Fan Engagement
Fiba engages Two Circles to collaborate on new D2C platform Courtside 1891
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and sports marketing agency Two Circles have formed a long-term strategic venture for the development and commercialisation of Fiba’s new Courtside 1891 d…
Racing.com extends Grabyo agreement
Australian horse racing broadcaster Racing.com has extended its agreement with cloud-based video production platform Grabyo as it looks to enhance its digital content
SLT appoints SNTV’s Story10 to enhance global reach
Super League Triathlon has engaged sports video production and distribution agency Story10 to boost global exposure of its events this year
Indian Super League enlists Tellyo to ‘optimise’ social media content
The Indian Super League, the top-tier Indian football league, has appointed cloud-based video production platform Tellyo to work on its social media content strategy
Foxtel report reveals growing interest in women’s sport in Australia
72 per cent of Australian men are tuning into television coverage of women’s sport, according to a survey shared by pay-television broadcaster Foxtel ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow (Tuesday).
F1’s dramatic 2021 season fuels 4-per-cent rise in global audience
Formula One has reported a four-per-cent increase in its cumulative television audience for the 2021 season, figures propelled by the motor-racing championship’s thrilling title battle between Max Verstappen a…
FEI extends long-running social media tie-up with Redtorch
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has renewed its social media and editorial agreement with the Redtorch agency for a further three years
Two Circles to meld data with content in LiveWire Sport acquisition
Sports data marketing agency Two Circles has acquired LiveWire Sport, the digital sports content company whose clients include the Premier League, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, World Rugby…
Sports social app Sportening launches with mission to ‘connect fans’
Sportening, a new social app built for sports fans, has officially launched out of beta today (Tuesday) after raising £5.3m (€6.3m/$7.2m
DAZN Japan and Mixi to launch NFT marketplace
DAZN, the OTT subscription broadcaster, has announced a joint venture with Japanese social media network Mixi to create a sports-themed non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace
IOC launches NFT-based game for Beijing 2022
An official mobile game based on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has been released, featuring a marketplace where users can trade Olympic 'pins' in the form of non-fungible tokens
PSA to relaunch SquashTV following PT SportSuite tie-up
The Professional Squash Association will relaunch its online streaming service SquashTV as part of a “multi-year” agreement with London-based digital media firm PT SportSuite.
Weibo issues Beijing 2022 copyright warning
Chinese social media platform Weibo has warned its users not to post content from the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics that belongs to broadcast rights-holders
PCB strikes broadcast deal with Foxtel, TikTok sponsorship
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured a deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board for rights to the Pakistan Super League and home matches of the Pakistan national team, until April 2023
Carioca state league streamed on Ronaldo and Gaules Twitch channels
The Campeonato Carioca has secured further exposure ahead of the start of its 2022 edition tomorrow (Wednesday), with matches from the Brazilian state club football competition to be live streamed via…
Champions League and F1 content features in Canal Plus-Snapchat tie-up
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a content deal with social media platform Snapchat
IOC appoints former ASO digital chief Pereira as head of virtual sport
The International Olympic Committee has concluded its search for a head of its gaming initiatives, appointing former ASO executive Vincent Pereira as its first head of virtual sport
Indian content platform Sportskeeda joins Bundesliga’s global network
The German Football League (DFL), the organiser of the top-tier Bundesliga, has added India-based sports content platform Sportskeeda to its global network of content partners