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Commercial Sports Media launches sports tech investment arm
Commercial Sports Media (CSM) is looking to leverage the fast growth of sports technology companies across the Nordic region with the creation of an investment arm to service the sector
Disney ‘ready to resolve’ Charter dispute as US Open finals and NFL season approach
Disney has moved to put the pressure on Charter Spectrum to end their carriage dispute, highlighting two major sporting events that will not be available to the latter's customers
BBC Sport director Slater to retire in 2024
Barbara Slater will retire from her role as director of BBC Sport next spring, the UK public-service broadcaster has announced today (Wednesday).
IMG recruits experienced UK production executives to head up multi-sport content
IMG has made two high-profile production hires with the appointment of Sally Brown and Steve Rudge to the newly created roles of vice-presidents and co-heads of the agency’s multi-sport content.H
Eurosport channels stay part of basic-tier DAZN package in multi-territory renewal
Sports content from Eurosport will continue to be available to all DAZN subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under the terms of a new sublicensing agreement
OB facilities firm Televideo enters administration
Televideo, the UK-based production and outside broadcasting company, has appointed administrators.Sheffield-based accountancy firm Hart Shaw is handling the administration process, SportBusiness understands
Seifert: ‘I want to create long-term change in the German sports media landscape’
Christian Seifert tells SportBusiness Media how he plans to revolutionise coverage of lower-tier sports in Germany with new streaming service Dyn.
Australia set to tighten listed events laws but bulk rights untouched
The Fifa Women’s World Cup and Paralympic Games are among the properties set to be added to Australia’s list of protected sports events but the country’s government has stopped short of making wholesale chang…
Verizon ‘has talked’ to Disney over ESPN streaming partnership
Telecommunications company Verizon has emerged as a potential strategic partner for Disney as it looks to launch an all-in-one streaming service and leave cable television
Wanda initiates Infront sale process with Deutsche Bank hire
Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group has appointed Deutsche Bank as advisers on a potential sale of the Infront sports marketing agency
Sony-Zee merger to intensify Indian sports streaming market
The merger between media groups Sony and Zee will challenge the current streaming dominance of Disney and Viacom18 in the Indian sports media market, experts say.
NBCUniversal, EverPass agree commercial establishments deal for Peacock content
NBCUniversal has announced a multi-year deal with media distribution business EverPass Media for the exclusive rights to distribute Peacock's sports content to commercial establishments
MTVA takes Uefa national team spending above €30m
Hungarian public-service broadcaster MTVA will pay more than €30m for Uefa national team rights over the 2022-23 to 2027-28 cycle, it can be revealed.
Indian authorities approve $10bn Sony-Zee merger
The merger between India’s Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises has received approval from the National Company Law Tribunal.
The long-awaited merger is set to create a $10bn (€9.1bn
DAZN expands free offering in Germany with new channels on Pluto TV
Sports streaming platform DAZN has continued to diversify its offering with the launch of new channels in Germany via Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by US media group Paramount Global.
ESPN+ subscriptions dip, Iger ‘encouraged’ by strategic partner talks
ESPN's direct-to-consumer offering, ESPN+, has seen a dip in subscriptions from 25.3 million in the prior quarter ending April 1 to 25.2 million subscribers as of July 1
Sportradar revenues up 22 per cent amid steady global betting growth
Sports data and betting services company Sportradar generated €216.4m ($237.7m) in revenue during the second quarter of 2023, a 22-per-cent year-on-year increase, with its adjusted Ebitda also increasing by 46 per cent to €40.1m.
Endeavor Q2 results buoyed by UFC, betting and IMG production deals
Continued strong results at the Ultimate Fighting Championship, betting growth and recent broadcast production contract wins at IMG helped Endeavor to post a 9.5-per-cent increase in quarterly revenues