News

Ice Hockey

State-backed broadcaster Match TV has secured control of the official television channel of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League.

International sports rights agency Spring Media has moved to diversify its operations by acquiring a majority stake in Sportacentrs, a Latvia-based sports media house

The MP & Silva agency has defaulted on payments to multiple sports rights-holders, TV Sports Markets understands, raising questions about its future.

Comcast has moved swiftly to counter the enhanced takeover offer submitted by 21st Century Fox for pan-European pay-television broadcaster Sky by entering a new bid to exceed that of its rival US media…

Chris Buckley has been appointed as the new group chief executive of broadcast services provider Interregional Sports Group
Football

Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has said it has secured exclusive rights to Serie A, the top division of Italian club football
Football

US Imagina, a division of sports media group Imagina, has been ordered to pay $24m (€20.5m) after pleading guilty yesterday (Tuesday) to bribing Latin American football officials.

The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of European public-service broadcasters, has today (Wednesday) appointed Glen Killane to the new role of deputy director of sport as it continues to revamp…
Horse Racing

Sky Sports Racing, which is set to become the new identity for pay-television channel At The Races, has today (Tuesday) signed a rights deal with Ascot Racecourse, replacing rival Racing UK as the pay-television partner for the leading British venue.

Football

The PP Sports division of Chinese new media company PPTV has acquired television and online rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of German club football.