Fight Sports picks up rights to Pacquiao-Spence
Fight Sports, the CSI Sports-owned linear sports channel and digital service, has acquired rights in more than 50 countries to the forthcoming world welterweight boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and…
Sky Italia renews International Swimming League commitment
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has extended its commitment to the International Swimming League by agreeing to cover its entire third season
Tokyo 2020 doubles Discovery’s digital subscriptions versus PyeongChang 2018
Media group Discovery has reported record engagement across its digital platforms after its opening coverage of the summer Olympic Games in Europe
Cosmote wins back Serie A rights in Greece
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has acquired rights to Serie A, the top division of Italian club football
Sportitalia extends Italian youth football rights, Crypto.com to sponsor Serie A’s VAR
Sportitalia, the multi-sport broadcaster, has retained its domestic rights to the Primavera youth football competitions operated by Lega Serie A
Polsat to stream all Polish second tier matches
Pay-television broadcaster Polsat has expanded its agreement with the Polish Football Association (PZPN) and 1 Liga to offer all matches from the second tier of domestic football via its OTT streaming…
CLIQ Digital to stream Serie B in German-speaking countries
German digital lifestyle company CLIQ Digital has acquired rights in German-speaking countries to Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football
Canal Plus nets another subscriber increase in France
The number of subscribers internationally to pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus increased to 22.13 million for the first half of 2021, with 8.91 million of these in mainland France
Real Madrid partners with Cinedigm to create branded streaming channel in US
LaLiga giants Real Madrid has partnered with United States-based entertainment company Cinedigm to create a branded sports streaming channel in North America.
Fifa fails in court bid to reopen Blatter Caribbean media rights investigation
A court in Switzerland has rejected Fifa’s request to reopen an investigation into its former president Sepp Blatter over a case relating to a 2005 media-rights deal struck with the Caribbean Football U…