Multi-sport
NZ watchdog: Sky’s OSB sale to NEP could cause sports rights market imbalance
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s proposed deal to sell sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) has taken a hit after the country’s Commerce Commission outlined its competition con…
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FOOTBALL: Uefa national-team rights value swells in Scandinavia in six-season deals
FOOTBALL: Mena drives Bundesliga fee shortfall, mixed results for Fox replacements
Olympics find familiar Danish home as DR and TV2 strike deal with Discovery
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster DR have agreed sub-licensing deals with media company Discovery for rights to the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2024 summer…
Okko Sport to deploy WSC Sports highlights technology, further innovations planned
Russian OTT subscription streaming platform Okko Sport is to use the automated highlights technology provided by WSC Sports in an agreement with the Israel-based company
ViacomCBS ‘lining up’ Chilevisión deal takeover
ViacomCBS is close to a deal to acquire free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión from fellow US media group WarnerMedia, according to local reports.
Content Arena adds SNTV news service to platform
Content Arena, the online media rights trading platform, has announced the addition of sports news video provider SNTV to its marketplace as a seller
Sky Italia’s exclusive digital rights appeal thrown out
An appeal by pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia against a ban on it acquiring exclusive digital media rights has been thrown out by Italy’s Council of State.
Stats Perform and NativeWaves launch new second screen offering
Sports data and AI technology company Stats Perform has teamed up with Austrian solutions and media experience company NativeWaves to launch a new product that gives sports fans an enhanced viewing experience…
Fanatiz debuts beIN Sports Xtra, Trace Sports-Stars channels
Sports streaming service Fanatiz has added beIN Sports Xtra and the Trace Sports-Stars channel to its platform.
Sinclair signs landmark pact with Bally’s for RSN naming rights
Sinclair Broadcast Group is making an industry-shaking move with most of its regional sports networks, signing a landmark deal with casino operator Bally’s Corp.
Brazilian Olympic Committee launches streaming channel with TV NSports
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) is to launch an online streaming channel offering coverage of domestic sports events, with the potential of also showcasing international competitions
Vodafone first to resell DAZN in Germany, including linear channels
Telco and cable operator Vodafone will be the first to resell the DAZN OTT streaming platform as part of its offering, including the two new linear DAZN channels
Ex-ESPN executive Classen replaces Raynaud as Sky Deutschland’s sports head
Charly Classen, previously a leading figure at ESPN’s international business, has been named as the new executive vice-president of sports at German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland, replacing J…
Pac-12 Networks launches free streaming channel
Pac-12 Networks, the media company wholly owned by the US college sports conference’s 12 member universities, has launched a new free streaming channel.
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FOOTBALL: FA’s WSL carve-out pays dividends in exclusive Sky deal
FOOTBALL: Infront questions private equity as agency’s primacy in football threatened
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Disney continues to see growth in streaming operations
As much of the Walt Disney Co. remains battered by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the company reported continued growth for its streaming operations during its most recent quarter
Tencent agrees production technology deal with WSC Sports
Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed a three-year partnership with Israeli AI technology provider WSC Sports around video production features and enhancements
Thai free-to-air broadcasters announce Olympics rights acquisition
A pool of six free-to-air Thai channels are to broadcast live coverage of Tokyo’s rescheduled 2020 Olympics after details were announced at a press conference in Thailand.