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Tebas hopes ESPN deal will push LaLiga to become most popular soccer league in US
Javier Tebas, the president of Spain’s LaLiga, is hoping the organization's rights deal with ESPN in the United States will push LaLiga to become the most popular soccer league in America.
Sky NZ raises sports subscription fee, citing rights inflation
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand will increase the price of a Sky Sport subscription by NZ$3 ($2.07/€1.89) per month from May 1.
Customers will pay NZ $34.9
Conmebol and FC Diez Media issue 2023-26 club competitions domestic rights RFP
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and the IMG-owned FC Diez Media have issued the domestic broadcast rights request for proposal (RFP) for the region’s leading club competitions from 2…
Helbiz adds MLB rights in Italy to portfolio
Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has added to its North American sports rights portfolio in Italy by agreeing a deal with Major League Baseball
Netball Australia launches global streaming platform
Netball Australia has launched a new subscription streaming service to provide international fans with coverage of its Super Netball club competition.
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BeIN picks up rights to remaining AFC Qualifiers across most of Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the remaining AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in 18 territories across the Middle East and North Africa
Genius Sports agrees exclusive multi-sports streaming distribution deal with Pixellot
Sports data and betting services company Genius Sports has agreed an exclusive streaming distribution deal with automated video and analytics firm Pixellot
Nielsen rejects private equity takeover offer
Prominent US-based media measurement firm turns down $15bn bid
Footters buoyed by court ruling in Primera RFEF broadcast dispute
A court in Spain has ruled against the decision of the Fuchs group to withdraw the broadcast signal of the third-tier Primera RFEF division from Footters, the OTT streaming platform
Grand Slam triumph delivers bumper viewing figures for France Télévisions
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions attracted an average of just under nine million viewers on Saturday evening as France defeated England 25-13 in Paris to complete the Grand Slam and lift t…
Seven extends Magic Millions Raceday rights until 2027
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has extended its rights to the Magic Millions Raceday event until 2027
Nova extends relationship with anti-piracy firm Friend MTS
Nova, the Greek pay-television broadcaster owned by United Media Group, has extended its relationship with anti-piracy content protection firm Friend MTS
MLB sets plans for 2022 version of MLB.TV
Flagship out-of-market streaming product returns for new season
Infront adds E3 Saxo Bank Classic to cycling portfolio
The Infront agency has entered into an exclusive media and marketing rights agreement with the E3 Saxo Bank Classic cycling event in Flanders, Belgium
Laola1.tv, ORF renew rights for Austria’s 2. Liga
Sports streaming platform Laola1.tv and Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF have renewed rights agreements for the 2. Liga, the second division of domestic club football in the country
Consortium’s acquisition of controlling stake values StarzPlay at $420m
An Emirates-based consortium has signed a binding agreement to acquire around 57 per cent of StarzPlay Arabia, the subscription video-on-demand service
Taiwan’s Videoland acquires Formula One rights
Videoland, the pay-television broadcaster in Taiwan, has secured rights to the Formula One World Championship in an agreement with the Reddentes Sports agency
Racing.com extends Grabyo agreement
Australian horse racing broadcaster Racing.com has extended its agreement with cloud-based video production platform Grabyo as it looks to enhance its digital content