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Fite lands rights to Global Titans Fight Series
Combat-focused streaming platform Fite has acquired pay-per-view rights in numerous territories for the Global Titans Fight Series ahead of its first event later this month
DAZN to carry Red Bull TV content in multi-year deal
DAZN, the OTT subscription broadcaster, has signed a distribution deal with Red Bull Media House to carry the Red Bull TV linear channel on its platform globally
Tata Communications strengthens MotoGP ties with new deal
Indian telecommunications company Tata Communications has extended its agreement with the MotoGP motorcycling series
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FOOTBALL: German national team rights value drops in new ARD, ZDF, RTL deals
FOOTBALL: Fifa seeks massive increase from sponsors on the back of Fifa+ launch
Serie A broadcasts AC Milan-Fiorentina game in metaverse
Event is a first involving a major football league
Super Bowl-Beijing Olympics combo pays off for Comcast
Quarterly results show sharp increases in overall revenue, advertising sales, Peacock subscriptions
Pitch adds women’s matches to expanded Cricket Ireland rights deal
Sports marketing agency Pitch International has signed a new five-year broadcast deal with the Cricket Ireland national governing body
OneFootball raises $300m from investors, forms blockchain JV
OneFootball, the football-focused streaming and media platform, has closed a $300m (€285m) Series D funding round led by the New York-based Liberty City Ventures and has also created a blockchain technology j…
Zaslav: don’t expect Warner Bros. Discovery spending spree
CEO of newly merged company stresses financial discipline in call with analysts
Beijing 2022 drives Discovery’s 25-per-cent Q1 revenue uplift
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has reported a 25-per-cent first-quarter revenue increase at its international operations, thanks in part to Discovery’s broadcast of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Viaplay adds 778,000 to global subscriber total, confident of dodging Netflix-style dip
The launch of Viaplay in the Netherlands helped the streaming service add 778,000 new subscribers to its global total in the first quarter of this year
Musk enters into $44bn definitive agreement to acquire Twitter
Questions remain regarding billionaire's plans for prominent social media platform
Endeavor Streaming and Frequency to deliver ‘one-stop shop’ service
Endeavor Streaming, the streaming subsidiary of the Endeavor sports and entertainment group, has agreed a deal with US-based linear streaming platform Frequency
IMG Arena to pay huge increase for European Leagues data rights
IMG Arena, the betting arm of the Endeavor-owned agency, has agreed to pay a huge increase to secure exclusive betting data rights to league and cup competitions organised by a total of 19 different league bodies and national associations in Europe.
IMG Arena to pay huge increase for European Leagues data rights
IMG Arena, the betting arm of the Endeavor-owned agency, has agreed to pay a huge increase to secure exclusive betting data rights to league and cup competitions organised by a total of 19 different league bodies and national associations in Europe.
SuperSport signs on as Wada’s first official sponsor
The World Anti-Doping Agency has signed a first-of-its-kind sponsorship deal with sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport to aid ongoing efforts to diversify its funding mix
DAZN unveils sports betting product launch in Pragmatic Solutions tie-up
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group has announced a “multi-year” agreement with betting technology company Pragmatic Solutions as it released details of its first foray into the…
PTO retains SNTV’s Story10 for 2022 season
The Professional Triathletes Organisation and Story10, SNTV’s global sports video production and distribution agency, have renewed their relationship as they look to increase international exposure and a…