Multi-sport
French court awards over €7m damages to broadcasters in piracy ruling
A French court has ruled that five men who last year were found guilty of running an operation pirating the content of sports broadcasters must pay over €7m ($8.3m) in damages.
Kürten and ex-YLE chief Kivinen launch media rights consultancy
Stefan Kürten, the former executive director at Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has launched a new Switzerland-based sports and media management consultancy together …
Discovery rolls out unified advertising across sports and entertainment portfolio
Media group Discovery has revealed details of enhanced marketing solutions that it will offer to brands as part of plans to align its sports offering with its entertainment portfolio across international…
Disney+ hits 100 million subscribers
The Walt Disney Co
Covid-19 contributes to ITV’s £23m sports rights impairment charge in 2020
ITV, the UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster, has included a £23m (€26.9m/$32m) sports rights impairment charge in its full-year results as the effect of Covid-19 on the sporting calendar took hold.
Fresh extension granted for Fox Sports Mexico divestment
Mexico’s telecoms regulator, the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT), has granted a fresh extension for the sale of the Mexican arm of pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports.
Foxtel and Kayo to ramp up women’s sport coverage
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has unveiled a new initiative to increase the visibility of women's sport on its linear channels and streaming platform Kayo Sports
NBCUniversal poised to push for higher USA Network subscription fees due to sports influx
NBCUniversal is poised to charge pay-TV providers higher subscription fees for USA Network due to an influx of premium live sports content to the general entertainment cable channel in the coming years
IMG’s Fry to step down as production chief ‘before end of 2022’
Graham Fry, the experienced production executive, is to finish his career at the IMG agency after taking on the position of executive chairman, production
SportBusiness Media 25:04
Inside this issue:
CYCLING: IMG, Discovery choose pragmatic route to unlock Giro d’Italia deal
RUGBY UNION: NZR, RugbyPass deal illustrates tricky Sanzaar international sales process
M
SportsTribal TV beta version offers Edgesport, Ski TV, poker and boxing
SportsTribal TV, a free, ad-supported sports streaming platform, has launched its beta service in the UK, with 14 channels initially made available
GMcomunicazione ‘takes stake’ in Sportitalia
The GMcomunicazione public relations and media company has acquired a 50-per-cent stake in Italian digital terrestrial television broadcaster Sportitalia, according to reports
Playfly Sports acquires trio of Fox Sports agencies
Pennsylvania-based sports marketing outfit Playfly Sports has completed an acquisition of three prior Fox Sports agencies - Home Team Sports, Impression Sports, and Fox Sports College Properties - that…
Mayer named DAZN chairman as Skipper steps down
Kevin Mayer, a former leading executive at Walt Disney Co. and TikTok, has been appointed to the role of chairman at DAZN, the global sports subscription service and media company
Dish Network, DraftKings unveil integrated sports betting platform
US satellite TV provider Dish Network and prominent gaming operator DraftKings have announced a strategic agreement which will enable viewers to place bets with DraftKings directly from their television s…
Tricolor launches sports channels dedicated to Russian sport
Russian pay-television operator Tricolor has launched three new sports channels as it looks to promote domestic athletes and competitions
Nent fails to agree Telia carriage terms in Norway, secures Latvian distribution
Norwegian customers of telco Telia are without Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s linear channels and OTT service following the pair being unable to agree a distribution deal.