Finance & Law
Sky Italia free to pursue exclusive internet rights after antitrust ruling
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has succeeded in securing an early overturn of a ruling that has prevented it from acquiring exclusive internet rights to sports properties for almost three years
Golden State Warriors unveil new entertainment division
The National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors have announced the debut of affiliate company Golden State Entertainment (GSE), which will produce original documentaries, collaborate with recording…
Musk makes unsolicited $43bn offer to buy Twitter
World's richest man looks to take prominent social media platform private
Footballco acquires Middle East’s Kooora in eight-figure deal
Footballco, the private equity-backed football media business, has acquired Middle East-based digital sports publisher Kooora in an eight-figure, all-cash deal
Foxtel IPO plans ‘back on hold’ amid uncertain investor demand
Plans to publicly float Australian pay-television operator Foxtel this year have been delayed due to uncertain demand among potential investors, according to reports in Australian newspapers
Warner Bros. Discovery formally starts post-merger operations
WarnerMedia-Discovery merger formally closes, creating one of the largest media entities based in the US
LFP, CVC formalise creation of ‘historic’ commercial subsidiary
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has today (Friday) confirmed the signing of an investment commitment from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for the creation of a new commercial subsidiary.
Judge sides with beIN in Canal Plus Ligue 1 rights appeal
The Versailles Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of beIN Sports in its long-running legal battle with fellow pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus regarding a sublicensing agreement for rights to Ligue…
Nielsen reverses course, agrees to private equity takeover
Improved offer leads to deal for prominent media measurement firm
Footters threatens legal action against Fuchs broadcasting Primera RFEF
OTT streaming platform Footters has threatened legal action against Fuchs Sports regarding the latter's decision to continue showing matches from Spain's third-tier Primera División RFEF.
French clubs reach agreement on distribution of CVC funds
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has announced that the 20 clubs in the top-tier Ligue 1 have reached an agreement on the distribution of funds from CVC Capital Partners’ proposed investment in …
Sky NZ raises sports subscription fee, citing rights inflation
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand will increase the price of a Sky Sport subscription by NZ$3 ($2.07/€1.89) per month from May 1.
Customers will pay NZ $34.9
Nielsen rejects private equity takeover offer
Prominent US-based media measurement firm turns down $15bn bid
Footters buoyed by court ruling in Primera RFEF broadcast dispute
A court in Spain has ruled against the decision of the Fuchs group to withdraw the broadcast signal of the third-tier Primera RFEF division from Footters, the OTT streaming platform
Consortium’s acquisition of controlling stake values StarzPlay at $420m
An Emirates-based consortium has signed a binding agreement to acquire around 57 per cent of StarzPlay Arabia, the subscription video-on-demand service
Endeavor earnings swing back to a loss, but 2022 optimism high
UFC posts its best financial year in its 28-year history, helping boost parent company
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max to combine with discovery+ following merger
Media group Discovery plans to combine its subscription streaming service, discovery+, with WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, once its planned merger with the AT&T-owned entity completes.
TIM to hold formal KKR talks over takeover, explore Open Fiber merger
Telecom Italia (TIM), the dominant telecoms operator in Italy, has announced it will engage in formal talks with KKR over the US-based private equity firm’s takeover approach.