Media
F1 reconnects with Tata ahead of 2022 season
Formula 1 has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Tata Communications ahead of the 2022 season which will see Tata return to the sport as its Official Broadcast Connectivity Partner
Spanish broadcast watchdog wants changes to LaLiga rights sales in four European markets
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has recommended changes to the sale of broadcast rights to LaLiga in Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Ma…
Helbiz Media secures long-term Polish rights deal for Serie B
Helbiz Media, a division of US micro-mobility company Helbiz, has agreed a deal with Sportize.pl for the Polish OTT platform to cover Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football.
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OneFootball adds Serie C to Italian content in Eleven distribution deal
OneFootball, the football-focused media platform, is to offer live coverage from Italian football’s third-tier Serie C on a pay-per-view basis after reaching a distribution agreement with rights-holder E…
Emtek nets Fifa World Cup rights in Indonesia
Indonesian media group Emtek has acquired the media rights for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, in a deal brokered by the Infront agency
SPOTV agrees Indonesian carriage deal with First Media
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed a carriage deal with Indonesian telecoms operator First Media
Seven lands Athletics Australia streaming rights in three-year deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has secured streaming rights for Athletics Australia events in a three-year deal
Discovery secures more golf rights in Sweden with Masters swoop, renews in Norway
The Discovery Sports division of media group Discovery has acquired rights to the US Masters in Sweden, while extending its deal for the golf major in Norway
RTVE outbids commercial broadcasters to net free-to-air World Cup rights in Spain
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE will spread its coverage across its flagship free-to-air channel La 1 and its free-to-air sports channel Teledeporte.
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).