Multi-sport
TV5, Cignal TV unveiled as SEA Games host broadcasters
Commercial broadcaster TV5 and pay-television provider Cignal TV have acquired host broadcast rights in the Philippines for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Seven plans 7plus channel roll-out for Tokyo 2020
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven plans to launch another six channels across its 7plus digital service for its coverage of the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic Games
NBCUniversal projecting over $1.2bn in ad sales from Tokyo 2020
U.S mass-media conglomerate NBCUniversal is expecting to bring in more than $1
IPC boosts Tokyo 2020 Paralympics live coverage
The International Paralympic Committee have added a further five sports to the roster that will be broadcast live from the Tokyo 2020 summer Paralympic Games, bringing the total number to 19 sports, encompassing…
India takes steps to ensure pay-TV carriage of DD Sports
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has listed DD Sports as one of 26 channels of public-service broadcaster Doordarshan that pay-television operators are obligated to carry.
Women’s World Cup, Paralympics poised for addition to UK ‘crown jewels’ list
Football’s Fifa Women’s World Cup and the Paralympic Games are reportedly set to be added to the ‘crown jewels’ legislation governing sporting events reserved for broadcast on free-to-air television in the …
DAZN to carry Eurosport in four markets, adds Bundesliga rights
OTT streaming platform DAZN has agreed a carriage deal in four markets with US media company Discovery for its international sports broadcaster Eurosport, along with an exclusive sublicensing agreement…
Olympic Channel agrees more federation partnerships
The Olympic Channel, an OTT platform operated by the International Olympic Committee, has reached agreements with six more international governing bodies to collaborate on live event coverage
Band lands Ligue 1 deal in Brazil, retains Olympic Games rights
Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes (Band) has agreed a sublicensing deal with OTT streaming service DAZN for rights to Ligue 1, the top division of French club football, while it will reportedly also…
Canal Plus to cut jobs in France amid tough pay-TV environment
France’s Canal Plus Group confirmed on Tuesday plans to cut around 20 per cent of its workforce in its home country as it adjusts to growing competition in the pay-television market.
TikTok’s growth pushes platform into key engagement role for sports properties
As TikTok has grown into one of the world's most popular social-media apps during the past year, the short-form video-sharing platform has become an important tool for sports rights-holders to expand and engage their fanbases.Â
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TENNIS: Perform makes last-ditch attempt to outbid IMG for ATP Tour betting, data rights
TENNIS: French Open tender gambit unlikely to boost FFT revenues
Econet puts pay-TV arm into administration
Telecommunications firm Econet Media has placed its Kwesé TV pay-television arm into administration.
Tokyo 2020 bans spectator video uploads to protect broadcast rights
Spectators at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will not be allowed to post videos of events on their social media accounts, in an effort by organisers to protect broadcast rights-holders
LeSports Beijing’s business licence revoked by Trade and Industry Bureau
LeSports Beijing's business licence has been revoked since May 20, and according to reports, the next step in Chinese law is liquidation
Sky to carry BT Sport, Premier Sport in Ireland from August 1
Pay-television broadcaster Sky will carry the BT Sport and Premier Sport channels on its Irish platform from August 1, taking over from telco Eir
Nent strikes new carriage deals in Sweden with Telia, Tele2
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has furthered its reach in Sweden by extending a carriage deal with Telia and expanding an agreement with fellow telco Tele2
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MULTI-SPORT: Facebook sees non-exclusive rights as gateway to digital audience growth
FOOTBALL: Canal EPL sublicence deal in France linked to Altice carriage agreement