On-demand and live streaming service LIVENow has acquired rights in multiple territories to Russia’s Gorilla MMA Series.
EFL: Premier League rights deals missed opportunity to address imbalance
The English Football League (EFL) has hit out at the Premier League’s new domestic broadcast rights deals, claiming that the agreements will preserve an “unfair financial distribution model” across Engli…
BBC lands rights to Copa América
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to all matches at this year’s Copa América national team football tournament.
LaLigaSportsTV expands reach with Movistar Plus carriage
LaLigaSportsTV, the OTT streaming platform of LaLiga, has signed a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus
IFSC signs four TV rights deals ahead of sport climbing’s Olympic bow
The International Federation of Sport Climbing has agreed new broadcast rights deals in China, Italy, Switzerland and Israel as the sport prepares to make its Olympic Games debut.
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Motorsport Network hires ex-BBC Worldwide executive Danker to lead OTT growth
Digital media company Motorsport Network has appointed Simon Danker to lead the next growth steps of its OTT platform, Motorsport.tv.
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Table Tennis England strikes Recast deal, opting against ‘unaffordable’ in-house OTT
Recast, the UK-based direct-to-customer video platform, has acquired the rights to broadcast highlights and exclusive content from Table Tennis England, the governing body for the sport in England
Nova picks up another Cosmote property with LaLiga rights deal
Nova, the Greek pay-television broadcaster now owned by United Media Group, has acquired rights to Spanish football’s LaLiga from next season onwards, replacing rival Cosmote.
Basketball Africa League unveils international broadcasters
The Basketball Africa League has announced a series of international broadcast partners ahead of its inaugural season, including ESPN and NBA TV in the United States