Media
CHL moves to PPV on Fanseat in France
Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has acquired rights in France to the Champions Hockey League
Amazon hires NFL Network veteran Muriano to oversee US-based sports production
Online retail and streaming giant Amazon has hired Mike Muriano, formerly of NFL Network, to lead its US-based live sports production
SNTV’s Story10 arm to distribute Collins Cup video content
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has announced a tie-up with Story10, the audience engagement arm of SNTV, that will see the company distribute highlights, pre- and post-race reactions and venue…
Primera RFEF rights sold to Fuchs consortium for €9.5m per year
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has sold its domestic and international broadcast rights, plus international betting video rights, to the new third-tier Primera RFEF division to a consortium formed…
LaLiga, Premier Sports sign new Stonegate deal for UK pub coverage
LaLiga and its UK rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports, have once again teamed up with leading pub company Stonegate Group to offer coverage at venues across the country
Thai FA lands AIS domestic deal, eight-year Sportfive extension
Telco AIS has acquired domestic rights for Thai league and national team football for the upcoming 2021-22 season and will air coverage for free as a special measure to help raise the spirits of the Thai…
DFL Supercup streamed on TikTok as 9:16 vertical production rolled out
Football-based media platform OneFootball will stream live coverage in Brazil of tonight's DFL Supercup match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in a 'vertical format' designed for smartphones…
TV Cultura sublicenses Europa League rights from SBT
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has acquired rights to the Uefa Europa League through a sublicensing deal with commercial broadcaster SBT that runs from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Bundesliga close to broadcast ‘solution’ in Mena region
Bundesliga International, the global rights sales arm of the German Bundesliga, is moving closer to re-establishing live coverage in the Middle East and North Africa following the expiry of its deal with…
Cosmote adds OFI Crete rights ahead of Greek Super League season
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has signed up another Greek Super League club to an individual rights deal in a two-season agreement with OFI Crete
Stats Perform retains Serie B betting video rights, adds data
Stats Perform, the sports data and technology company, has retained its betting video rights to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B while also winning the betting data rights.
ESPN hoping to extend US Formula 1 rights deal beyond 2022
ESPN is eager to extend its United States media rights deal with Formula 1 beyond the 2022 season, according to John Suchenski, the network's director of programming and acquisitions
Paralympics aired FTA in 49 sub-Saharan African countries in TVMS distribution
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has detailed plans to provide free-to-air coverage of the forthcoming Tokyo Paralympics to 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with content produced by the…
Viacom 18 secures rights to Abu Dhabi T10 league in Indian subcontinent
Indian media group Viacom 18 has secured the broadcast rights to the next edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League, scheduled to begin on November 19, in a deal covering the Indian subcontinent
Collins Cup rights secured by beIN in Mena region, US and Canada
The Collins Cup, the flagship event of the Professional Triathletes Organisation, is to be shown by subscription broadcaster beIN Media Group across the Middle East and North Africa, USA and Canada
UIPM issues broadcast production and distribution tender
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has opened a tender process to appoint a television and digital production and distribution partner for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games cycle
Endeavor earnings swing back to a loss in second quarter
Company officials still present highly optimistic view, point to efforts in emerging areas such as betting, NFTs, ticketing
Migu acquires Serie A rights in China
China Mobile Migu has acquired streaming rights for Italian Serie A football in a deal covering at least the 2021-22 season, which begins this weekend