Multi-sport
RTL Group, Talpa merge operations in the Netherlands to tackle growing competition
Broadcasters RTL Group and Talpa Network have signed agreements to merge their businesses in the Netherlands to create a “strong Dutch cross-media group”.
SNTV aims to harness reach as it moves into brand space with Story10 launch
SNTV will look to leverage its media reach after launching a new arm to the business that identifies and distributes purpose-led and social activation content for brands and stakeholders, according to…
Univision plans global Spanish-language streaming service
Spanish-language media and content company Univision Communications Inc
Mediapro expands US operations with Manhattan production centre
International rights agency and production group Mediapro has expanded its operations in the US by opening a new production facility in Manhattan, New York
Sport TV records €12.2m loss in Q1
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has recorded a loss of €12.2m ($14.5m) in the first quarter of 2021, according to Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Negócios.
Mediaset ‘close to deal’ with DAZN for Italian advertising sales
Global sports subscription service and media company DAZN is set to agree a three-year deal with Publitalia, the advertising agency of the television networks of Italian media group Mediaset
Former HBS and F1 executives Angell and Barnett form OTT consultancy
Peter Angell, the former director of production for Infront-owned Host Broadcast Services (HBS) and Murray Barnett, the former director of sponsorship and commercial partnerships at Formula 1, have formed…
United Group unifies Nova branding following Forthnet takeover
Pan-regional broadcasting company United Group has announced that its Greek operator, Forthnet, will be rebranded to Nova
Sberbank one step closer to acquiring Russian agency Telesport
Russian state-owned bank Sberbank has signed a "preliminary cooperation agreement" with agency Telesport that the bank says will lead to its acquisition of the company
Disney CEO Chapek: linear TV still generating “tremendous cash flow”
Despite ongoing losses in linear television subscribers and broader cord-cutting trends wreaking havoc across the global media landscape, Walt Disney Co
MVP companies secure Tokyo 2020 broadcast rights in Philippines
A group of Filipino media companies headed up by the chairman of telco PLDT, Manuel V. Pangilinan, have secured the broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics across the country
Regulator approves Grupo Lauman’s Fox Sports México acquisition
Mexico’s Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) has approved a deal for telecoms, media and broadcast company Grupo Lauman to acquire the Mexican arm of pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports.
Altice moves for stake in BT
French telco Altice has acquired a 12.1-per-cent stake in UK counterpart BT, but has maintained this will not lead to a takeover offer
NBC Sports plans 7,000 hours of domestic Olympics coverage
NBC Sports has finalized plans for 7,000 hours of domestic media coverage from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, a new event record and what the network is touting as the "biggest media event ever
EOC, EBU sign MoU for European Games
The European Olympic Committees has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public service broadcasters, to work towards…
ESPN gives big promotion to programming head Magnus
ESPN has rewarded one of its most critical and longest-tenured executives with a sizable promotion, elevating Burke Magnus to a new title and role of president of programming and original content
Eurovision Sport works with Streann Media on new content offerings
Eurovision Sport, the Geneva-based sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public service broadcasters, is working with Miami-based OTT streaming platform Streann Media on new content…
ESPN Nederlands to close two channels from August 1
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Nederlands will reduce the number of its channels to four from six from August 1