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Fox Sports, ESPN merger offers glimpse into consolidating Brazilian market
The merger of Fox Sports and ESPN’s Brazilian arms further consolidates the country’s sports broadcast market and could make it even more difficult for international rights-holders to extract value from an already tricky territory.
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FOOTBALL: Bundesliga starts Asian sales with Sky PerfecTV deal in Japan
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Amazon’s NFL renewal unlikely to herald major push in next cycle
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Streaming platforms hold key to meeting post-Covid content glut
Pent-up appetite for sports viewing is expected to be released in the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, giving rights-holders an opportunity to attract significant new audiences.
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CYCLING: Prospect of virtual Tour de Suisse prompts rights wrangle
FOOTBALL: Match TV fends off new entrants to retain Uefa club rights in Russia
Covid-19 hits at heart of Sky NZ’s sports-led turnaround plans
Covid-19 has made an ambitious, sport-focused business turnaround at Sky New Zealand an even tougher task.
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MULTI-SPORT: Sports-media industry braces for post-Covid 19 world
CYCLING: IMG closes in on Giro d’Italia international rights renewal
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Sports-media industry braces for post-Covid 19 world
Trading in sports media rights has stopped. This has never happened before. The last time global sport came to a standstill was for the Second World War, some time before the sports-rights industry was born.
Twitch’s interactivity proves popular with traditional sports during shutdown
Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch built its reputation as a home for esports and video gaming communities, but its prominence as a platform for traditional sports is growing as it looks to widen its remit.
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RUGBY UNION: Six Nations pauses media-rights sales in face of Covid-19 pandemic
FOOTBALL: Uefa sees sharp fee hike from club competitions in Balkans on strong interest
Asian sports media industry adjusts to coronavirus shutdown
The shutdown of live sport due to the Covid-19 pandemic has stopped media-rights payments and negotiations, and prompted a scramble by broadcasters for alternative content across Asia-Pacific.
Navigating the payments minefield is crucial for Asian OTT services
While over-the-top broadcasting platforms are increasing in popularity internationally, their growth in Asia has been restrained by challenges around pricing, piracy, and payments.
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CRICKET: Star snatches Cricket South Africa rights in India from Sony
MOTORSPORT: Formula One closes North American rights cycle with Canadian fee rise
Race to become sport’s Spotify is slower than expected
Speaking at the FANXP conference in Barcelona in February, leading executives from disruptive companies came together to speak about ‘the fan of the future’, and how DAZN, Eleven and Twitter are pushing the boundaries and meeting fan demand.
Sky antitrust victory opens way for internet bids, but contracts could be overturned
Sky Italia’s victory this month in its challenge to the restrictions placed on its rights acquisitions by the country’s antitrust authority was comprehensive but not definitive.
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FOOTBALL: Bundesliga moves on from past Nordic problems with Nent fee boost
CRICKET: Disney’s pivot to India-focused Hotstar strategy opened door to Sky-IPL reunion in the UK
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Česká Televize raises Olympic hours, digital scope in new Discovery deal
Česká Televize will pay more to continue to sublicense Olympic rights from US media group Discovery but will gain more winter Games hours and an additional digital broadcast option.
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FOOTBALL: Nent’s colossal Premier League deal shakes up Nordic market
CYCLING: Tour, Vuelta deals good for EBU and Discovery but ASO incentive uncertain
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FanCode targets ‘long-tail’ content for Indian subscription video launch this year
Indian online sports media platform FanCode is launching a subscription video product this year, built on content not currently covered by Indian broadcasters.
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FOOTBALL: Uefa continues to grow club competition income in Austria & Switzerland
HANDBALL: EHF Champions League rescheduling hits rights round in France
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FOOTBALL: Europa League value falls in France in wake of Champions League frenzy
FOOTBALL: Premier League goes early in Nordics and opens up option of premium six-season deal
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FOOTBALL: Uefa secures massive Champions League hike in Germany as broadcaster battle heats up
Tomos Grace, EMEA head of sport, YouTube
Tomos Grace discusses the company’s three-pronged strategy, its role as a ‘free-funnel’ for rights-holders, and its plans to develop its ‘pay’ and ‘live’ offers.
YouTube sees future for ‘pay’ content in sports broadcast partnerships
Premier League club Liverpool’s decision to launch ‘paid-for’ content options on global video-sharing platform YouTube is a taster of how the platform will develop its sports-broadcasting partnerships.
IOC extends non-Tokyo Games rights growth trend in Japan to 2032
The International Olympic Committee extended a long run of media-rights revenue growth in Japan in its latest deal with the market’s free-to-air broadcaster consortium for 2026 to 2032, when the special case of the large Tokyo 2020 sales cycle is disregarded.