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Religion of Sports, Fox Sports Films sign documentary deal
Fox Sports Films has announced that it is partnering with media company Religion of Sports to co-produce new and original sports documentaries
Charter shakes up packaging model for RSNs
Charter Communications has introduced a new model that the company says will "significantly benefit customers subscribing to its sports programming" in a major shake-up by a cable operator designed to…
W-Sport goes live in Malaysia through Astro
Women’s sports television channel W-Sport has secured exposure in Malaysia through a deal with pay-television broadcaster Astro.
RSNs face reckoning, though model is expected to evolve rather than die
Experts have told SportBusiness Media that the regional sports network business will continue to exist in the United States, though the near future will see continued turbulence.
DAZN tweaks packages and pricing in Germany
Sports streaming platform DAZN has revised its package offering in Germany, with a new ‘Super Sports’ service to replace the standard subscription.
DAZN Super Sports is priced at €19.99 pe
Canal Plus interest in MultiChoice rises further
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its stake in pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator…
Canada latest market for DAZN price hike
Sports streaming platform DAZN has upped the price of its monthly subscription package in Canada, from C$24.99 (€17.32/$18.83) to C$29.99.
DAZN Italy CEO: Piracy steals €800,000 per day from sports industry
Sports subscription service and media company DAZN has called on the Italian parliament to speed up the introduction of a new bill targeting piracy, following the release of a report outlining that illegal…
Madlindl, Gerhardt to lead Sport1 units after group restructure
Sport1 Medien, the Highlight Communications-owned German media group, has named the executives that will lead the five newly-created units as part of a major restructuring
Viaplay adopts country-based operating model, hires Jeppesen from Snap Inc
Viaplay Group, the embattled international subscription streaming service and broadcaster, has introduced a Nordic country-based operating model, amid more changes to its executive management team
NOS spending over €100m a year on sports, report shows
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS spent €611m ($666m) on sports content from 2017 to 2022, it has emerged.
SES and Intelsat step away from merger discussions
SES has announced that talks have ended regarding a potential merger deal with rival satellite operator Intelsat
BeIN set to lose second UAE carriage deal as Du drops channels
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is poised to lose more carriage in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after telecoms operator Du informed its customers that the channels would be dropped from its television…
Canal Plus targets Asian streaming market with $300m Viu investment
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has strengthened its presence in the Southeast Asia market by becoming a minority shareholder in Viu, an OTT streaming service owned by Hong Kong-based telco PCCW
WedoTV enhances DACH offering with new FAST sports channel
Commercially funded streaming service WedoTV has today (Tuesday) launched a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) sports channel in the DACH markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
MySports to implement first subscription increase
Swiss pay-television broadcaster MySports has announced plans to increase its subscription price for the first time since launching in 2017
MultiChoice takes RoA business back to profit as subscriber base grows
Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, has reported the return of its Rest of Africa (RoA) business to profitability, along…
Former Sorare COO Spoon hired as Yahoo Sports president
US internet company Yahoo has appointed Ryan Spoon as the new president of its sports division.
Spoon comes to Yahoo Sports after working at digital collectibles and fantasy game company Sorare