Israel
IPFL ready to go D2C, but door remains ajar for broadcasters
The Israeli Professional Football League is set to proceed with a plan to make direct-to-consumer OTT its primary broadcast platform from the 2021-22 season onward, as it faces the reality of a dip in direct media rights fees for the foreseeable future.
Israeli Professional Football League ready to go D2C as broadcaster bids fall short
The Israeli Professional Football League, the country’s top tier of professional football, intends to go direct-to-consumer with a streaming platform after Israeli broadcasters failed to meet the league’s res…
Israel’s Charlton is latest broadcaster to commit to Extreme E
Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton has committed to showing electric off-road motor racing’s new Extreme E series.
Israeli Professional Football Leagues goes to market with domestic, international rights
The Israeli Professional Football Leagues, the body that manages the commercial rights to Israeli football’s top two divisions, has issued an invitation to tender for domestic and international broadcast r…
WSC Sports strikes deal close to home with Israeli football tie-up
Israel-based automated highlights company WSC Sports has reached an agreement with the Israeli Professional Football Leagues to provide real-time video content
Pixellot signs Israeli basketball production and rights deal
Automated sports video production company Pixellot has signed a deal with the Israeli Basketball Association (IBBA) to produce and distribute live games and additional content across the body’s media p…
The Sports Channel doubles NBA outlay for six-season renewal in Israel
Israeli pay-television broadcaster The Sports Channel’s latest renewal with the National Basketball Association saw it double its expenditure on a property with which it has become synonymous.
The Sports Channel signs five-season NBA renewal in Israel
Israeli pay-television broadcaster The Sports Channel has renewed its rights to the National Basketball Association until the end of the 2025-26 season
Israeli investment house part of Pixellot’s $16m funding round
Automated sports video production company Pixellot has announced the completion of a new $16m (€14.3
Ekstraklasa pens European broadcast deals ahead of restart
Poland’s Ekstraklasa has struck broadcast deals in some key European markets as the league continues its preparations to return to action on May 29 following the Covid-19 shutdown.
EXCLUSIVE: ISL set to sign Latin America, Israel broadcast deals
The new franchise-based International Swimming League is poised to sign media-rights deals in Latin America and Israel, SportBusiness Media understands
Israeli Basketball Premier League domestic rights flat as market cools
The value of the Israeli Basketball Premier League’s domestic rights has stalled, with incumbent pay-television broadcaster Sports Channel renewing rights from 2019-20 amid little competition.
WSC Sports adds Stern, Kosner as company advisors
Israeli video technology company adds NBA Commissioner Emeritus, former ESPN digital chief to its leadership ranks
Augusta partners with Facebook to show 2019 US Masters in the Middle East
Augusta National Golf Club has partnered with social media giant Facebook to broadcast the 2019 US Masters to select countries in the Middle East for free
Kan wants quick compromise over Israel national-team rights
Israeli public-service broadcaster Kan is hoping negotiations with CAA Eleven over Uefa national-team rights will conclude soon, with reports in Israel suggesting the broadcaster is willing to walk away…
Premier League rights on the market in a host of territories
England’s Premier League issued media-rights tenders covering 17 markets on Friday (October 5), following up on the tender covering seven markets launched last Tuesday (October 2).
Tough negotiations for Uefa national-team rights in Israel
Uefa is close to completing deals for its national-team media rights in Israel, as negotiations with both public-service broadcaster Kan and pay-television broadcaster Charlton prove challenging
Liga ACB highlights success of in-house sales
Coverage of the 2018-19 season of the Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, will be available in 140 countries after the league distributed its rights in-house.