PCB strikes deal with Facebook to show Pakistan Super League games
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a deal with Facebook to show the return of the Pakistan Super League via the social media platform’s Paid Online Events service.
CBS Sports adds AFC rights to Paramount+ portfolio
The CBS Sports division of the US network CBS has secured exclusive broadcast rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in the United States for the next three years
Malaysian trio pick up Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022 rights
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro, telco Telekom Malaysia (TM) and state broadcaster RTM have acquired the broadcast rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a joint deal that is also understood to…
FanCode looks for scale with $50m Dream Sports investment
Indian sports content platform FanCode has received a $50m (€41m) investment from its parent company, sports media and technology firm, Dream Sports.
Extreme E steps up TikTok engagement for Senegal race
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has gone live on short-form video-sharing platform TikTok for its Ocean X-Prix at Lac Rose in Dakar, Senegal, starting on May 29
ViacomCBS’ Network Ten secures A$200m A-League deal ahead of Paramount+ launch
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has secured domestic broadcast rights to the A-League and W-League football leagues in a A$200m ($155m/€127m) five-year deal.
Korea’s Coupang Play to broadcast Volleyball Women’s Nations League
Coupang Play, the video streaming service of Korean e-commerce group Coupang, has secured the broadcast rights for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League.
NBA ends broadcaster search in Indian subcontinent as Star Sports secures rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has picked up NBA broadcast rights across the Indian subcontinent
Sky NZ acquires World Test Championship final rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the media rights to the inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand
Genius Sports Q1 revenue growth up 52 per cent, posts $5.3m net loss
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has recorded revenues of $53.7m (€44m) in the first quarter of 2021, a 51.9-per-cent uplift on the same period last year.