MLS agrees Facebook deal for highlights packages
Major League Soccer is partnering with social media platform Facebook to bring highlights packages to Facebook Watch in 2020
Discovery invests €40m in sports production technology hub
International media company Discovery has opened a new technology hub in the Dutch city of Hilversum to store and distribute live sporting productions.
Discovery has invested close to €40m ($44.5
Live events drive Olympic Channel viewership at Lausanne 2020
Live events accounted for 71 per cent of all video views during the Olympic Channel’s coverage of the recent Winter Youth Olympic Games in the Swiss city of Lausanne, with viewers' average watch time i…
DSport picks up Impact Wrestling rights
Discovery-owned Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has struck a rights deal with US wrestling promotion Impact
DAZN retains MotoGP rights in German-speaking markets
International sports streaming service DAZN has renewed an agreement for MotoGP rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
EBU intervenes over Ukrainian public broadcaster’s frozen accounts
The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of the continent’s public-service broadcasters, has moved to intervene in the financial struggles encountered by UA:PBC, the national broadcaster in Ukraine.
Matchroom launches OTT service for dark markets
The Matchroom Sport agency and promoter is to launch a global streaming platform, offering access to its portfolio of events
Optus lands rights to Australia’s Copa America debut
Telecommunications operator Optus will follow Australia’s progress at its maiden Copa America campaign after acquiring rights to this year’s edition of the South American national teams football tournament.
Eurosport channels drop from Telia screens in Discovery stand-off
Telia customers throughout the Nordic region have lost access to Eurosport’s channels after the telco failed to reach a new carriage deal with the international sports broadcaster’s parent company, US …
F1 extends Canadian broadcast deal with TSN, RDS through 2024
Formula One has extended its broadcast deal in Canada with Bell Media's TSN and RDS through the end of the 2024 season