Media
ESPN retools talent lineup for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
Network forms new booth, alternate presentation for flagship MLB property
Eurosport India, Jio TV acquire rights for AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022
Discovery-owned pay-television broadcaster Eurosport India and Reliance-owned OTT platform Jio TV have acquired media rights for the Asian Football Confederation's Women’s Asian Cup 2022, which India i…
Arena Television racked up ‘nearly £300m’ in loans before collapse – administrators
Arena Television, a UK-based outside broadcast company which ceased trading in November, borrowed almost £300m (€359m/$406m) from 55 lenders for fake assets, according to administrators for the group.
Televisa to show free-to-air LaLiga matches in Mexico
Mexican pay-television operator Televisa has reached an agreement to show Spanish LaLiga football matches on its free-to-air network Canal 5
Foxtel acquires rights for PGA Tour of Australasia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured media rights for the 2021-22 season of the PGA Tour of Australasia
beIN Sports acquires Roland Garros rights in Southeast Asia
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the exclusive media rights for the French Open tennis Grand Slam in 10 Southeast Asian markets in a five-year deal covering 2022 to 2026
The New York Times acquiring The Athletic in $550m deal
Deal ends lengthy effort by prominent sports media outlet to find a buyer
EXCLUSIVE: Eleven Portugal close to 300,000 subscribers, eyes up Primeira Liga rights
Eleven Portugal, an arm of the Aser Ventures-owned international sports broadcaster, is confident of achieving break-even during the 2021-22 period as it closes in on 300,000 subscribers, and is also targeting…
Rio football body launches Campeonato Carioca OTT platform
The Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ) has launched an OTT platform for the Campeonato Carioca, the annual tournament in the state.
Cariocão Play will be available from January 10.
Chile’s Primera División returns to TVN following WarnerMedia deal
Live games from the Chilean Primera División, the top division of domestic club football, will return to the screens of public-service broadcaster TVN for the first time in over two decades after a sublicensing …
Stan Sport ‘set to show’ Sonny Bill Williams bout on new PPV service
Stan Sport, the streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, is set to broadcast New Zealand rugby player-turned-boxer Sonny Bill Williams’ upcoming return to the ring against former A…
Ziggo offers Eredivisie action through ESPN carriage deal
Ziggo has agreed a carriage deal with ESPN that will allow it to carry the main channel of its rival Dutch pay-television broadcaster
Athletes Unlimited unveils 2022 basketball, volleyball broadcast details
Athletes Unlimited, the startup network of professional sports leagues, has unveiled the domestic broadcast details of its women’s professional basketball and volleyball competitions in early 2022.
Peacock to stream all NBCUniversal coverage of 2022 Beijing Olympics
NBCUniversal is bolstering is 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics efforts by placing all its coverage from the Games on the premium tier of streaming service Peacock
French senators seek limits to LFP’s commercial subsidiary plan
French senators have proposed that investors in the new commercial subsidiary being drawn up by the Professional Football League (LFP) should be limited to a 10-per-cent stake, with a representative of…
Yandex and Rostelecom launch NHL channel in Russia
Russian internet group Yandex has teamed up with Rostelecom-owned OTT platform Wink to launch a hockey-dedicated channel to broadcast NHL matches
Eleven deals with Astro for pan-regional Sepak Takraw League broadcast rights
Malaysia’s Sepak Takraw League (STL) will be shown in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand on Eleven Sports’ OTT service Elevensports.com.
Fox Sports acquires domestic rights to Belmont Stakes through 2030
Fox Sports has acquired the domestic broadcast rights to the Belmont Stakes in an eight-year agreement which starts in 2023 and runs through 2030