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Indonesian player Mola TV launches overseas, but sport will stay secondary
Indonesian streaming platform to expand to UK, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore.
Digital media outlet The Game Day partners with Betfred Sports
Betting-focused platform also makes a series of executive appointments
FreeSports secures non-exclusive EuroLeague rights in UK
FreeSports, the UK free-to-air channel, has acquired a package of rights to basketball’s EuroLeague during the 2021-22 season.
London Marathon to ‘consider other options’ following expiry of latest BBC deal
London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher has said the organisation is in talks with other terrestrial broadcasters as it considers moving away from the BBC, its home for its entire 40-year history
Plans for live Women’s Tour broadcast scrapped due to ‘commercial realities’
The Women's Tour, the women's staged six-day cycle race which takes place in the UK and part of the UCI Women's World Tour since 2016, will not be broadcast live this year due to "commercial realities
DAZN appoints ex-Entain executive Turnbull to new betting, gaming role
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has appointed Ian Turnbull to the newly-created position of executive vice-president of betting and gaming
BT Sport builds on National Futsal Series coverage with long-term deal
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has stepped up its commitment to the English Football Association’s National Futsal Series by agreeing a three-year rights deal.
Viaplay set for UK and Germany, ‘may’ add sports to entertainment-focused offering
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has this morning detailed plans to step up the pace and scale of expansion plans for Viaplay by announcing that its streaming service will launch in Canada, German-speaking…
EFL launches TikTok channel
The English Football League has launched a channel on short-form video platform TikTok
Women’s football continues upward trend with ITV deal for England internationals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s four-season deal for exclusive media rights to the England women’s football team’s home matches is a further demonstration of the rising value of the women’s game.Â
Joymo teams up with Sport:80 to drive live streaming for sports bodies
Oslo-based live sports streaming platform Joymo has signed a strategic alliance with sport management technology provider Sport:80
Optus lands rights to Uefa Women’s World Cup qualifiers
Telco Optus has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to select European qualification matches for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
DAZN’s Mayer flags possible route to EPL rights through BT Sport takeover
Kevin Mayer, the chairman of DAZN, has underlined that the OTT subscription broadcaster is keen on domestic rights to the English Premier League, whether that be through a future rights auction or a possible…
Premier Sports nets EIHL broadcast, title sponsorship rights to 2024
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has secured exclusive media rights to broadcast the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the next three years, from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Channel 4 nets 9.2m peak for Raducanu triumph after Amazon sublicensing deal
Channel 4, the UK free-to-air broadcaster, attracted a peak audience of 9
BBC secures highlights rights to Raducanu’s historic US Open final
Highlights of Emma Raducanu's history-making US Open final against fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez will be shown by the BBC following an agreement struck by the UK public-service broadcaster
Ex-Discovery, Sky executive Mistry joins Deltatre in product role
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has hired Bhavisha Mistry as its new senior vice-president of product for video experiences
Sky recommits to LPGA, LET and Solheim Cup
UK pay television broadcaster Sky Sports has secured a three-year extension to its media rights deals for the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Ladies European Tour