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Copa partner will face race against time
The contract for the unsold commercial rights to next year’s centenary edition of the Copa América represents an opportunity for sports-rights agencies to build relationships with the two governing bodies of football in the Americas.
Mediapro looks to YouTube to plug distribution gaps
Spanish agency Mediapro has agreed deals with video-sharing website YouTube to plug gaps in the distribution of the international rights to the Copa del Rey and the beIN Sports pay-television channels in Spain.
New Formula E app to carry live race streaming
The Formula E electric car-racing championship has launched a new mobile application that will facilitate live streaming of its races.
MP & Silva brokers Premier12 rights deals
The MP & Silva agency has sealed a number of rights deals on behalf of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) for the inaugural Premier12 national team baseball tournament, which begins on Sunday.
Formula E pens magazine programming deal with Fox Sports
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has struck a deal to produce and supply a new global magazine programme for rights-holders of the Formula E electric car-racing championship.
ICC opens production tenders for major events
The International Cricket Council has today (Wednesday) launched tender processes for the provision of production services and non-live programming services for its major events across the four-year period from 2016 to 2019.
NBA takes to the skies with Sport 24
The IMG Events & Media agency has agreed a multi-year rights partnership with North American basketball league the NBA that will see games broadcast on Sport 24, the IMG-produced live sports channel for the in-flight and in-ship markets.
Rightster chief stands down, founder may return
Online video distribution and marketing company Rightster has announced that Patrick Walker is to step down as its chief executive and proposed that founder Ashley MacKenzie should return to the role.
YouTube to show Copa del Rey action worldwide
Spain's LaLiga has agreed a deal with the Mediapro agency to make coverage of the domestic Copa del Rey club tournament available on video-sharing website YouTube in 17 countries.
NFL global stream attracts more than 15m viewers
The first global free-to-view live stream of a regular-season American football NFL game on Sunday attracted more than 15.2m unique viewers.
Euroleague global income grows by 10%
Increasing the value of its media rights is an essential bargaining chip for the Euroleague as it faces a threat to its long-term survival from Fiba, the sport’s global governing body.
Roberto Dalmiglio, chief commercial officer, MP & Silva; Konstantinos Filippas, European managing director, MP & Silva
Interview with Roberto Dalmiglio and Konstantinos Filippas, chief commercial officer and European managing director respectively of the MP & Silva agency, about the Serie A international sales cycle and recent deals in the Nordics.
Yahoo and NFL gear up for live streaming first
Internet company Yahoo has sold out its advertising inventory for the first ever free live global stream of a regular-season game from the NFL, with the American football league stating it will closely monitor the results of the initiative as it seeks to determine whether it will proceed with further deals.
KHL furthers global reach with TeRus partnership
Pan-European club ice hockey competition the Kontinental Hockey League has expanded the global reach of its KHL-TV channel through an agreement with new Russian-language satellite television service TeRus.
Facebook continues sports content drive with Formula E partnership
The Formula E electric car-racing championship has hailed a landmark content partnership with social media platform Facebook.
Traffic founder court papers unsealed
Jose Hawilla, the founder of the Traffic agency, admitted to a judge in December that he paid bribes regularly from at least as early as 1991, according to court papers that were unsealed on Wednesday.
Formula E maintains social video focus with Grabyo
The Formula E electric car-racing championship has agreed a one-season extension to its partnership with social video production company Grabyo.
Liberty Global invests in Copa90
Media company Liberty Global has acquired a stake in London-based digital media company Copa90, which specialises in football content.