Media
Sky retains suite of golf rights in DACH region, agrees Ryder Cup deal in Italy
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky has renewed various golf rights in German-speaking countries while also reaching an agreement in Italy to broadcast the DP World Tour and the 2023 Ryder Cup from the Marco Simone…
Orange to carry Movistar Plus’ Spanish Super Cup coverage
Telco Orange has reached an agreement with pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus to carry the latter’s coverage of the Spanish Super Cup.
YouTube nears landmark agreement for NFL Sunday Ticket
Pact with Google-owned streaming giant follows swift turn in negotiations
World Cup final draws nearly 26 million viewers in US
Across the English broadcast Fox Sports and Spanish broadcast on Telemundo, the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup final drew 25.783 million average viewers
OneFootball sheds 11.5 per cent of global workforce
Streaming platform and media company OneFootball has made 62 redundancies following a review of business operations that has dramatically downsized operations in Singapore and downgraded revenue expectations…
TV2 faces regulatory probe over FIS World Cup advertising
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 is facing investigation from the Norwegian Media Authority, Medietilsynet, after it appeared to break advertising rules during coverage of a recent round of the FIS…
Lega Serie B targets remote production for ‘most matches’ next season
Lega Serie B, organising body of the second tier of Italian club football, has claimed a first by implementing full remote production of a league match
Twitter generates 147bn impressions during 2022 Fifa World Cup
Social media platform easily surpasses results from 2018 tournament, 2020 Olympics
Puls 4 recoups slice of Uefa club competition rights in Austria
ProSiebenSat.1-owned commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has acquired two packages of free-to-air rights in Austria to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
BeIN Sports France nets average of 1m viewers for World Cup final
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports France has hailed “historic audience records” generated during its coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Italian government approves five-year ceiling for media rights deals
The Italian government has approved changes to sports broadcast rights legislation that will allow for contracts running up to five years
World Taekwondo embraces gamification to enhance broadcast experience
World Taekwondo introduced new gamification effects during its Goseong 2022 Octagon Diamond Games as part of plans to enhance the experience for viewers watching on television
DirecTV set to broadcast Liga 1 in Peru after 1190 Sports agreement
Subscription broadcaster DirecTV is set to become the new home of Liga 1 in Peru, the top tier of Peruvian football, after striking an agreement with 1190 Sports
Strong World Cup final ratings across Europe’s free-to-air networks but German figures languish
Sunday’s gripping Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and France attracted strong audiences across free-to-air broadcasters in Europe, although figures in Germany were down on previous finals not i…
Apple ‘backs out of bidding’ for NFL Sunday Ticket rights
Technology giant said to longer 'see the logic' in deal for out-of-market package
Sportdeutschland.TV and Dyn Media secure women’s Handball Bundesliga
Handball Bundesliga Frauen (HBF), organising body of the sport’s top two women’s divisions in Germany, has extended its rights deal with Sportdeutschland.TV, the streaming platform of DOSB New Media.
Spring Media’s Staylive extends and expands Swedish bandy deal
Staylive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has extended and expanded its production deal with the Swedish Bandy Federation
TF1 breaks France’s all-time viewing record during thrilling World Cup final
France’s dramatic defeat in the Fifa World Cup final delivered an all-time viewing record in the country as commercial broadcaster TF1 netted an average audience of 24.1 million viewers.