Finance & Law
Tokyo 2020 broadcasting leads IPC revenues and expenses to both hit €53m
The International Paralympic Committee has reported revenues of €53.4m for 2021, a sizeable uplift on 2020 due to the one-off ‘Tokyo 2020 Broadcast project’.
The broadcast initiative represented €28.9m – or
Serie A clears regulatory hurdle for domestic rights sale, news access provision made
AGCOM, the regulator and competition authority for the communications industry in Italy, has approved the guidelines for the sale of the next set of domestic broadcast rights to Serie A, the top division…
Thai regulator ‘seeks World Cup rights refund’ from sports authority
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is reported to have called on the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) to return the THB600m (€16.39m/$17.2
DFL ‘delays talks’ on Bundesliga rights equity sale
The German Football League (DFL), organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic game, has delayed talks over the potential sale of a stake in its media rights business to next year amid a lack…
World Cup rights-holder New World TV hit by cyber attacks
New World TV, the Togo-based satellite broadcaster that holds free-to-air and pay-television rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, has claimed it has suffered a series…
Amendment proposed for five-year domestic Serie A deals
An amendment has been filed to the Melandri Law, the 2008 legislation which imposed the collective selling of media rights on professional sport in Italy, to extend the maximum duration of domestic broadcast…
WTT eyes full slate of Grand Smashes by 2024, revenues recover to reach $29m
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, is confident that a full quota of four ‘Grand Smash’ tournaments will be in place by 2024, when it will look to rol…
Disney pays MLB $900m for remaining stake in BAMTech
ESPN parent completes series of transactions for streaming technology entity
TyC Sports hit by complaint over World Cup access in Argentina
Cámara Argentina de Internet (Cabase), an entity which represents companies and organisations from across the country’s internet ecosystem, has filed a complaint against subscription broadcaster TyC Sp…
Thai authorities taken to court over World Cup access
The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) have been taken to court over claims they failed to ensure broad coverage of the 2022 Fifa World…
Premier League and Astro hail ‘landmark’ piracy ruling in Malaysia
The English Premier League and Malaysian pay-television operator Astro have hailed a “landmark ruling” after an eatery in Kuala Lumpur was found to have breached copyright laws by showing pirated sports broadcasts.
Helbiz seeks partners for media arm amid focus on core business
Helbiz, the US-based micro-mobility company, has announced it is seeking partners for its media business, Helbiz Live, as it undertakes several measures to reduce costs
UK government launches ‘Digital Rights Review’ for sports events
The UK government has today (Tuesday) launched a review into whether its free-to-air ‘listed events’ rules should be reformed to accommodate changes in the broadcast and consumption of major sporting eve…
Viaplay shelves launch in DACH region, plans Baltic cost savings
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, will not launch in German-speaking markets as planned next year amid wider cost-cutting initiatives
Disney posts what it calls ‘peak’ losses in its DTC operations
Streaming subscribers continue to grow for ESPN parent, but so do operating losses
FIH elects Asian hockey CEO Ikram as president, direct federation income nears CHF5m
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) chief executive Tayyab Ikram has been elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), seeing off the challenge of Marc Coudron
Formula 1’s Q3 revenues rise to $715m
Formula 1 has reported revenues of $715m (€721m) for the third quarter of 2022, a seven-per-cent increase on the same period in 2021 but a slight decrease compared with the $744m posted in the second q…
FuboTV sees record subscriptions, exceeds revenue forecast
Sports-first live television streaming platform FuboTV announced record high 1