Media
Viaplay makes its UK move with ‘home nations’ Uefa rights swoop
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has made its most significant UK rights acquisition to date by landing rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup and 2028…
‘I Am Athlete’ signs deal for new nightly show on SiriusXM
Popular effort led by former NFL star Marshall gains additional exposure
Season 2 of Overtime’s ‘Draft House’ to premiere Sunday
Digital video series once again to focus on key NFL Draft prospects
NHL Panthers extend Bally Sports Florida rights deal
Team sharply elevates what was one of the smallest local deals in US pro sports
Emilia Romagna GP pulls in strong home audience on Sky Italia channels
Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix pulled in strong ratings in its home country of Italy, despite disappointment for local Formula 1 fans after a difficult race for Ferrari.
Beijing 2022 drives Discovery’s 25-per-cent Q1 revenue uplift
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has reported a 25-per-cent first-quarter revenue increase at its international operations, thanks in part to Discovery’s broadcast of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
United Group’s revenues grow as sports rights spending increases
United Group has reported higher revenues for the 2021 financial year thanks to multiple acquisitions that it concluded, while its sport rights spending more than doubled
Viaplay adds 778,000 to global subscriber total, confident of dodging Netflix-style dip
The launch of Viaplay in the Netherlands helped the streaming service add 778,000 new subscribers to its global total in the first quarter of this year
Foxtel renews Speedway GP rights in deal with Discovery Sports Events
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has renewed its rights to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship under a sublicensing agreement with new event promotor Discovery Sports Events
Twitch to show Spanish MotoGP race live
Amazon-owned online streaming platform Twitch will show this Sunday's MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix live
Liverpool to play friendly in Singapore as StarHub secures rights to exhibition matches
Liverpool is to play a friendly against fellow Premier League outfit Crystal Palace at the National Stadium in Singapore as part of its forthcoming pre-season tour of Southeast Asia
Premier League the focus of Canal Plus sports channel in Czech Republic, Slovakia
DTH and IPTV operator Skylink is set to launch a new sports channel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia as it prepares to begin broadcasting English Premier League football matches from the 2022-23 season…
Musk enters into $44bn definitive agreement to acquire Twitter
Questions remain regarding billionaire's plans for prominent social media platform
Mexico’s Hi! Sports TV picks up Canadian Premier League rights
Mediapro Canada has sealed a broadcast agreement with Hi! Sports TV, in which the new Mexican sports broadcaster will gain the rights to the Canadian Premier League, Canadian Championship, and home friendlies f…
Sky invests in W Series to 2024 in property’s biggest deal to date
The W Series has secured a three-year broadcast rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky that represents the women’s motor racing championship’s largest media rights deal to date.
Eleven Sports signs off on three-year deal for Brazilian women’s football
Eleven Sports has furthered its commitment to the Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino with a new three-year rights deal which grants the international sports broadcaster extensive coverage of the top three…
Saran to follow Istanbul Rams’ European League of Football debut
The Saran Media Group agency has acquired rights to the European League of Football in Turkey, as the Istanbul Rams prepare to make their debut in the American football competition for the 2022 season
NHL and KSW added to Viaplay’s UK portfolio
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has added the National Hockey League and Poland-based MMA promotion KSW to its offering in the UK