Multi-sport
Comcast: Sky subscriber numbers, revenue back to pre-Covid levels
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 3
Peacock rises to 33 million US sign-ups
NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service is continuing its torrent of growth, hitting 33 million sign-ups in the United States, according to corporate parent Comcast Corp.
Bach dismisses Tokyo ‘speculation’ as IOC prepares to publish ‘playbooks’
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has dismissed "speculation" about cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and said his organisation would in early February publish its plans to counter…
Nine pitches Stan Sport at A$10 per month as streaming battle heats up
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has announced further details of its move into sports streaming with its new service Stan Sport, set to launch in early February
Telenet opens up free window for sports content, including Premier League
Belgian telecoms operator Telenet has announced it will launch a free-to-air channel targeting occasional viewers of sports events
Tegna acquires Locked On Podcasts
Publicly traded television station ownership group Tegna Inc. has expanded its presence in the fast-growing realm of sports podcasting, acquiring Utah-based Locked On Podcasts Inc
Ex-Sportima CEO replaces Gershkovich as Okko Sport head
Russian OTT streaming platform Okko has named Oleg Manzha as head of its subscription sports arm Okko Sport
Discovery Nordics CEO Norrby exits, new Discovery-TIM deal in Italy
Nicklas Norrby, Discovery’s chief executive in the Nordic region, is leaving his position, it has been announced.
Cooper promoted to general counsel role at Endeavor, IMG entities
John Cooper has been promoted to a general counsel role at Endeavor’s experiences, rights and events businesses, including oversight of legal practices at the media and events arms of the IMG agency.
Sinclair, Bally’s unveil branding of former Fox RSNs
Sinclair Broadcast Group and casino operator Bally's Corp. have unveiled the new branding of the former Fox regional sports networks following a landmark naming-rights deal agreed to in November
International head Li to leave Sina Sports
Sam Li, the head of international business strategy at the Sina Sports division of Chinese internet giant Sina, is leaving his role to focus on his projects as an investor and adviser in the sports technology…
Matchroom creates division to handle broadcast production
Events promotion company Matchroom Sport has created a media production arm that will adopt the Matchroom brand
France Télévisions, Sport in France team up on digital content
Sport in France, the free-to-air television channel owned by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), has agreed a digital content deal with public-service broadcaster France Télévisions.
Monster Energy marketing director Sutcliffe joins LIVENow
LIVENow, the streaming platform launched by Aser Ventures, has recruited a chief marketing and content officer with the recent appointment of James Sutcliffe from energy drink brand Monster Energy
ServusTV follows up rights push with recruitment of Paunovic to distribution role
ServusTV, the commercial free-to-air broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has recruited Slaven Paunovic, the experienced sports rights agency executive, as its head of channel and programme distribution
Australia’s Kayo opens up free access to sports coverage
Kayo Sports, the subscription streaming platform of Australian pay-television operator Foxtel, has launched a new free-to-access service
Former DAZN executive Peebles joins The Athletic in APAC role
Alex Peebles, the former senior vice-president, Southeast Asia at sports streaming operator DAZN, has joined The Athletic, the subscription-based sports website, in a commercial role focused on the Asia-Pacific…
NBCUniversal to shut down NBCSN by end of 2021
NBCUniversal has announced it will shut down its sports cable network NBCSN by the end of the year, with much of its content migrating to sister Comcast-owned general-entertainment channel USA Network …