Finance & Law
Mediapro ‘definitively resolves’ financial uncertainties after debt refinancing
Mediapro claims to have “definitively resolved” financial uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic after reaching a debt refinancing agreement.
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing must wait until LA 2028 for IOC revenue share
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), the umbrella organisation for the summer Olympic federations, has amended its statutes to allow sports to receive a share of Olympic…
LiveU acquires broadcast solutions firm Pacific Live Media
US-based live steaming and remote production technology provider Live U has announced the acquisition of Australia-based broadcast solutions company, and its regional representative, Pacific Live Media…
Dreambox operator ordered to pay close to £1m in Premier League piracy case
A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices providing unauthorised access to content from the Premier League has been ordered to pay back almost £1m (€1.2m/$1.3m
EPCR settles international rights strategy with appointment of Infront, River Media
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has finalised its international media rights sales strategy for the next three seasons after appointing the Infront agency and River Media Partners, the UK-based…
Religion of Sports completes $50m Series B fundraising
Media production firm created in part by Brady, Strahan looks to accelerate growth
Seven CEO Warburton calls for anti-siphoning extension to cover streaming services
James Warburton, the chief executive of Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven West Media, has called on the newly-elected Australian government to tighten the country’s 'anti-siphoning' laws to stop s…
Barcelona considers sale of LaLiga TV rights revenue, stake in licensing arm
FC Barcelona will hold an extraordinary assembly meeting on June 16, with its members to vote on whether the club should sell a minority stake in its Barça Licensing & Merchandising subsidiary, and on …
ATP Media income up 87 per cent as events return, profit hits $6.3m
Income at ATP Media, the ATP Tour’s international media rights sales and broadcast production arm, recovered to $160.6m (€150m) in 2021 as a near-full tennis calendar took place.
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Criscitiello’s Micri Communication takes over Sportitalia
Michele Criscitiello has secured full control of Italia Sport Communication, parent company of digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia
Re-elected Eliasch promises FIS rights ‘consultation’ but remains dogged by legal claims
Johan Eliasch, the Swedish businessman re-elected overwhelmingly as president of the International Ski Federation (FIS), has promised a period of “consultation” over plans to centralise commercial rig…
French Tennis Federation welcomes anti-piracy ruling
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has welcomed an interim order issued by a Paris court this week against streaming websites that are illegally broadcasting the ongoing French Open
BeIN, Cable Network Egypt look to crack down on content piracy
Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group and Cable Network Egypt (CNE), which distributes encrypted television and radio channels in Egypt, are preparing to take legal action against major…
DAZN to make around 50 redundancies at London headquarters
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group is expected to make around 50 redundancies at its London-based headquarters
Manchester United Q3 revenues up 29.2 per cent but wage increases lead to £27.7m loss
Manchester United has increased its third quarter revenues by 29.2 per cent to £152.8m ($192.
Tencent Sports reported to have slashed jobs amid tech downturn in China
Tencent Sports, the sports division of Chinese digital media giant Tencent, has scrapped six internal business units and cut 100 jobs - about one third of its workforce - according to local media reports
Warner Bros. Discovery has JV purchase option as BT Sport deal finalised
Telecoms company BT has agreed terms with media group Warner Bros
Sportway and MyGame to merge in bid to dominate Europe’s AI production market
Sportway, the Sweden-based automated production and live streaming firm, is to merge with Norwegian streaming platform and production company MyGame Group in a bid to establish a “dominant role” in Eur…