SportBusiness Staff

AI automated sports video production specialist, Spiideo, has completed a $20m (€18.4m) funding round led by German growth equity firm, Cipio Partners.

The Spanish arm of French telco Orange has agreed a carriage deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to provide Eurosport’s dedicated channels for the 2024 Olympic Games.

A deal will also reportedly involve FanDuel-related programming for Diamond channels, the resale of Diamond’s streaming service to fans and an equity stake in the company.

WNBA team the New York Liberty has further expanded its broadcast reach by launching its first direct-to-consumer streaming platform.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has engaged video content security company Friend MTS to strengthen its anti-piracy mission.

The E1 World Championship has further expanded its broadcast footprint with streaming platform Movistar Plus+ acquiring exclusive rights to the electric boat racing series in Spain.

Nova has retained rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Champions League, completing its set of European club competition rights for the 2024-27 cycle.

Global sports streaming service DAZN has announced that its app is now available on Sky platforms in the UK and Ireland.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has extended its long-standing audio rights deal with UK public broadcaster the BBC.

Stan, the streaming platform owned by Australian media group Nine, has claimed a world-first through a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) which will see it carry Eurosport’s coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games.