Media
Fox Sports grants US showcase for PTO Tour’s debut season
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has reached a programming agreement with Fox Sports to televise highlights of all PTO Tour races from its 2022 season across the USA next month.
Helbiz seeks partners for media arm amid focus on core business
Helbiz, the US-based micro-mobility company, has announced it is seeking partners for its media business, Helbiz Live, as it undertakes several measures to reduce costs
Spring Media takes European Cricket Network data, betting rights to market
The Spring Media agency has launched a tender process for the centralised data and betting live-streaming rights to all competitions organised by European Cricket Network (ECN)
TF1 scores 12.5m for first match of France’s World Cup defence
An average audience of 12.5 million people tuned into French free-to-air broadcaster TF1’s coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup match between France and Australia.
Formula 1 sets US television audience record in 2022
Unprecedented audiences further solidify historic year of growth for property
World Cup opener, US-Wales match draw large US audiences
Viewership for initial matches paces far ahead of 2018 tournament
Warner Bros. Discovery to offer IBU competitions across Europe, Asia-Pacific
Media group Warner Bros
Digitenne customers to receive full Eredivisie coverage through KPN-ESPN deal
Customers of KPN’s DTT platform, Digitenne, will soon have access to all Eredivisie football matches after the Dutch telecoms operator enhanced its carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN.
England’s World Cup opener draws record streams, Netherlands match nets 4.3m on linear
An average audience of 5
Sri Lanka Cricket announces Lanka T10 league in partnership with TTen Global Sports
The Sri Lankan cricket board plans to launch a new T10 cricket franchise league, working with sports marketing firm TTen Global Sports
BeIN to show 22 World Cup matches on free-to-air in MENA region
BeIN Media Group will broadcast 22 matches of the Fifa World Cup on its free-to-air beIN Sports channel in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region
Bellator makes network TV breakthrough with CBS broadcast
Mixed martial arts promotion Bellator will receive its first exposure on US network television with the announcement that CBS will broadcast its opening event of 2023.
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SABC takes over Telkom’s streaming service
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has launched an OTT streaming platform by taking over the service operated by telco Telkom
Audiences for World Cup opener up in key European markets, down in Germany
The opening match of the 2022 Fifa World Cup drew larger television audiences in France, Spain and the United Kingdom than for the first game of the 2018 World Cup but viewing figures were much lower in…
Sony acquires rights for India’s Bangladesh tour
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured rights to show India's tour of Bangladesh next month
Fifa opens up Qatar 2022 coverage in Brazil with streaming deals
Fifa has agreed what it claims is a landmark deal for its Fifa+ streaming service to provide the entire 2022 World Cup for free in Brazil, while content agreements have also been signed with the Disney…
World Cup rights in Thailand distributed among free-to-air broadcasters
Television coverage of this year's Fifa World Cup will be carried by 17 free-to-air broadcasters in Thailand
Qatar Airways to sponsor Fox Sports’ US World Cup coverage
Qatar Airways, the state-backed airline, will sponsor Fox Sports' coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in the United States, it has emerged