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Fiba teams up with Eleven to showcase Taiwan’s Super Basketball League Finals
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has agreed a deal with international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports that will allow it to provide a live stream of Taiwan’s Super Basketball League Finals.
New World Snooker Championship dates after talks with BBC, Eurosport
The World Snooker Championship has been rescheduled to run from July 31 to August 16 after discussions with stakeholders, including broadcast rights-holders the BBC and Eurosport
Lagardère sells stake to Vivendi amidst Amber Capital ‘attack’
French media group Vivendi has acquired a 10.6-per-cent stake in Lagardère, the France-based conglomerate that recently sold its sports division to H.I.G.
Dugout and Onefootball sign global content agreement
Digital platforms Onefootball and Dugout have announced a strategic tie-up which will see the two collaborate to share and distribute video content
Facebook invests $5.7bn in Jio stake, launches gaming app
Social media giant Facebook has invested $5.7bn (€5.24bn) in Jio in a move that makes it the largest minority shareholder in the Indian digital platform.
The investment of a 9.9
Canal Plus’ international revenues boosted by M7 acquisition
First-quarter revenues at pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus rose by 9.6 per cent to €1.37bn ($1.4
Olympic Channel to show Tour de Suisse-backed Digital Swiss 5
Over-the-top streaming service the Olympic Channel will show free live coverage of the Tour de Suisse-backed ‘Digital Swiss 5’ e-cycling event.
FIS presidential hopeful Eliasch wants TV-friendly skiing formats
Johan Eliasch, a candidate for the International Ski Federation (FIS) presidency, has called for the sport to introduce more formats that are suited for television in order to drive higher audiences and…
Brazilian clubs vote for GSRM and Zeus-Stats Perform international rights deals
Global Sports Rights Management, the agency set up by Latin American sports rights executives, is poised to secure the international broadcast rights to Brazilian football’s top two leagues after being c…
FEI removes OTT paywall and offers broadcasters free archive
The FEI, the international federation for equestrian sport, has removed the paywall from its FEI.tv streaming platform and is also providing free archive footage to broadcasters
IMG closes in on Giro d’Italia international rights renewal
The IMG agency is on the verge of retaining international rights to the Giro d’Italia cycling stage race despite heavy interest from US media giant Discovery, SportBusiness Media understands.
Twitch’s interactivity proves popular with traditional sports during shutdown
Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch built its reputation as a home for esports and video gaming communities, but its prominence as a platform for traditional sports is growing as it looks to widen its remit.
S&P downgrades Endeavor credit rating
Credit ratings agency S&P Global this week downgraded Endeavor, owner of the IMG sports marketing agency and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, from "highly speculative" to "substantial risk"
ITF streams archive content, long-serving rights executive Conroy leaves
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has become the latest sporting body to open up archive video content by streaming memorable moments from the Davis Cup and Fed Cup team competitions over the last…
Hearn offers live sport with streaming of new PDC Home Tour
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has revealed details of its new PDC Home Tour series, which will invite players to compete against one another from their respective homes in the absence of regular-season…
ATP and WTA unite for new show on digital platforms
The Association of Tennis Professionals and Women’s Tennis Association have joined forces to launch a new weekly programme on their digital platforms to try and offset the absence of live tennis action d…
Ex-Fox and Full Play executives plead not guilty to corruption charges
Two former executives at US-based media giant 21st Century Fox and South American sports marketing agency Full Play have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in New York as part of the long-running corruption…
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RUGBY UNION: Six Nations pauses media-rights sales in face of Covid-19 pandemic
FOOTBALL: Uefa sees sharp fee hike from club competitions in Balkans on strong interest