Multi-sport
DAZN applies for linear distribution approval in Germany
Subscription streaming service DAZN has applied to the Berlin-Brandenburg media authority (Mabb) in Germany for permission to distribute linearly to households its two sports channels in the country
83 per cent of sports executives believe media rights have peaked
Sports media rights valuations have reached a “high water mark” according to 83 per cent of respondents in a new survey.
IMG Arena signs streaming deal with Turkish betting operator Misli
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has agreed a deal with Misli.com to provide streaming services to the Turkish betting operator
ESPN/Fox merger rejected by Argentina’s competition watchdog
The Disney media group’s latest attempts to merge international arms of pay-television broadcasters ESPN and Fox Sports has failed after Argentina’s competition authority blocked its proposal.
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL rights fee falls in France in beIN renewal
FOOTBALL: Uefa makes huge national team gains in Finland amid fierce competition
Disney handed two-month extension to divest Fox Sports in Mexico
Media group Disney has been handed another two-month extension to sell the Mexican arm of Fox Sports by Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT).
Disney APAC president Shankar to step down
Uday Shankar will step down as president of the Walt Disney Company in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region on December 31, the media and entertainment giant has announced
Plazamedia expands studio production deal with Deutsche Telekom
Sport1 Medien-owned production company Plazamedia has extended its production deal with telco Deutsch Telekom into the 2020-21 season, significantly expanding its services for the telco’s MagentaSport c…
NBC Olympics, Twitter extend partnership through 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The NBC Olympics division of US media company NBCUniversal has extended its content partnership with social media platform Twitter in a deal which covers the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics set for the …
Canal Plus increases Multichoice stake to 6.5 per cent
French pay-television operator Canal Plus has increased its holding in pan-African media group Multichoice, the parent company of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv
DAZN Canada brings advertising sales in-house
DAZN Media North America, the sales and advertising division of the subscription sports streaming service, has brought all media sales operations in-house in Canada
Canal Plus wants improved digital terrestrial renewal terms
French broadcast regulator the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has opened talks with Canal Plus over the extension of the pay-television broadcaster’s digital terrestrial licence.
Buzzer advances sports rights vision with $4m seed funding
Buzzer, a new mobile platform for live sports founded by Twitter’s former head of live sports rights acquisition, Bo Han, has advanced its development plans by closing a $4m (€3.4m) seed funding round.
Wanda Sports Group receives non-binding share proposal that could lead to delisting
Wanda Sports Group, the sports marketing entity that houses the Infront agency, has received an offer from a subsidiary company of Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda, the Chinese multinational conglomerate, t…
YouTube TV drops Sinclair-owned Fox RSNs again as carriage dispute rumbles on
Streaming service YouTube TV has announced it will drop 19 Fox-branded regional sports networks owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group from October 1 after the two parties failed to reach terms on a renewal …
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RUGBY UNION: Amazon’s Autumn Nations Cup swoop triggers speculation over rugby intentions
FOOTBALL: Premier League sees steep discount in short-term China deal
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Le Grew named chief revenue officer in Pitch International reshuffle
UK-based sports marketing agency Pitch International has unveiled a reshuffle of its media and advisory leadership team, including the promotion of Guy Le Grew to the newly-created position of chief revenue…
Beijing 2022 engages China Media Group in broadcast tie-up
The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) has signed two co-operation agreements with state media company China Media Group