Host Broadcast & Production
Sportfive lands IHF media and sponsorship rights to 2031 after submitting revised offer
The Sportfive agency will continue to sell global media rights to the International Handball Federation’s leading events until 2031 after directly negotiating a new agreement with the world body that a…
PRTV Live launches with eight-camera set-up in ‘first step’ towards aggregated rugby platform
Premiership Rugby’s new global live streaming service will offer matches filmed using an eight-camera high-definition production as the league rolls out its direct-to-consumer strategy that it believes c…
ICC sets out broadcast arrangements for Women’s World Cup
The International Cricket Council has announced its broadcast arrangements for the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022.
SABC, SuperSport land Netball World Cup rights in host country
The SABC, the South African public-service broadcaster, and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have secured rights to show the 2023 Netball World Cup, which will take place in Cape Town
Eleven to house global studio business as NEO and Whistle combine
Sports production company NEO Studios has announced a merger with US-based Whistle Studios to create a global studio business, which will be housed under international broadcaster Eleven
New boxing promoter Probellum agrees Whisper tie-up, DAZN to show Canelo on PPV
UK-based sports production company Whisper has agreed a deal with Probellum, the fledgling global boxing promotion and media company
UK Serious Fraud Office launches probe into collapse of Arena Television
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has opened a criminal investigation into the business practices of individuals associated with outside broadcast company Arena Television and its linked entities.
Whisper recruits Fremantle’s Thomas as COO, general counsel
UK-based sports production company Whisper has appointed Roisin Thomas as chief operating officer and general counsel
Rise Worldwide to give Ultimate Kho Kho a ‘broadcast makeover’
Ultimate Kho Kho, which is aiming to become the first professional kho kho league in India, has signed a three-year agreement with Mumbai-based sports marketing agency Rise Worldwide
Mediapro to produce 2023 Pan American Games at reduced cost
The Mediapro agency has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, following a public tender process
Collective Media Group forms sports division
Collective Media Group, a UK-based producer of factual content, has launched a sports-focused division.
Collective Media Sport will be headed by Matt Wilkinson as creative director
Globecast outlines CAF broadcast services remit
Globecast, the satellite distribution and media services company, has announced more details of its two-year agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
EXCLUSIVE: Asian Tour to acquire IMG stake in media joint venture
Golf’s Asian Tour is planning to exercise an option to restructure its 12-year joint venture with IMG and acquire the agency’s stake in Asian Tour Media, the tour’s host broadcast and media sales unit.
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HBS appointed as Rugby World Cup host broadcaster
Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast production company, has been awarded the host broadcast contract for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, along with the women’s Rugby World Cup taking p…
Discovery outlines Beijing 2022 output, OTT customer retention plans and ‘robust’ audio
Discovery has today (Monday) laid out its production and editorial plans for next month’s Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as it seeks to convert more OTT users to long-term subscribers on the back of the t…
NEP awarded OB contract for new eSkootr Championship
The eSkootr Championship (eSC), the world’s first racing series for electric scooters, has appointed broadcast technology company NEP Group to manage its outside broadcast operation when the series begins t…
Infront, Mediapro awarded Caf broadcast services contracts, RTS lands Afcon rights
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Infront France, AMP Visual, Globecast and Mediapro as broadcast services suppliers for its events in 2022 and 2023, while Senegalese public-service broadcaster…
Pixellot rolls out AI production in UAE with Cam Plus Sport
Automated sports broadcast production and analytics company Pixellot has expanded into the United Arab Emirates through an agreement with Dubai-based sports broadcast system integrator Cam Plus Sport