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ITV follows Twitter deal with World Cup-focused Snapchat tie-up
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has signed a deal with Snapchat to host short-form content from this year’s Fifa World Cup on the social media platform.
HBA Media: Royal Ascot rights distributed in over 170 territories
Ascot Racecourse and HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, have announced that the 2022 Royal Ascot meeting will be broadcast in over 170 territories throughout this week, with more than 20…
DAZN strikes deal to secure global rights to Anthony Joshua fights
DAZN Group has acquired exclusive global media rights to all events featuring former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, securing his rights in the UK and Ireland for the first time
Premier League suspends Russian broadcast deal with Match TV
The English Premier League has suspended its six-season media rights agreement with Russian broadcaster Match TV as the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks set to continue into the 2022-23…
Fifa goes to market in UK with 2023 Women’s World Cup rights
Fifa has issued an invitation to tender for media rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, inviting broadcasters to submit their first-round offers by 10am (BST) on July 12.
LaLiga gets UK increase from Premier despite Fite deal collapse
Premier Sports has managed to retain its exclusive rights to LaLiga in the UK and Ireland, paying a relatively modest uplift compared to an initial offer for the rights by streaming platform Fite.
LIV Golf opener to be broadcast by Mola TV and Viaplay
LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series event at London’s Centurion Club this week is to be broadcast by streaming service Mola TV, SportBusiness understands, while subscription streaming operator Via…
Premier Sports retains LaLiga rights in UK after Fite deal collapse
Premier Sports has acquired exclusive rights to LaLiga in the UK and Ireland after the league's lucrative deal with streaming platform Fite collapsed last month
Dreambox operator ordered to pay close to £1m in Premier League piracy case
A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices providing unauthorised access to content from the Premier League has been ordered to pay back almost £1m (€1.2m/$1.3m
Video Solutions adds fresh sports content to WedoTV
Swiss media company Video Solutions has agreed a raft of sports rights deals for its recently rebranded streaming service, WedoTV
Sky recommits to PGA Tour in ‘multi-year’ deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has retained rights in the UK and Ireland to golf’s PGA Tour in a ‘multi-year’ agreement announced today (Monday) with international rights-holder Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Customer operations executive Maman becomes DAZN’s latest Entain hire
DAZN Group, the global sports streaming service and media group, has announced the appointment of Roni Maman to the newly-created role of executive vice-president for customer success and operations
IMG to produce Channel 4’s Uefa Nations League coverage
The IMG agency is to produce Channel 4’s live UK coverage of England’s forthcoming Uefa Nations League matches.
DAZN appoints BT executive Oliver as CMO
DAZN Group, the global sports streaming service and media group, has announced the appointment of former BT commercial, marketing and digital executive Pete Oliver as its new chief marketing officer
ITV extends Twitter content agreement
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its content sharing deal with Twitter, with the social media platform to showcase ITV Sport’s portfolio over the next two years.
Sky makes crucial World Cup playoff available to free-to-air broadcasters
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has announced that next week's Fifa World Cup qualifier between Wales and Scotland or Ukraine will be shown on free-to-air television by ITV in England, S4C in Wales and…
M&S Food launches home FAs sponsorship, Nationwide signs Channel 4 deal
M&S Food, the food division of the M&S retail chain, has signed multi-year sponsorships with the Football Associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
DAZN to make around 50 redundancies at London headquarters
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group is expected to make around 50 redundancies at its London-based headquarters