Multi-sport
Sports holdings play key role in improved Endeavor financials
A little more than month after finally becoming a public company, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. reported net income of $2.4m (€1.9
Malaysian trio pick up Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022 rights
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro, telco Telekom Malaysia (TM) and state broadcaster RTM have acquired the broadcast rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a joint deal that is also understood to…
Deltatre boosts fan engagement functionality on Diva OTT player
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has added new fan engagement functionality to its Diva OTT video player
EBU appoints Wouter Quartier as digital head
The European Broadcasting Union consortium has appointed Wouter Quartier as its head of digital, transformation and platforms, starting in August
US calls for improvement in IP enforcement as Saudi Arabia remains on priority watchlist
The United States Trade Representative office, the government organisation responsible for advising US trade policy, has called on Saudi Arabia to improve its enforcement of IP protection as the Kingdom…
FanCode looks for scale with $50m Dream Sports investment
Indian sports content platform FanCode has received a $50m (€41m) investment from its parent company, sports media and technology firm, Dream Sports.
L’Équipe boosts live broadcast capacity with online platform launch
L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has launched an online video platform that raises its capacity to exploit its live sports rights portfolio.
SportBusiness establishes presence in evolving Mena region with Dubai office
In announcing today (Thursday) the opening of an office in Dubai, SportBusiness Group is establishing a local presence in a constantly evolving region on the cusp of further expansion and that remains…
Sports Media Venture to distribute rights to inaugural European Para Championships
Boutique media-rights agency Sports Media Venture has been appointed global media-rights distributor for the inaugural European Para Championships in 2023, and also for the following edition in 2027
Disney to shut down 100 cable channels in streaming push
The Walt Disney Co. plans to close 100 of its international cable television channels this year as it continues to heavily emphasize its streaming operations in its long-term media strategy
Sky Sports managing director Webster ‘to step down’
Rob Webster, the managing director of Sky Sports, is expected to step down from his role at the UK pay-television broadcaster
Aser Ventures buys strategic stake in Swedish digital agency Creed Media
Sports investment company Aser Ventures has acquired a strategic stake in Stockholm-based digital marketing agency Creed Media
DAZN expands commercial premises business in Germany
Subscription sports streaming broadcaster DAZN has announced the expansion of its commercial premises business in Germany
Sky Deutschland moves sports news channel back behind paywall
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland is to remove free access to its sports news channel in Germany and Austria, having lifted the paywall at the end of 2016
Grupo Lauman ‘set to acquire’ Fox Sports México
Telecoms, media and broadcast company Grupo Lauman has agreed a deal to acquire the Mexican arm of pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports
Eurosport secures Wind distribution in Greece, discovery+ launches in Baltics
Greek telco Wind has expanded its deal with Discovery to carry the Eurosport channels on its Wind Vision IPTV service
Genius Sports Q1 revenue growth up 52 per cent, posts $5.3m net loss
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has recorded revenues of $53.7m (€44m) in the first quarter of 2021, a 51.9-per-cent uplift on the same period last year.
Sky NZ renews multi-platform ESPN distribution and content deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its multi-platform distribution and content deal with international sports broadcaster ESPN