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Weber heads back to DFL to lead restructured sports technology operation
Hendrik Weber has returned to the German Football League (DFL), organising body of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, to head up a restructured sports technology and innovation department
Premier Sports adds EPCR rights to Southeast Asian rugby offering
Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has further strengthened its rugby union coverage in Southeast Asia by agreeing a two-season rights deal for European club competitions the Champions Cup and Challenge…
Canada’s Bell Media continues to break viewing records at World Cup
Canada’s second match of the 2022 Fifa World Cup last Sunday was the most-watched Fifa World Cup group-stage match ever in the country.
The loss to Belgium averaged an audience of 4.4
TF1 angered as French viewers miss VAR drama at World Cup
TF1, the French commercial broadcaster, has been left angered after missing a VAR decision that came after the full-time whistle in France’s Fifa World Cup match against Tunisia.
ACB widens reach in China with PP Sports, Bilibili streaming deals
The Spanish Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) has agreed rights deals in China with online streaming platforms PP Sports and Bilibili for Liga ACB, the top tier of Spanish club basketball
EXCLUSIVE: Cyta retains Champions League rights, CyBC takes Europa League package
Cypriot telecoms operator Cyta has retained all but one of its Uefa club competition rights packages but has lost rights to the first-pick Europa League or Europa Conference League match to public broadcaster CyBC, SportBusiness understands.
NHL expands reach with Roku Channel distribution deal
New FAST channel to feature wide range of league content
Uefa set to launch technology and broadcast services tender
Uefa has announced the launch of a tender process for the provision of various technological and broadcasting services to be deployed at certain competitions run by European football’s governing body f…
Recast seeks to create new online advertising model with data rewards
Subscription-free streaming platform Recast has announced the launch of a new feature which it claims will provide an alternative to existing online advertising models
Viaplay lands IHF rights in 10 European markets to 2031
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, has secured rights to International Handball Federation (IHF) competitions in 10 European countries, including the Nordic countries…
USMNT win over Iran averages 15.5 million viewers
Both Fox, Telemundo continue to draw strong audiences for World Cup
Professional Pickleball Association to air on ABC
Growing sport gains further commercial lift with broadcast network exposure
Premier Streaming Network to debut in 2023
New venture joins increasingly crowded space of combat sports offerings
Warner Bros. Discovery picks up Ski Classics rights in Finland
Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired broadcast rights in Finland to the Ski Classics Pro Tour.
Warner Bros. Discovery will broadcast every one of the 14 events across 10 weekends
Dutch World Cup viewing figures continue to languish
NOS, the Dutch public broadcaster, pulled in an audience of just over 3.8 million viewers for the Netherlands’ 2-0 win over hosts Qatar at the Fifa World Cup yesterday (Tuesday).
French competition watchdog rejects Canal Plus and beIN’s Ligue 1 complaints
France’s competition watchdog has rejected appeals by pay-TV broadcasters Canal Plus and beIN Sports over the award of the lion’s share of domestic Ligue 1 broadcast rights to online retail giant Amazon las…
Sky reveals enhanced coverage offer for EFL viewers
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has unveiled plans to provide viewers with enhanced coverage of this weekend’s EFL League One clash between Wycombe Wanderers and Portsmouth.
England-Wales delivers strong ratings for BBC
England’s 3-0 win against Wales at the Fifa World Cup in Qatar yesterday (Tuesday) attracted an average UK audience of 16.6 million television viewers on public-service broadcaster the BBC.