TF1 sublicenses Rugby World Cup warm-up match from France Télévisions
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured coverage of the French national rugby team's Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Italy on August 30 after sublicensing the rights from public-service broadcaster…
Premier League softens stance as joint venture acquires rights in the Caribbean
The English Premier League effectively softened its opposition to joint bids in its 2019-20 to 2021-22 rights sale in the Caribbean, agreeing a deal with a company specifically set up for the acquisition by telco Cable & Wireless Communications and mobile operator Digicel, the two main players in the region.
Telekom Romania lays off sports staff amid parent company exit talk
Telco Telekom Romania has made 130 of its sports staff redundant amid months of speculation about parent company Deutsche Telekom's retreat from the Romanian market, according to local media
Spark acquires tennis, football rights in NZ for OTT platform
New Zealand telco Spark has further bolstered the sports portfolio of its fledgling Spark Sports OTT platform, acquiring rights to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour and the International Champions C…
Nent adds more winter sports with ISU deal
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group announced on Thursday the acquisition of exclusive rights to International Skating Union events in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, adding to its growing portfolio…
Macedonian top-tier football agrees first pan-Balkan rights deal
Top-tier North Macedonian football league, the First League, has announced its first ever pan-Balkan media rights deal, with pay-television broadcaster Arena Sports
Olympic Channel agrees more federation partnerships
The Olympic Channel, an OTT platform operated by the International Olympic Committee, has reached agreements with six more international governing bodies to collaborate on live event coverage
GolfTV acquires Open Championship rights in Southeast Asia
Online streaming service GolfTV has picked up rights to golf's Open Championship in Southeast Asia
C&W’s Flow to carry new dedicated Premier League channel in Caribbean
Caribbean Premier Sports Limited, a joint venture between telcos C&W Communications and Digicel, has launched a dedicated English Premier League channel called ‘Rush’, which will be added to C&W’s Flow …
NC Plus launches Polish top-tier football channels, open to distribution
Pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has launched two new sports channels dedicated to the Polish Ekstraklasa, Poland's top-tier football league, which it will make available for distribution to other platforms