Media
Indonesia’s Emtek retains NBA rights in expanded deal
Indonesian media group Emtek has signed a 'multi-year' extension to its rights agreement with the National Basketball Association
BBC and ITV to share rights to Euro 2024, Euro 2028
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV have extended their shared rights agreement for Uefa’s men’s European Championship, with the new deal to cover the 2024 and 2028 edi…
Netflix ‘explores’ investments in sports leagues and streaming rights
Streaming giant Netflix is taking a more serious look at investing in sport and considering taking stakes in competitions as well as acquiring streaming rights, The Wall Street Journal has reported
World Series ratings slip to new low for non-neutral site
Heavy slate of college football airing opposite Astros' clincher blunts final audience
MLS Cup records largest total domestic audience since 1997
Major League Soccer's championship game generated its largest domestic television audience since 1997 as Los Angeles FC dramatically defeated Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks at Banc of California Stadium…
RFEF sells Copa del Rey, Super Cup rights to Russia’s Match TV
Gazprom Media-owned broadcaster Match TV has been awarded broadcast rights in Russia to Spain’s Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup in a five-year deal.
Viaplay streaming app to be pre-installed on Hisense smart TVs
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay Group has widened the reach of its Viaplay service by agreeing a deal with Vidaa, the smart television platform of Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Hisense
RTVE issued with provisional restrictions on World Cup advertising
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has set out advertising restrictions that public broadcaster RTVE will have to follow for its coverage of th…
Sportradar and Baseball Australia agree OTT streaming and betting rights deal
Sportradar, the sports data and digital content company, has agreed a wide-ranging deal with Baseball Australia through which it will launch an OTT streaming platform and distribute betting data and video…
Viacom18 finalises CSA swoop with deal for international matches
Indian media group Viacom18 has finalised an agreement with Cricket South Africa for the exclusive digital and television rights to all international men’s and women’s matches in the country from 2024-25 to …
Telemundo hails ‘competitive advantage’ over Fox for US World Cup viewers
Comcast-owned entity eyes sizable gains from extensive event coverage plans that include live streaming of every 2022 Fifa World Cup match in the United States. Bob Williams reports.
AFC requests termination of Super Sports Media rights deal in China over unpaid fees
The Asian Football Confederation has served notice to its media rights partner in China, Super Sports Media, that it intends to terminate their deal for the 2021-24 cycle due to unpaid fees
Brazilian influencer Casimiro to stream World Cup matches, Airtel nets rights in Africa
Brazilian agency LiveMode has brokered an agreement on behalf of Fifa for matches from this year’s World Cup to be broadcast on streamer and digital influencer Casimiro’s various platforms in Brazil.
DFL head of digital innovations Mücke among Dyn Media recruits
Dyn Media, the German streaming platform to be launched by former German Football League (DFL) chief executive Christian Seifert and publishing house Axel Springer, has completed its management team with…
MLB scores big audience win over NFL for World Series Game 5
Baseball easily prevails in head-to-head programming battle
Twitter descends into chaos amid layoffs, hotly debated Blue plan
In the days immediately following Musk's takeover, he cuts roughly half of the staff, and revamps standards for verified accounts
RTVE extends football commitment with deal for Champions League finals
RTVE, the Spanish public broadcaster, has reaffirmed its investment in top-tier football rights by agreeing a deal to show the next two editions of the Uefa Champions League final
FIH elects Asian hockey CEO Ikram as president, direct federation income nears CHF5m
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) chief executive Tayyab Ikram has been elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), seeing off the challenge of Marc Coudron