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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max to combine with discovery+ following merger
Media group Discovery plans to combine its subscription streaming service, discovery+, with WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, once its planned merger with the AT&T-owned entity completes.
TIM to hold formal KKR talks over takeover, explore Open Fiber merger
Telecom Italia (TIM), the dominant telecoms operator in Italy, has announced it will engage in formal talks with KKR over the US-based private equity firm’s takeover approach.
Saran and TRT sign off on Turkish Süper Lig rights deals
Both the Saran agency and TRT, the Turkish public broadcaster, have announced that they have signed contracts for various Turkish Süper Lig broadcast rights packages, albeit the main live rights package …
SPOTV mobile streaming app rolled out in Southeast Asian markets
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has launched a mobile streaming app.
SPOTV Now will provide live and on-demand access to linear pay-television channels SPOTV and SPOTV2 across Southeast Asia
NZ Warriors allowed to extend Vodafone deal; NRL attracts record audience on Foxtel
The National Rugby League has granted permission for the New Zealand Warriors to extend their principal sponsorship deal with telco Vodafone following a long-running dispute between the franchise and the…
Sport1 grants MMA free-to-air showcase in Germany in Fighting.de deal
Sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a content sharing deal in Germany with specialist martial arts streaming platform Fighting.de
Star India renews English Premier League at reduced fee
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has renewed its exclusive multi-platform rights for the English Premier League at a reduced fee.
Star India renews English Premier League rights to 2025
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has renewed its exclusive multi-platform rights to the English Premier League for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25
RTVE adds MXGP to motorcycling portfolio
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has agreed a two-year deal for rights to the International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Motocross World Championship (MXGP).
MLB nears streaming agreement with Peacock
League extending its presence further on direct-to-consumer streaming platforms
Sky Italia fined €1m for ‘misleading’ Serie A coverage information
Italy’s antitrust authority, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has fined pay-television broadcaster Sky €1m ($1.1m) fo
Match TV’s SPFL and Scottish Cup deals suspended
Match TV, the Gazprom Media-owned Russian broadcaster, has lost access to more football content after its deals to show the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup were suspended
RFEF insists Fuchs payments up to date after signal pulled from Footters
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has said that the Fuchs group is up to date with its broadcast rights payments for the third-tier Primera RFEF division
Genius Sports Q4 revenues up 78.7 per cent but Ebitda down
Global sports data provider Genius Sports posted $84m (€76.4m) in revenues in its fourth fiscal quarter, an increase of 78.7 per cent from the comparable period in 2020.
F1 ends Match TV rights deal in Russia
Formula 1 has terminated its rights agreement with Match TV in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, the Gazprom Media-owned broadcaster has announced.
FFF to launch Coupe de France tender later this month with separate women’s package
The French Football Federation is poised to launch its invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights to the Coupe de France later this month and will offer different packages for the men’s and women’s edi…
Sportall’s Rugbyzone.tv to stream Premiership in France
French digital media company Sportall has reached an agreement cover the Gallagher Premiership, the top tier of club rugby union in England, via its Rugbyzone.tv streaming service
Singtel expands beIN Sports carriage deal
Singaporean telco Singtel has expanded its carriage deal with pan-regional broadcaster beIN Sports to add two channels