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Mediapro secures five CEBL deals in APAC region ahead of finals weekend
Five broadcast deals have been agreed in the Asia-Pacific region for the semi-finals and final of the 2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League Summer Series tournament
Super League Triathlon lands widespread TV distribution for SLT Arena Games
SLT Arena Games, the new triathlon event that amalgamates real-life and virtual racing, has secured broadcast coverage in 135 territories
DAZN reshuffles executive team, eyes non-live content to protect subscriber base
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, has undertaken a reshuffle of its executive team and will look to develop more non-live content as it continues to respond to the sizeable…
Eleven Sports targets UK return with streaming service for lower-tier properties
Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports is plotting a return to the UK, albeit via an entirely different model to the one adopted during the short-lived entry to the market that was ultimately scuppered…
Discovery Q2 international revenues hit by 41-per-cent advertising slump
A dramatic fall in advertising caused by the Covid-19 pandemic led to a 23-per-cent drop in second-quarter revenues at the international division of Discovery, the US-based media group that owns pan-European…
Mercedes launches channel on Motorsport.tv
German automotive manufacturer Mercedes has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, the OTT streaming platform operated by digital media group Motorsport Network
Disney streaming results present rare bright spot for company
The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming success during the last quarter, in part through ESPN+, help counter what was otherwise a historically poor quarter for the company.
EXCLUSIVE: Euro 2028 included as CAA Eleven launches six-year Uefa rights cycle
The CAA Eleven agency is to offer broadcasters the opportunity to bid for rights to both the 2024 and 2028 editions of the Uefa European Championship tournaments, SportBusiness understands, as it goes…
Long-serving IMG technical services executive Payne moves on
Melissa Payne, vice-president and head of technical operations at IMG, has left the agency after two decades
Eleven unveils rebrand and trio of programming verticals
International subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has unveiled details of a rebrand and three new programming verticals that will sit underneath the Eleven umbrella name
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MULTI-SPORT: Rights-holders face large fee cuts in Mena as Saudi-Qatar rancour grows
BASKETBALL: NBA takes haircut in Philippines in Cignal, Smart deal after long stalemate
Twitch to air pair of friendlies from French club Dijon
Streaming platform Twitch has acquired the rights to a pair of friendly matches featuring French Ligue 1 side Dijon Football Côte D’Or.
Infront to offer Minute.ly services to rights-holders in tech push
Global sports marketing agency Infront is set to include the services of AI business Minute.ly in pitches to existing and future clients.
Infront acquired a stake in Minute
Uefa issues anti-piracy RFP to protect key competitions
Uefa, European football’s governing body, issued a request for proposals today (Monday) for anti-piracy services to protect its main competitions.
World Table Tennis aims to serve up additional private equity investment
World Table Tennis, the new commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, is continuing conversations with a view to selling further shares to private equity investors
WAVE.tv eyes company acquisitions after $32m funding round
WAVE.tv, the California-based sports media company, has closed a Series A funding round worth $32m (€27.6m) to help build its roster of media brands and acquire companies.
Deals with European football quartet drive Twitch push into traditional sports
Twitch, the Amazon-owned online streaming platform primarily associated with esports, has made its most significant move yet in ‘traditional’ sports with the creation of a standalone sports vertical on …
Motorsport Network looks to leverage archive with Studios distribution platform
Digital media group Motorsport Network has launched Motorsport Studios, a new global distribution and production platform