Multi-sport
Sportway hires ex-Lagardère Sports rights executive Gårdebäck, Darktrace’s Personne
Sportway, the Stockholm-based automated production and live streaming firm, has made two additions to its commercial team, including Ludvig Gårdebäck, a former broadcast rights sales executive at the L…
Vivendi ordered to pay €1.7m in damages to Mediaset
French media group Vivendi has been ordered to pay €1.7
Sky Italia chief Ibarra steps down to lead Bain-backed technology firm
Sky Italia chief executive Maximo Ibarra has resigned from his role with the pay-television broadcaster to take up a new role at Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, the Italian technology company backed…
Mediapro suffered €702m revenue hit in 2020
Mediapro has outlined how the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a €702m ($846.3
US TV networks press Nielsen for audit of ratings data
Nielsen Media Research, the firm behind ratings data that drives much of the television industry in the United States, is under increasing fire as a network advocacy group is calling for an independent…
Kayo to stream Australian lower-tier sport for free
Kayo Sports, the subscription streaming platform of Australian pay-television operator Foxtel, will stream local sports competitions free of charge via its Kayo Freebies service
Kayo Sports to stream Australia’s free local community sports
Kayo Sports, the subscription streaming platform of Australian pay-television operator Foxtel, will stream local sports competitions free of charge via its Kayo Freebies service
La Vuelta continues Twitch mainstream sport move, Allsvenskan launches on TikTok
Organisers of cycling’s Vuelta a España have announced it will be the first of the sport’s ‘grand tours’ to have an official account on Twitch, the Amazon-owned online streaming platform.
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Matchroom launches OTT mobile app with StreamAMG, adds monthly subscription
The Matchroom events agency has launched a live streaming mobile app developed by StreamAMG, the sports streaming and technology company, and also introduced a monthly subscription option for the service
K Madhavan becomes president of Disney and Star in India
K Madhavan has been appointed president of The Walt Disney Company India and Disney-owned pay-television platform Star India
GSRM merges with 1190 Sports following acquisition
Global Sports Rights Management, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has announced a merger with 1190 Sports, the Chile-based sports marketing agency.
Univision, Televisa strike $4.8bn merger deal
Two of the biggest content producers and sports rights-holders in Spanish-language media are coming together as Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc. are merging in a $4.8bn (€4.0
Production group Tinopolis undergoes financial restructure
Tinopolis Group, the international TV production and distribution group, has undertaken a major financial restructure after what it describes as “significant” damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Discovery to mark Tokyo 2020 milestone with new content series
Media group Discovery has announced the launch of new content to support its broadcast across Europe of the postponed 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
DAZN customers hit by Serie A blackout prompted by CTS service interruption
Sports streaming broadcaster DAZN is to offer its customers in Italy a free month’s subscription after its live coverage of two Serie A matches was hit by technical issues.
Sky Italia to cut 25 per cent of workforce, say unions
The Italian arm of pay-television broadcaster Sky is preparing to cut its total workforce by 25 per cent as part of a wider four-year transformation plan, according to national unions, as it seeks to adapt…
Nugent leaves Infront’s iX.co digital and technology operation
David Nugent, the chief commercial officer at iX.co, the digital media and solutions company owned by the Infront agency, is leaving his position
Former Seven head of sport Shtein joins Gravity Media
Gravity Media, the broadcast production and outside broadcast services company, has appointed former Seven head of sport Saul Shtein as its director for production and content in Australia