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Samsung set for virtual reality first at Lillehammer Games
South Korean electronics company Samsung will deliver Olympic content in virtual reality for the first time during the upcoming winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
Perform makes major investment with Fiba partnership
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has signed a wide-ranging strategic partnership with digital sports content and media group Perform that is set to be worth a guaranteed sum of close to €500m ($541.1m).
Sportradar adds live streaming to PDC partnership
Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has expanded a partnership with the Professional Darts Corporation to include coverage of its events.
New streaming platform launched ahead of inaugural Pakistan Super League
A new online streaming platform has been introduced ahead of the inaugural edition of Twenty20 cricket competition the Pakistan Super League.
PGA Tour seeks new viewpoint with GoPro, SkratchTV partnerships
Golf’s PGA Tour has entered into global partnerships with action camera manufacturer GoPro and internet video network SkratchTV that aim to deliver never-before-seen perspectives and episodic video content to fans around the world.
Report highlights ‘extreme danger’ of illegal live streaming platforms
Football fans are running the “extremely dangerous” risk of putting their devices and personal privacy in jeopardy through accessing free streams of games, according to a new report into such services authored by researchers from Belgian university KU Leuven and New York-based counterpart Stony Brook University.
Sporting superstars get behind new athlete media company
Unscriptd, an athlete media company that aims to help professional athletes create and publish their unfiltered personal stories in short-form video format, has launched with the backing of some of the leading stars of world sport.
Sanzar negotiates tough home markets and wins big in UK, France and Middle East
Southern hemisphere rugby rights have increased significantly in global value, driven by explosive growth in the UK, France and the Middle East, and supported by strong returns in difficult core markets.
Muted response to MCL
Salman election win could lead to major Fifa rights shake-up
A victory for Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa in Fifa presidential election could have major repercussions on the sale of Asian Football Confederation media rights.
PGA Tour Live goes global
Golf’s PGA Tour has said its digital over-the-top subscription service, PGA Tour Live, will expand its service to cover the global market.
WRC heads into new season with rights deals under its belt
World Rally Championship commercial rights-holder WRC Promoter has said the 2016 season of the motor racing series will be screened in more than 150 markets following the confirmation of a series of broadcast agreements.
Global Poker League deals up broadcast partner
Las Vegas-based broadcaster Poker Central has acquired rights to broadcast the Global Poker League, which commences its inaugural season later this year.
ESPN commits to eSports with new online service
International pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN has confirmed the launch of a new online platform dedicated to coverage of eSports competitions around the world.
Fox International Channels chief departs amid reorganisation
Hernan Lopez, president and chief executive of Fox International Channels, is to depart the broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox as it undergoes a structural reorganisation.
Bayern Munich enters into global partnership with Yahoo Sports
German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has agreed a global media partnership with US internet company Yahoo.
Major League Gaming takeover targets ‘ESPN of eSports’
Interactive entertainment company Activision Blizzard has acquired the business of Major League Gaming, a leader in the creation and streaming of premium live eSports events, organising professional competitions and running competitive gaming leagues.
FIS to suspend use of drones after near miss
Markus Waldner, the men’s alpine race director at the International Ski Federation (FIS), has said that the governing body will ban the use of drones at events until further notice after a machine carrying a camera nearly hit an athlete during a World Cup event in Italy.