Multi-sport
Comcast discussing potential sports TV fee relief
Brian Roberts, Comcast chairman and chief executive, said the US cable industry giant is talking with various American pro sports leagues about possible rights fee relief that could ideally be passed on…
Sky suffers Q1 revenue hit, looks to protection of shorter rights contracts
European pay-television broadcaster Sky saw its revenues hit in the first quarter of 2020 following a drop-off in subscriber numbers as sport ground to a halt due to the Covid-19 outbreak
Covid-19 hits at heart of Sky NZ’s sports-led turnaround plans
Covid-19 has made an ambitious, sport-focused business turnaround at Sky New Zealand an even tougher task.
Wanda Sports reports full-year revenue dip, reiterates Covid-19 warning
Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, has reported revenues of €1.03bn ($1.16bn) in 2019, a 9-per-cent fall on 2018.
US keeps Saudi Arabia on priority watchlist over sports IP protection ‘failure’
The United States Trade Representative office, the government organisation responsible for advising US trade policy, has kept Saudi Arabia on its priority watchlist for what it sees as a failure to address…
New York state AG seeks sports TV fee relief for consumers
New York state attorney general Letitia James called on seven major US cable and satellite television companies to reduce the fees they are charging consumers that are attributable to live sports rights…
Sports channel to launch in Cambodia in NOC-backed project
A new dedicated sports television channel is set to launch later this year in Cambodia
Forthnet sale nears completion as BC Partners enter exclusive talks
The long-anticipated sale of Greek telecoms operator Forthnet looks to be nearing an end as the company’s creditors are reported to have entered into exclusive negotiations with London-based private e…
Sunset+Vine furloughs 100 staff, adapts production set-up in face of Covid-19
UK-based sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has furloughed around 77 per cent of its full-time workforce at it seeks to shield the business from the impact of the Covid-19 shutdown
Eurovision Services offers new world feed service for rights-free sports content
Eurovision Services, the media services arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has launched a new offering designed to help broadcasters easily gain access to a…
Eurovision Services offers new world feed service for rights-free sports content
Eurovision Services, the media services arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has launched a new offering designed to help broadcasters easily gain access to a…
Mediaset raises ProSiebenSat.1 stake further
Mediaset, the Italy-based commercial broadcaster, has furthered its efforts to create a pan-European media group by raising its stake in Germany-based commercial broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1
Olympians host online Airbnb ‘experiences’
Olympic athletes are working with Airbnb to provide online experiences for fans, including goal-setting advice sessions and home workouts
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Inside this issue:
MULTI-SPORT: Sports-media industry braces for post-Covid 19 world
CYCLING: IMG closes in on Giro d’Italia international rights renewal
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RTVS gets go-ahead for new Slovakian sports channel
Slovakian public-service broadcaster RTVS has been granted a license by the country's Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission (RVR) to launch and operate a national digital sports channel
Sports-media industry braces for post-Covid 19 world
Trading in sports media rights has stopped. This has never happened before. The last time global sport came to a standstill was for the Second World War, some time before the sports-rights industry was born.
Fox Sports asks top talent to take temporary pay cuts
US broadcaster Fox Sports has followed in the footsteps of ESPN by asking its top on-air talent to take temporary pay cuts as a result of the sports competition shutdown amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Lagardère: Sale of sports division to H.I.G. Europe now complete
Lagardère, the France-based conglomerate, has fully finalised the sale of its sports division to H.I.G. Europe, an arm of the international private equity and asset management firm.