Multi-sport
Telecoms watchdog criticises Altice’s move for Media Capital
Multinational telecommunications company Altice has seen its hopes of completing a takeover of Portuguese media group Media Capital suffer a blow after the country’s telecom market watchdog Anacom declared that the deal would create serious competition issues and impact on consumers.
Constantin makes progress in restructuring efforts
German media company Constantin Medien has said it has taken an important first step in its restructuring through an agreement with partner Stella Finanz.
New OTT sports platform to launch in US
US media company Entertainment Studios has unveiled a new, direct-to-consumer global streaming OTT subscription platform.
Novasports boosts reach with Vodafone, Wind deals
Greek telecommunications company Forthnet, owner of pay-television broadcaster Nova, has widened the reach of its Novasports platform by agreeing carriage deals with telcos Wind Hellas and Vodafone.
Revised agreement sees Sony complete Ten Sports takeover
Indian pay-television operator Zee Entertainment Enterprises has said the sale of its sports business, Ten Sports, to media group Sony Pictures Networks India has been completed following the agreement of a revised deal.
Kwesé TV launches in South Africa, suspended in Zimbabwe
African pay-television broadcaster Kwesé TV has launched in South Africa, as it faces further problems in Zimbabwe.
Gordon fails with Ten takeover appeal
Australian media mogul Bruce Gordon has seen his appeal over the proposed takeover of commercial broadcaster Ten by US mass media company CBS rejected by the New South Wales Supreme Court.
Sporting heavyweights join beIN’s fight against Saudi channel
BeIN Media Group has been joined by a further eight sports organisations in its bid to shut down a pirate channel called beoutQ, which is operating in Saudi Arabia.
Fox’s bid for Sky to face standards and plurality investigation
Karen Bradley, the UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has today (Thursday) confirmed that she will refer the proposed takeover of European pay-television operator Sky by media company 21st Century Fox to the Competition and Markets Authority on the grounds of broadcasting standards and media plurality.
Twitter strikes sports content deals for Asia Pacific region
Social media platform Twitter has enhanced its growing commitment to sports content by agreeing a raft of partnerships for the Asia Pacific region across the likes of cricket, tennis and esports.
Dolce Sport rebrands as Telekom Sport
Romanian pay-television broadcaster Dolce Sport has rebranded as Telekom Sport.
Apple TV set to feature live sports
US technology company Apple has said it will bring live sports to its digital media player and microconsole service, Apple TV.
IGBS retains Asian Games contract for Jakarta-Palembang 2018
International Games Broadcast Services has been appointed as host broadcaster of next year’s Asian Games, which will take place in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia.
Disney chief cites iTunes as inspiration for new ESPN service
Walt Disney Company chief executive Bob Iger has said ESPN’s new OTT service is set to utilise a business model similar to that of Apple’s music service, iTunes, as further plans were revealed concerning the platform.
Amazon bolsters sports content offering in Germany, Austria
Internet company Amazon has further enhanced the sports content on offer to customers of its Prime subscription service in Austria and Germany through new agreements with sports broadcaster Sport1 and action sports and lifestyle channel Edgesport.
Rice promoted to new president position at 21st Century Fox
US media company 21st Century Fox (21CF) has elevated Peter Rice to the newly formed position of president.
Fox preparing to lead legal action against Sportflix
Pay-television operator Fox Networks Group Latin America has said it is preparing to lead an industry-wide legal claim against Sportflix, amid piracy allegations levelled against the OTT streaming platform.
Sportflix fails to launch as IMPI probes OTT platform
The Sportflix OTT streaming platform has not launched as planned amid an investigation by the IMPI, the Mexican regulator for intellectual property.