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Google and Amazon ‘pick up IPL rights bidding documents’
Global tech firms Google and Amazon, India's biggest media groups, and other international broadcasters have picked up the bidding documents for the upcoming Indian Premier League rights auction, Bloomberg…
Disney and Facebook extend Copa Libertadores rights-sharing agreement
Media group Disney and social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta, have agreed to extend their agreement to share their respective rights to the Copa Libertadores in South America
Disney and Football Australia team up for Matildas documentary
Disney and Football Australia are working together to create a six-part documentary series based on the Australian women's national team as it prepares for next year's Fifa Women's World Cup
Premier League continues international charge with huge LatAm deals
The English Premier League has benefitted from intense competition between US media giants in Latin America to secure massive increases in deals with Disney and ViacomCBS, despite only offering rights for a three-season period.
Disney+ Hotstar to exclusively carry WWE Network in Indonesia
Disney and World Wrestling Entertainment have announced a “multi-year” deal to make streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar the exclusive home of the WWE Network in Indonesia.
Disney retains Premier League rights across South America
Media group Disney is in the final stages of agreeing a three-season deal for exclusive English Premier League rights across South America, SportBusiness understands.
Disney acquires IndyCar rights in Latin America, TV Cultura extends deal
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN and OTT platform Star+, both owned by Disney, have acquired rights in Latin America, including Brazil, for the US motor racing series IndyCar
Post-Fox Sports Asia landscape emerges as SPOTV and beIN snap up rights
A volley of rights sales this year reallocated properties formerly held by pan-regional broadcaster Fox Sports Asia and began shaping a new sports broadcasting landscape in Asia-Pacific.
Disney’s European football push makes Star+ market leader in LatAm
Disney is hoping its decision to dominate the football rights market in Latin America will drive a strong influx of subscribers to its Star+ streaming platform, which launched across the region on August 31.
Disney renews pay-TV rights to Brazil’s Copa do Nordeste
Disney Group has renewed its exclusive pay-TV rights to broadcast Copa do Nordeste, the Brazilian tournament featuring teams from the Northeast of the country and which is to begin next month
NHL takes up option to sell Disney Streaming Services stake for $350m
The National Hockey League has taken up its option to sell its 10-per-cent shareholding in Disney Streaming Services, the interactive media and internet company formerly known as BAMTech Media, to The…
Wimbledon secures its future with long-term Disney, BBC renewals
Both deals were completed in private negotiations without extensive discussions with other broadcasters in the respective territories.
Liga MX side Santos Laguna terminates Fox Sports deal
Mexican Liga MX football club Santos Laguna has terminated its rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports amid allegations of contractual violation following the Walt Disney Company’s a…
Disney nets Ligue 1 rights in Brazil for three years
The Disney media group has secured rights to broadcast the French Ligue 1 in Brazil from 2021-22 until 2023-24
Disney CEO Chapek: linear TV still generating “tremendous cash flow”
Despite ongoing losses in linear television subscribers and broader cord-cutting trends wreaking havoc across the global media landscape, Walt Disney Co
Disney set to join SBT as Copa América broadcaster in Brazil
The Disney media group is set to acquire rights in Brazil for the upcoming Copa América national team football tournament.
Sky NZ renews multi-platform ESPN distribution and content deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its multi-platform distribution and content deal with international sports broadcaster ESPN
Fox Sports Asia: Fall of an icon
The shutdown of Fox Sports Asia, announced by owner Disney last month, will draw the curtains on one of the most storied companies in sports broadcasting in Asia-Pacific. SportBusiness Media takes a brief look back over the company's history.