Media
LET turns to Barnett to support broadcast strategy review
Golf’s Ladies European Tour has appointed experienced industry executive Murray Barnett as a broadcast consultant as it undertakes a review of commercial, content and technical aspects of its broadcast s…
NBA releases new Christmas spot
League looks to ramp up its promotion of Christmas Day slate of games
Fox Sports Australia takes World Surf League association into 15th year
The World Surf League (WSL) has extended its broadcast deal with long-term Australian rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports
Canal Plus makes sports move in Austria with Uefa club competitions swoop
Canal Plus, the international pay-TV broadcaster, has acquired its first sports rights in Austria after landing a package of exclusive matches from Uefa club competitions
Warner Bros. Discovery takes The Match into Europe
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has widened its coverage of ‘The Match’ by announcing it will broadcast the exhibition golf event in Europe for the first time.
RTVE registers highest Spanish audience since Euro 2020
Spain’s surprise defeat to Morocco at the Fifa World Cup attracted a Spanish free-to-air television audience of 12.6 million viewers during the penalty shootout yesterday (Tuesday).
Sky NZ lands rights to EPCR competitions
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a multi-year deal with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for rights to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions
Amazon and DAZN retain Champions League rights packages in Germany
Amazon has retained its package of Uefa Champions League broadcast rights in Germany from 2024-25 to 2026-27 and will continue to be able to offer a first-pick Tuesday-evening match
Netflix ‘still can’t see profit path’ for live sports
Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive and chief content officer of Netflix, has cooled talk that the streaming service is interested in investing in live sports rights and maintained that profitability from…
Sky begins charging for ad-skipping service
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has introduced a monthly charge for a service that allows subscribers to its Sky Stream and Sky Glass products to skip adverts
Warner Bros. Discovery lands four-year Swiss-Ski rights deal with Infront
Warner Bros. Discovery has expanded its skiing coverage in a deal with the Infront agency for rights in 45 European markets to FIS World Cup events held in Switzerland
SBS buoyed by World Cup ratings as Australia bows out
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS pulled in its second-highest linear reach in 2022 during its live coverage of the national football team’s exit to Argentina in the round of 16 of the Fifa World C…
Blue retains Uefa club competition rights in Switzerland
Pay-television operator Blue has extended its rights in Switzerland to Uefa club competitions for another three seasons, from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
DFL ‘delays talks’ on Bundesliga rights equity sale
The German Football League (DFL), organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic game, has delayed talks over the potential sale of a stake in its media rights business to next year amid a lack…
World Cup rights-holder New World TV hit by cyber attacks
New World TV, the Togo-based satellite broadcaster that holds free-to-air and pay-television rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, has claimed it has suffered a series…
ITV audience peaks at over 20m for England v Senegal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV claimed a peak audience of 20.4 million viewers during its coverage of England’s round-of-16 victory over Senegal at the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
MUTV app launches on Samsung, LG and Android TVs
MUTV, the in-house channel of Premier League club Manchester United, is now available to fans around the world directly through smart TVs after launching its app on Samsung, LG and Android TV sets
National League answers calls with launch of streaming service
The National League, the fifth tier of English club football, has announced it will launch a streaming platform