Multi-sport
Scudamore joins Monterosa board as non-executive director
Richard Scudamore, the former chief executive of the English Premier League, has taken a non-executive director position on the board of cloud technology and real-time engagement company Monterosa
NBCUniversal ‘explores’ selling RSNs or integrating them into Peacock
NBCUniversal is reportedly considering selling its seven regional sports networks or potentially integrating them into streaming service Peacock as the company tries to navigate the new cord-cutting landscape…
Streaming platform Screach secures $2m in funding to aid global roll-out
Screach, a new live sports streaming and advertising platform built specifically for commercial venues, has secured $2m (€1.7m) in investment to support the global roll-out of its technology.
Nent agrees five-year deal with Matchroom across nine countries
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a five-year rights deal across nine countries with events promotion company Matchroom Sport
Polsat and Discovery face Polish antitrust probe over channel packaging
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has commenced antitrust proceedings against commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat, and media group Discovery, following complaints o…
Streaming platform Fanatiz launches in Mexico as subscribers offered Fox Sports
Global OTT platform Fanatiz has launched in Mexico, where it will also offer subscribers the channels of Disney-owned pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports for an additional fee
Stan Sport nearing 150,000 subscribers, says Nine CEO
Nine Entertainment chief executive Mike Sneesby has claimed that its recently-launched streaming service Stan Sport is the ‘largest reaching streaming sports platform’ in Australia.
Apollo Global Management buys Verizon Media assets
American telecommunications giant Verizon is largely exiting the digital media space as it is selling Verizon Media assets, including Yahoo and AOL, to alternative investment firm Apollo Global Management…
Mediaset, Vivendi lay down arms after long legal battle
Mediaset and its second-largest investor, Vivendi, have agreed a truce on their long-running legal battle, through a deal which will see the French media group significantly reduce its interest in the…
Sky reports highest subscription growth for six years but sharp Ebitda fall
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 10.6-per-cent increase in revenue alongside a 33
Shapiro: Endeavor IPO will provide flexibility, cut debt and accelerate growth plans
Endeavor’s initial public offering will generate funds to provide “flexibility” over how the business is run, pay down debt and enable further acquisitions, according to Mark Shapiro, president at the s…
Production house NVP and Hiway Media finalise joint venture
Italian production house NVP and start-up OTT platform provider Hiway Media have finalised a joint venture that will see the two companies combine to offer end-to-end services to rights-holders and broadcasters…
Slovakia’s Orange Sport to close TV channels
The Slovakian arm of telecoms operator Orange has said it will close its sports television channels
International push from LiveScore with rollout of ‘Watch’ video service
LiveScore, the sports update and results provider that has moved into live streaming, has launched a global video content service to showcase some of its rights to various football leagues and competitions
Endeavor IPO prices shares at $24 apiece ahead of first day of NYSE trading
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has raised $511.2m (€421.9m) in a US initial public offering through the placing of 21.3 million shares at $24 apiece, the upper end of its originally-stated range.
BT in talks over sale of sports broadcast business
BT is in talks with possible investors over its sports content business, BT Sport, as the UK telecoms operator seeks to consolidate its activities around its core communications offering
Discovery’s Q1 international revenues up 7 per cent, global OTT subscribers hit 15m
Media group Discovery has reported a 7-per-cent increase in first-quarter revenues at its International Networks division, generating $987m (€816m) in the first three months of 2021.
Mediaset plans to revive ‘MediaforEurope’ project
Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset is set to revive its MediaforEurope (MFE) project, which aims to unite its domestic and Spanish business interests into a Dutch holding company