Finance & Law
Endeavor earnings swing back to a loss in second quarter
Company officials still present highly optimistic view, point to efforts in emerging areas such as betting, NFTs, ticketing
Discovery ‘remains resolute’ in face of challenge to Polish operations
Discovery has said it “remains resolute” in its defence of its Polish business interests after the lower house of the country’s parliament (Sejm) passed a bill which could force the US media group to gi…
Kayo subs soar as Foxtel streaming business grows
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel reported a 40-per-cent increase in subscriptions in 2021, with subscribers for its sports streaming service Kayo Sports more than doubling
Independent report details NCAA gender disparities
Equity review recommends joint Final Four for two Division I basketball tournaments
Comcast’s Roberts: ‘We don’t need M&A’
Company chairman and CEO touts organic growth across multiple operating units
Mediapro cites ‘quick Covid recovery’ with first-half revenues up 68 per cent
Mediapro, the international broadcast production group and rights agency, claims to have “recovered quickly from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic” after reporting revenues of €669m ($795.2m) i
Streaming and remote production company LiveU acquired by investment firm Carlyle
LiveU, the live video streaming and remote production technology provider, has been acquired by Carlyle, the global investment firm
FA of Thailand ordered to pay $13.7m in SiamSport case
The Football Association of Thailand has been ordered to grant pay-television broadcaster SiamSport BHT450m (€11.6m/$13.7m) in damages for unfairly cancelling a contract between the two parties.
Sinclair makes bid for NBCUniversal RSNs
Maryland-based company eyes potential expansion of portfolio
Judge rejects AFA appeal to cancel Fox Sports’ Primera División contract
A judge in a commercial court has thrown out the Argentinian Football Association’s appeal to overturn a ruling reinstating pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports’ rights to the nation’s top tier of pr…