Multi-sport
Study highlights slow uptake in French OTT sports sector
A study published today (Monday) by the French broadcast and internet piracy regulators has found a markedly low appetite among the public to subscribe to a sports streaming platform
Sportradar seeks to satisfy betting clients with Simulated Reality
Sports data and content company Sportradar has launched a new AI-driven product that will seek to simulate professional sports matches for the betting market amid the global competition lockdown due to…
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CRICKET: Star snatches Cricket South Africa rights in India from Sony
MOTORSPORT: Formula One closes North American rights cycle with Canadian fee rise
Hearn awaits clarification on closed-doors events in move for live TV content
Matchroom Sport’s Barry Hearn is continuing to look at ways to stage live sports events behind closed doors despite the UK being in a state of ‘lockdown’ due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
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Globo ‘to renegotiate ad deals worth $114m’ after Tokyo 2020 postponement
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is facing up to the prospect of having to renegotiate advertising deals worth a reported R$580m (€103.6m/$113.7
Red Bull Media House chief Meier set for exit
Gerrit Meier, the global managing director of Red Bull Media House, the media and content arm of the energy drinks brand, is to leave the company, according to reports in Austria
Foxtel scrambles to retain subscribers with entertainment offering
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has made moves to retain subscribers during the sporting season’s enforced shutdown by providing subscribers with a wider range of entertainment content in the w…
Discovery taps into $500m credit facility amid ‘unknown’ Covid-19 impact
US-based media group Discovery has borrowed $500m (€456.9m) under its credit facility as it seeks to tackle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Race to become sport’s Spotify is slower than expected
Speaking at the FANXP conference in Barcelona in February, leading executives from disruptive companies came together to speak about ‘the fan of the future’, and how DAZN, Eleven and Twitter are pushing the boundaries and meeting fan demand.
Nent to launch Viaplay streaming service in Iceland
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) is to launch Viaplay in Iceland on April 1, meaning its OTT streaming service will be available in all five Nordic countries
Atrium Sports recruits Blaszczak to commercial role
Atrium Sports, the automated video and data sports production company, has recruited Robert Blaszczak as its commercial operations director
RTVS delays sports channel launch
Slovakian public-service broadcaster RTVS has delayed the launch of its sports channel on a reluctance to enter into further financial commitments during the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak
Mediapro puts 1,200 staff on temporary employment, cuts management salaries
Barcelona-based rights and production group Mediapro has filed for a Temporary Employment Regulation File (ERTE) which the business has said will affect as many as 1,200 of its employees
Fox Sports’ Italian exit complete as web operations to close
Fox Sports Italia is set to cease its web operations at the end of the month, almost two years after its television operation shut down in Italy
Deltatre continues ‘significant investment’ with two commercial appointments
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has made two additions to its commercial team, appointing World Wrestling Entertainment’s Adam Bigwood and former Perform executive Adam Bowley.
Asian sports media industry to take 35% revenue hit, report says
The coronavirus outbreak will result in a 35-per-cent drop in sports media industry revenues in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report by research firm Media Partners Asia
Facebook in talks for stake in Indian telco Jio
Facebook is in talks to acquire a 10-per-cent stake in Indian mobile telco Reliance Jio, according to the Financial Times