Media
Telly withdraws all but one Digi Sport channel in Czech Republic
Czech pay-television platform Telly has withdrawn all but one Digi Sport channel from its offering, with the football content available in its sports package to instead focus on the Premier Sport and Nova…
Canal Plus sports department reshuffle ‘to lead to Lahaye exit’
A reorganisation in the sports department at Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, is to lead to the departure of Didier Lahaye, deputy director of sports, it has been reported
Bundesliga on YouTube in the Netherlands after no Nent sublicence
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has opted against sublicensing rights in the Netherlands to the German Bundesliga in a short-term deal, with matches from the new season instead available…
MLB’s ‘Field of Dreams’ game draws historic viewership totals
Unique event draws league's largest regular-season audience since 2005
Tencent joins Bundesliga broadcaster line-up in China
Chinese technology and media giant Tencent has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights in China to the German Bundesliga in a two-season deal covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
Migu sublicenses Premier League rights from iQiyi Sports
Chinese mobile telco and streaming platform China Mobile Migu has acquired rights to the English Premier League in a four-season sublicensing deal with the gatekeeper rights-holder in the market, iQiyi…
Serie A backs DAZN-Sky public places rights deal, YouTube streams games in Mena
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has welcomed a request from OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN to sublicense a package of rights in public places to pay-television…
AUB: 25 FTA broadcasters already signed up for Africa Cup of Nations
The African Union of Broadcasting, the body of free-to-air broadcasters, has said that a total of 25 of its broadcast affiliates have already committed to showing the Africa Cup of Nations, which takes …
FloSports in the market for senior director of global rights acquisition
US-based subscription streaming platform FloSports has kicked off a recruitment process to find a senior director of global rights acquisition
Sports TV Rights lands Bolivian basketball league deal
The Sports TV Rights agency has acquired broadcast rights in Bolivia to the Libobasquet, the top division of basketball in the South American country
DFL ups broadcast reach of 2. Bundesliga with enhanced feed powered by AWS
The German Football League (DFL) has expanded the global broadcast reach of the second-tier 2
ESPN+ subscriptions increase to 14.9m as Disney streaming services continue to grow
The Walt Disney Co.'s sports streaming service ESPN+ has now secured 14.9 million paid subscribers, up from 13.8 million subscribers in May
Discovery: Over 372m Tokyo 2020 viewers in Europe across TV and digital
Media group Discovery has revealed that more than 372 million people watched its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics in Europe, which represents a more than 10-per-cent increase on the 2018 winter Games in…
Youku joins Champions League broadcasters in China
Alibaba-owned platform Youku has become the fourth broadcaster to acquire non-exclusive streaming rights to Uefa club competitions in China for the 2021-22 season
Hong Kong government won’t rule out more TV rights bids, outlines sports developments
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has stressed that the government would not rule out the possibility of bidding for the broadcast rights to more major sporting events after it picked up rights to the Tokyo …
Discovery ‘remains resolute’ in face of challenge to Polish operations
Discovery has said it “remains resolute” in its defence of its Polish business interests after the lower house of the country’s parliament (Sejm) passed a bill which could force the US media group to gi…
Premier League extends anti-piracy campaign to Singapore
The English Premier League has launched its ‘Boot Out Piracy’ campaign in Singapore for the first time, highlighting the increased risks of cybercrime through watching illegal, pirated video content.
Sky PerfecTV to integrate Bundesliga’s interactive feed in new app
Japanese pay-television broadcaster Sky PerfecTV, the Bundesliga’s rights-holding broadcaster in Japan, is launching the Bundesliga Live App to deliver a tailored viewing experience for fans.