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Juventus launches OTT platform
Italian Serie A football club Juventus has launched a new OTT platform available across smartphone, tablet and desktop devices
SPFL terminates MP & Silva contract
The Scottish Professional Football League is free to negotiate new individual rights deals with individual broadcasters around the world from this (Monday) morning after terminating its overseas rights…
Fox reports strong financials as Sky takeover battle continues
US media company 21st Century Fox has recorded significant increases in full-year profit and revenue, while it has moved to buy itself extra time in the ongoing takeover battle for pan-European pay-television …
Amazon picks up Laver Cup tennis rights
Internet company Amazon’s Prime Video service has confirmed a deal to stream live coverage of Laver Cup tennis matches in more than 200 territories worldwide.
IMG to launch Serie A OTT service
The IMG agency has confirmed it will launch Serie A Pass, a global OTT subscription service that will offer live coverage of every match from the top division of Italian football
Discovery poaches Amazon exec for new D2C role
Peter Faricy has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief executive of global direct-to-consumer at Discovery, with responsibility for overseeing the media company’s digital portfolio, including E…
FCC dismisses beIN Sports’ carriage complaint
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has suffered a fresh blow in its ongoing carriage battle in the US after the Federal Communications Commission dismissed a complaint it had filed against media company…
ESPN hails ‘historic’ Top Rank deal
US sports broadcaster ESPN has signed a seven-year rights deal with boxing promoter Top Rank in what it claims is the most comprehensive and exclusive rights agreement in the history of the sport.
Eleven lifts lid on pricing strategy for UK and Ireland
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has today (Friday) revealed its pricing strategy as it prepares to launch in the UK and Ireland later this month
DAZN eyes original programming to fill schedules
DAZN, the OTT platform operated by digital sports media company Perform, is to produce original lifestyle content in a bid to fill its schedule amid its international expansion plan
World Dodgeball Association signs global rights partner ahead of New York showpiece
The World Dodgeball Association has entered into a multi-year global rights partnership with the Protocol Sports Marketing agency
Pro14 gets smaller international rights guarantee but will earn more in new cycle
RDA to pay minimum guarantee of about £500,000 per season for Pro14 international rights
The agency is understood to have already secured more than £1m per season in sales
National team football events, 2018
In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape of national team football events.
BT Sport set to give up NBA, UFC rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is set to lose its rights to North American basketball league the NBA and mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Copa90 forges content partnership with NextVR
London-based digital media company Copa90 has agreed a content partnership with US broadcast technology company NextVR
Olympic Channel strengthens Japan Consortium partnership
The Japan Consortium of broadcasters has deepened its relationship with the International Olympic Committee’s digital platform, Olympic Channel, as the country today (Tuesday) marked the two-year countdown t…
Liaison group formed to assess Olympic merits of esports
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) have formed an Esports Liaison Group as the debate continues over the potential inclusion of…
IMMAF links up with Sportradar for OTT platform launch
The International Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAF) has linked up with Sportradar for the launch of its new OTT platform.
The IMMAF.tv service will showcase elite and amateur mixed martial arts