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NHL grows short-term rights value in DACH but strives for more
The National Hockey League boosted the value of its rights in Germany and Austria in its latest sales round. But it only agreed one-season deals with its primary pay-television broadcasters after bidders failed to meet its longer-term valuation.
NZR, RugbyPass deal illustrates tricky Sanzaar international sales process
An experimental deal between New Zealand Rugby and digital platform RugbyPass has underscored the difficulty the Sanzaar alliance and its member rugby unions have had selling international rights for the 2021-25 cycle.
FreeSports focuses on low-cost cricket in Afghanistan, Zimbabwe deals
FreeSports is hoping its two-year deal for exclusive rights to the Afghanistan and Zimbabwe national cricket teams’ home matches will help create a unique identity for the channel, which has long acted as a shop window for sister broadcaster Premier Sports.
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Linear rights deals to maintain primacy over D2C for at least a decade, report finds
The continued importance of linear media-rights deals means it will take at least a decade before direct-to-consumer platforms become rights-holders’ main avenue for distributing content, according to a…
WME-IMG set for further major investment – report
The WME-IMG agency is close to a deal with another “blue chip” investor and is set to report significantly improved financial figures for 2015, according to US magazine the Hollywood Reporter.
MP & Silva set for Chinese takeover – report
The MP & Silva agency is set to be acquired by a Chinese group in a deal worth around $1.4bn (€1.24bn), according to La Repubblica.
Disney considering Twitter bid – report
Media and entertainment company Walt Disney is considering a bid to buy social media company Twitter, according to the Bloomberg news agency.