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US sports broadcaster ESPN is reported to be considering introducing a service whereby it would direct users to other streaming platforms in an effort to position itself as the “TV guide of live sports”.
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Germany

Stefan Zant, co-founder of the sports business unit of German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat
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Global

Kevin Mayer has departed as chairman of global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group following the completion of a fixed two-year contract
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USA

Regional sports network Madison Square Garden (MSG) Networks has announced it will launch streaming service MSG+ this summer
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United Kingdom

UK-based sports media company River Media Partners has named Scott Watson as head of business development and Miles Watson as head of rights and new business
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Global

Sports and entertainment group Endeavor, owner of the IMG and WME agencies, has posted increased revenue of $5.27bn (€4.9
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USA

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports has told employees at its AT&T SportsNet channels that it plans to leave the regional sports network (RSN) business in the United States. Warner Bros
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Switzerland

Swiss telco Sunrise, a subsidiary of Liberty Global, has announced the creation of a new MySports OTT offering powered by the Green Streams streaming platform
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USA

Media group Warner Bros. Discovery reported a net loss of $2.1bn (€1.98bn) in the fourth quarter of 2022 despite generating $11bn in revenue over the period.
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New Zealand

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has seen its half-year profit fall despite revenue rising, as it broke through the one million subscriber barrier
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USA

Sinclair Broadcast Group's consolidated revenue of $960m (€904.9m) dropped 35 per cent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the company pointing to the loss being primarily due to the deconsolidation last year of Diamond Sports Group (DSG), which runs Regional Sports Network (RSN) Bally Sports.
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Asia

The pay-television-driven heyday in Asian sports media is over – but not all is doom and gloom, according to industry experts speaking during the ‘Masterclass Asia: The Big Picture’ panel which kicked off t…
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Global

Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group has appointed Marc Watson as its new chief commercial officer, replacing the long-serving Jacopo Tonoli
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Germany

Czech investment company PPF Group has acquired a 9.1-per-cent stake in German media group ProSiebenSat.1, becoming its second-largest shareholder after Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset
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United Kingdom

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe president Andrew Georgiou said “simplification has to be the overriding objective” for the media conglomerate’s joint venture with telco BT after announcing the merger of the Eurosport and BT Sport pay-television channels under a single TNT Sports brand in the UK and Ireland.
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Austria

Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has announced plans to shut its ORF Sport + linear television channel as part of a wider range of measures designed to save around €300m ($319.7m) by 2026.
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USA

US financial services company Ally has agreed a multi-year marketing deal with the Walt Disney Company focusing on the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) college sports organisation that is designed to advance…
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Global

The subscription price for the Paramount+ streaming service is set to increase in some markets, after it added 9.9 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2022 and grew revenue by 81 per cent year-on-year