Multi-sport
Vodafone TV integrates Eurosport Player in Spanish first
Telecoms operator Vodafone has directly incorporated Eurosport Player, the OTT streaming service of the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport, into its broadcast offering in Spain
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FOOTBALL: Mediapro’s minimum guarantee demand may scupper Téléfoot carriage talks
GOLF: Fox eyes future renewals after parting ways with US Golf Association
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Sky Italia names Comcast’s Vacca as chief technology officer
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia has announced the appointment of Gabriella Vacca as its chief technology officer
Ex-Sportsnet president Moore to aid Hamilton’s Commonwealth Games bid
Hamilton 2026, the bid committee for the Canadian city’s tilt at hosting the Commonwealth Games, has engaged experienced media executive Scott Moore to aid its efforts in capturing the multi-sport event.
Content Arena adds duo to management team
Content Arena, the online media rights trading platform, has made two new appointments, adding Lukas Zajancauskas as director of strategy and business development, and Harrison Hancock as director of business…
Foulser: ‘Cost-effective’ bid key to S+V’s solo Commonwealth Games appointment
A “cost-effective” proposal that stripped back unnecessary spending was one of the critical factors in Sunset+Vine being appointed host broadcaster of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, according to …
Saudi competition body permanently cancels beIN licence, issues $2.7m fine
Saudi Arabian competition authorities have permanently cancelled the licence of Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and issued a fine of SAR10m (€2.34m/$2.6
EBU raises concerns over RTV Slovenija funding
The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of public-service broadcasters in Europe, has expressed its concern over proposed changes to the funding of Slovenia’s public-service broadcaster.
Fox Sports partners with Google Cloud to improve production capabilities
Fox Sports is teaming up with Google Cloud in a partnership designed to speed up the network’s existing production capabilities.
ORF plans Tokyo 2020 remote production amid cost cuts
Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF will turn to remote production where possible for its coverage from next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo as it continues its cost cutting plan in the wake of the C…
Canal Plus fined for ‘forced sales’ to 430,000 customers
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has been fined between €3m ($3.4m) and €5m for the ‘forced sale’ of a subscription offer to 430,000 customers.
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Island Sports Network to rebrand as Flow Sports in digitally-focused agreement
Caribbean pay-television broadcaster Flow Sports has entered into an agreement with Island Sports Network (iSN), the OTT streaming platform that offers coverage of sports events in the Caribbean and Latin…
ESPN agrees multi-year deal with music distributor UnitedMasters
ESPN has entered into a multi-year agreement with independent artist distribution platform UnitedMasters
Sunset+Vine named Birmingham 2022 host broadcaster in potential three-Games deal
UK-based production company Sunset+Vine has been named as the host broadcaster of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in a deal that could be extended to include the 2026 and 2030 editions of the…
Sky Italia continues fight against exclusive internet rights ban
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has filed an appeal against a ruling from Italy’s highest administrative court (CdS) that upheld a ban preventing it from acquiring exclusive internet rights t…
FuboTV revenue rises 78 per cent in Q1
US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV posted a 78-per-cent increase in overall revenues during its fiscal first quarter, thanks to spikes in subscriptions, advertising sales, …
Stats Perform lands Norsk Tipping live streaming contract
The Watch & Bet service of sports data and AI technology company Stats Perform has been chosen by the Norwegian state lottery’s sportsbook, Norsk Tipping, as its sole live streaming video supplier.