Boxing
Foxtel appoints Woods to run PPV business
Australian pay-television group Foxtel has appointed Conor Woods as head of its pay-per-view business, taking charge of the long-standing Main Event brand
Canal Plus to show Fury-Wilder 3
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the forthcoming heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder
Fight Sports lands Fury-Wilder rights in multiple territories
Fight Sports, the CSI Sports-owned linear sports channel and digital service, has acquired rights in more than 50 countries to the forthcoming heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder
DAZN aims for linear exposure in UK with expanded Matchroom deal
DAZN’s expanded global media rights deal with Matchroom Boxing will see the multi-platform broadcaster take greater control over how and where Matchroom spends its budget.
Sky signs rights deals with Top Rank, Boxxer
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has moved to bolster its boxing coverage in the UK and Ireland through agreements with promoters Top Rank and Boxxer.
Both deals will run for four years
DAZN, Matchroom agree deal for Mexican fight series
DAZN, the global sports subscription streaming service and media company, has added more boxing content to its line-up in a deal to show a Mexican fight series
Matchroom Boxing and DAZN agree five-year deal in the UK & Ireland
DAZN and Matchroom Boxing have confirmed a global media rights deal that from July 31 will include rights in the UK and Ireland, ending a decades-long partnership between Matchroom and pay-television broadcaster…
Boxing streaming service Fightzone goes live on Red Bee Media platform
Fightzone, a new worldwide streaming service dedicated to UK and international boxing, is launching today (Friday) on the OTT platform of Ericsson-owned broadcast services company Red Bee Media
Virgin Media adds Top Rank, Premier Boxing Champions events via FITE PPV deal
UK telco Virgin Media has agreed a carriage deal with pay-per-view platform Fite, giving its pay-television subscribers access to Top Rank, Premier Boxing Champions and All-Elite Wrestling events that…
RMC Sport lands rights in France to PBC boxing
RMC Sport, the French subscription broadcaster owned by telco Altice, has acquired exclusive rights to Premier Boxing Champions fights.
The deal covers at least 2021
Triller continues expansion by winning rights to Lopez-Kambosos world title fight
Upstart social media company Triller made another major move to shake up the professional boxing landscape by securing the rights to promote Teofimo Lopez's upcoming world lightweight title defense against …
FITE looks to leverage success of Mike Tyson fight card
Digital pay-per-view platform FITE is looking to create long-term benefits from the success of the recent Mike Tyson fight card, which has resulted in the company's registered user base climbing from 2
DAZN unveils original content line-up, forms Google ad alliance in DACH region
Media company and OTT broadcaster DAZN has released details of a slate of original content programming featuring the likes of Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and heavyweight boxer Anthony…
Tyson-Jones exhibition fight expected to generate more than $80m for Triller
The recent Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition fight in Los Angeles is expected to generate more than 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, which would earn media company Triller around $80m
DAZN’s boxing-focused global service goes live
The global streaming service of media company DAZN has gone live today (Tuesday) and will broadcast live coverage of Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO super-middleweight title defence against fellow Englishman M…
Golovkin returns on DAZN in December fight
Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin will return to action with a fight against Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta on December 18 that will be streamed live and exclusively in over 200 countries and territories b…
DAZN to kick off global service with Joshua fight as Garcia-Campbell postponed
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to maintain the launch of its boxing-focused global streaming service on December 1, despite the postponement of its first major…
DAZN picks up rights to Canelo Álvarez bout following promoter split
Over-the-top sports subscription service DAZN has acquired rights to broadcast Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez’s world super middleweight fight against England’s Callum Smith on December 19.
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