FloSports bolsters ice hockey offering with HockeyTech acquisition
US sports streaming service FloSports has acquired HockeyTech, the live and on-demand ice hockey streaming platform and sports data provider
Sky Italia acquires rights to Italian women’s volleyball league
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired rights to Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile, the top tier of women’s domestic club volleyball.
BBC builds on streaming of Northern Irish football with new five-year deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a new five-year rights deal with the Irish Football Association, the governing body for football in Northern Ireland, for live television and streaming…
ESPN+ expands ice hockey coverage with KHL rights deal
ESPN's streaming service ESPN+ is expanding its ice hockey coverage by securing a deal to broadcast more than 130 Kontinental Hockey League games this season, including all playoff and Gagarin Cup championship…
Deltatre’s Wildemann takes up head of football role at Eurovision Sport
Stefan-Eric Wildemann has been appointed as the new head of football for European Broadcasting Union subsidiary, Eurovision Sport
Now TV picks up UFC rights in Hong Kong
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of Hong Kong telco HKT, has acquired rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts promotion
Sony-Zee ‘preparing bid’ for 2023-27 IPL rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks and media company Zee Entertainment, which last week announced plans to merge into a publicly-listed company, are reportedly set to bid for rights…
France’s National Assembly gives green light to anti-piracy law
France’s National Assembly has approved a new law which is designed to tackle piracy of “cultural works in the digital age”.
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Sky lands exclusive NHL rights in Germany
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a four-season rights deal to become the new home in Germany and other European countries for North American ice hockey league the NHL
ESPN lands AFC rights in Latin America, Central America and Caribbean
The Asian Football Confederation has announced international sports broadcaster ESPN as its new rights-holder in Latin America, Central America, and non-exclusively in the Caribbean, for AFC competitions…