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Paramount+ launch helps Football Australia recover from Foxtel exit
Australia’s burgeoning sports streaming market benefitted another domestic rights-holder last month as Football Australia scored a major deal with media group Ten.
Uefa nets increase in Australia as streaming competition ramps up
Uefa benefits from rising competition between streaming platforms in Australia, securing an increase in the value of its club competition rights.
10 ViacomCBS names FMA’s Bower as sport sales director
ViacomCBS, the owner of Australian broadcaster Network Ten, has appointed Nick Bower from the Football Marketing Asia agency as sport sales director
Endeavor’s PBR RidePass shifts to ad-supported, free model in Pluto TV deal
Professional Bull Riders, the Endeavor-owned international bull riding circuit, is to launch its RidePass OTT streaming offering as a free-to-view, ad-supported channel on Pluto TV, the streaming service…
CBS Sports secures US English-language rights to Combate Global
CBS Sports has secured the English-language rights in the United States to mixed martial arts promotion Combate Global as part of a multiyear agreement
Ten adds AFC and national team rights to football portfolio
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has struck a deal with Football Australia to broadcast all national team matches outside of World Cups until 2024
HBA Media adds Ascot deals in India, Malaysia and New Zealand, FITE streaming
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.
Paramount+ deal creates optimism for Australian football’s APL era
A-League rights fees fall but the rights-holder is considered to have a strong new home on Ten and Paramount+.
CBS Sports adds AFC rights to Paramount+ portfolio
The CBS Sports division of the US network CBS has secured exclusive broadcast rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in the United States for the next three years
ViacomCBS’ Network Ten secures A$200m A-League deal ahead of Paramount+ launch
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has secured domestic broadcast rights to the A-League and W-League football leagues in a A$200m ($155m/€127m) five-year deal.
ViacomCBS’s Network Ten targets A-League rights for Paramount+
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten is targeting domestic A-League football rights to help launch new streaming platform Paramount+ in the market, The Sydney Morning Herald has reported
NFL media deals show the way for rights-holders on deck in the US
The NFL has shown that a little flexibility goes a long way in the US, securing like-for-like growth of about 80-per-cent by allowing partners to use the NFL as a central pillar of their respective streaming platforms.
Serie A cashes in on US soccer streaming war with ViacomCBS deal
Italy’s Serie A will enjoy a significant increase in the value of its US media rights for the second cycle in a row after securing a deal with ViacomCBS from 2021-22.
CBS Sports adds 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying rights to soccer portfolio
CBS Sports has continued to add to its expansive soccer portfolio by gaining a substantial package of English-language rights to Concacaf qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
CBS Sports secures US media rights to Italy’s Serie A
CBS Sports has acquired the United States broadcast rights to Serie A for the 2021-24 cycle in a deal worth around $200m (€170m) over its duration.
Paramount+ lands Concacaf rights deal as part of expanded soccer coverage
ViacomCBS's streaming service Paramount+ has announced a series of new soccer rights to coincide with an expansive debut of the rebranded digital platform
CBS Sports Network to remain on Hulu in extended ViacomCBS distribution deal
ViacomCBS has announced an extended distribution agreement with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV, which keeps cable channel CBS Sports Network on the live television streaming service.
ViacomCBS ‘lining up’ Chilevisión deal takeover
ViacomCBS is close to a deal to acquire free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión from fellow US media group WarnerMedia, according to local reports.