Multi-sport
Spark lifts paywall amid live sports drought
New Zealand telecoms operator Spark has opened up its platform for no charge for existing and new customers until May, after conceding that the impact of the coronavirus on the global sporting schedule…
End in sight for release of SA watchdog’s sports broadcast regulations
South African broadcast and telecoms regulator Icasa has targeted the end of September by which to publish the details of its long-awaited sports broadcast regulations
Nent issues compensation warning, reduces sports package price
The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) will seek compensation from sports rights-holders if there are “longer-term” postponements or cancellations due to the impact of the global coronavirus outbreak.
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Marinakis-owned Alter Ego pulls out of Forthnet takeover
Shipping magnate and Greek businessman Evangelos Marinakis has pulled out of a deal to acquire telecoms operator Forthnet, the parent company of Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova, after protracted…
Roku TV and Xumo bring beIN Sports Xtra to Canada
Streaming platforms Roku and Xumo have both signed distribution agreements in Canada with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, allowing them to add the beIN Sports Xtra streaming service to their respective…
Česká Televize raises Olympic hours, digital scope in new Discovery deal
Česká Televize will pay more to continue to sublicense Olympic rights from US media group Discovery but will gain more winter Games hours and an additional digital broadcast option.
Discovery and Telia strike carriage agreement following blackout
Telia and international media group Discovery have agreed a new carriage agreement in the Nordic region following a six-day blackout of Discovery channels on the telco’s platform.
APAC sports media industry set for modest growth, report says
Media industry research firm Media Partners Asia is predicting solid, if undramatic, growth in Asian sports television and OTT revenues, and media rights values, in the 2019-24 period, driven by international…
Mediapro turnover dips but 2019 Ebitda up by €2m
Mediapro, the Spain-based production group and media-rights agency, has reported a drop in annual revenues but a €2m ($2.2
Wanda: Coronavirus may cause ‘material adverse impact’ on sports unit
Wanda Sports Group, the sports unit of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda, has warned of the potential for a “material adverse impact” on its business because of the ongoing spread of the coronavirus.
Italian court overturns Sky’s three-year exclusive digital rights ban
Sky Italia has won its appeal against the country’s antitrust authority’s decision to bar the pay-television broadcaster for three years from acquiring exclusive content rights over internet platforms.
YouTube TV drops some Fox RSNs, YES Network from service
The ongoing carriage battle between Sinclair Broadcast Group and YouTube TV has taken another troubled turn as the streaming provider has dropped some Fox regional sports networks controlled by Sinclair,…
Fox Sports Brasil’s Zebini heads for exit
Eduardo Zebini, senior vice-president and chief content officer at pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil, has left his position and is set to take up another role in the sports media sector
NBA’s Brabants: Traditional sports must follow esports to capture young viewers
Traditional sports players must take insights gleaned from esports and other innovations if they are to engage with younger audiences, according to Matt Brabants, the NBA’s senior vice-president of global m…
NBC Sports sets new Olympics ad sales record for Tokyo 2020
NBC Sports said it has sold $1.25bn in US ad sales for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, setting a new record for any broadcaster for the Games
Discovery invests €40m in sports production technology hub
International media company Discovery has opened a new technology hub in the Dutch city of Hilversum to store and distribute live sporting productions.
Discovery has invested close to €40m ($44.5
Live events drive Olympic Channel viewership at Lausanne 2020
Live events accounted for 71 per cent of all video views during the Olympic Channel’s coverage of the recent Winter Youth Olympic Games in the Swiss city of Lausanne, with viewers' average watch time i…