Multi-sport
IMG’s Edgesport secures new content with ASO deal, GAME renewal
Edgesport, the action sports channel operated by IMG, has added new content through an agreement with promoter Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and retained content licensed by GAME Sports Management in…
Premier Sports takes stake in JOE Media in content agreement
UK and Ireland pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired a 10-per-cent stake in the parent company of social media publisher JOE Media Group, with the two parties set to share sports content
Radio France deals with Discovery for non-exclusive Paris 2024 rights
Radio France, the public-service radio broadcaster in France, has acquired non-exclusive radio rights to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in a deal with broadcast group and rights-holder Discovery
RTL sports director Loppe to depart amid restructure
Long-serving sports director Manfred Loppe is to leave RTL, the German free-to-air commercial broadcaster, after 28 years
Linear rights deals to maintain primacy over D2C for at least a decade, report finds
The continued importance of linear media-rights deals means it will take at least a decade before direct-to-consumer platforms become rights-holders’ main avenue for distributing content, according to a…
NBC Sports adds audio channel to SiriusXM
NBC Sports has launched a new 24/7 audio channel on leading US satellite and digital radio network SiriusXM, called "NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM
DFL and Charlton plot sports OTT platform in Mena region
The German Football League (DFL) has been working with Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton with a view to setting up an over-the-top sports broadcast offering in the Middle East and North Africa…
Discovery unveils global OTT platform combining sports and non-sports content
Discovery, the owner of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport, has today (Wednesday) unveiled its new global OTT streaming service, which will be called discovery+ and will marry sports content with…
Free-to-air Paralympics coverage in sub-Saharan Africa as IPC waives fee
Free-to-air coverage of Tokyo’s 2020 Paralympics, which will take place next summer, will be shown by broadcasters in at least 24 sub-Saharan African countries thanks to an agreement announced by the I…
FuboTV moves toward online wagering with Balto Sports deal
Sports-focused streaming service fuboTV is moving for the first time into online sports wagering with the acquisition of Balto Sports, a California-based technology startup
DAZN’s Redman joins OZ Sports as CFO
Sports technology company OZ Sports has recruited Tom Redman from DAZN, the global sports subscription service and media company, as chief financial officer
Wanda Sports Q3 revenues down 42 per cent but net profit reported
Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, has reported a 42-per-cent drop in third-quarter revenues, primarily due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic coupled…
PlusTelka is ‘latest Slovakian operator’ to end Eurosport carriage
Slovakian pay-television broadcaster PlusTelka is the latest operator in the country that will end is distribution of Discovery’s Eurosport channels from 2021, it has been reported.
Moloney replaces Stewart as CEO of Sky NZ
Sky New Zealand chief executive Martin Stewart is leaving the company and has been replaced by current chief commercial officer Sophie Moloney with immediate effect
Fox Sports to rebrand as ESPN in the Netherlands
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has confirmed it will rebrand under the ESPN banner from January 1 next year
Eleven faces consumer body action over Italian disruption caused by cyber attacks
Italian consumer rights organisation Codici has launched a class action lawsuit against subscription OTT broadcaster Eleven Sports for outages that have affected its coverage of Serie C, the third tier…
Stats Perform buys Thuuz Sports’ AI highlights platform as Sieve comes on board
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has acquired the automated video highlights and fan excitement technology platforms from the California-based Thuuz Sports
YouTube’s EMEA sports head Grace assumes media remit in expanded role
Google-owned streaming giant YouTube has promoted Tomos Grace to the position of head of media and sport in Europe, the Middle East and Africa