Multi-sport
Prominent media measurement firm settles SEC charges
Media measurement and analytics firm Comscore, widely used by sports leagues and media entities over the past 15 years to measure their digital reach, has settled fraud charges with the US Securities &…
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BASKETBALL: Euroleague secures robust fee rise in Turkey amid booming basketball interest
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL eyes further brand boost with ProSiebenSat
Deutsche Telekom ‘facing difficulties’ in Telekom Romania sale
German telco Deutsche Telekom is reportedly facing problems in selling its stake in its Romanian subsidiary, Telekom Romania, as rival telco RCS & RDS look to navigate around any anti-competitive issues.
RTBF agrees 2020-24 Olympics sublicensing deal in Belgium
French-language public broadcaster RTBF has agreed a sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery for exclusive, free-to-air rights in Belgium to the 2020-2024 Olympic Games cycle in the French-speaking…
World Urban Games land Eurosport exposure
Live coverage of the inaugural World Urban Games is to be shown across Europe by Eurosport, the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster
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FOOTBALL: BBC pays blockbuster fee for Women’s Euro 2021 UK rights as market surges
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Eurosport Player heads to Amazon devices
US media group Discovery has struck a deal with Amazon to bring Eurosport Player, the OTT platform of its international sports broadcaster, to the technology company’s Fire TV, Fire tablets and Echo S…
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TENNIS: Amazon pays premium in French Open domestic rights play
BASKETBALL: China’s Tencent sees off Youku to keep NBA digital rights in record deal
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Ewell Zhao, General Manager, Tencent Sports
Ewell Zhao talks about Tencent’s rights renewal with the NBA, its method for valuing sports media rights and the future of the Chinese sports video streaming industry.
MNC commits to SEA Games in Indonesia
Indonesian media group MNC has acquired rights to the next two editions of multi-sport event the Southeast Asian Games
Olympic Channel to add Hindi language, reaches 2.45bn video views
The Olympic Channel, the International Olympic Committee’s OTT platform, has said it will soon provide a new language offering in Hindi and has now grown its social media community to more than nine m…
African Games receive Olympic Channel showcase
The Olympic Channel, the International Olympic Committee's OTT platform, will provide more than 17 hours of coverage from the 2019 African Games, the multi-sport event underway in Rabat, Morocco
Alibaba and Suning sports joint-venture called off
Discussions on a joint-venture between Chinese conglomerate Alibaba's streaming platform Youku Sports and Suning's own streaming platform PPTV have broken down, according to media reports
ZTE and China Mobile claim 5G first for National Youth Games
Chinese telcos ZTE and China Mobile have joined forces for the country’s 2nd National Youth Games to deliver what they claim is China’s first 5G sporting event.
Disney details Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu bundle offer
The Walt Disney Company has announced details of a $12.99 (€11.61) bundle that will provide access to the Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu streaming services.
ISB appointed host broadcaster of 2021 World Games
Madrid-headquartered International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) has been announced as the host broadcaster for the 2021 edition of the World Games multi-sport event, which will be staged in the US city of…
Mediapro agrees YouTube deal for 2019 Pan American Games
The Mediapro agency, international rights manager for the 2019 Pan American Games, has agreed a deal with YouTube for the online video platform to broadcast the ongoing multi-sport event in Lima, Peru
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FOOTBALL: Weak pound post-Brexit vote boosts total Premier League rights income
MULTI-SPORT: Ambitious JTBC shakes Korean FTA broadcasters, delivers strong Olympics fee for IOC